bigpiney |
03-24-2007 08:06 PM |
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Originally Posted by FarrahWaters
(Post 67448)
That's why I'm trying to work up to it gradually, half marathon this year, maybe the full the next year. By then, the baby will be a toddler. I really get dehydrated quickly now, probably because I'm nursing.
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My wife ran her first marathon before kids, but didn't train correctly. She ran the 2nd and 3rd after our second child. If you are going to do it do it right. Find a training program and stick to it. She ran the St George and decided she wanted to quilify for Boston, so she found a training program online and followed it to the letter. Sometimes it required giving up some saturday activities, but it was worth it.
A good running stroller is also a key. We have the instep 10k ultimate (a double running stroller) and a single one, a roadrunner (don't think they make these anymore, which is too bad because it is really nice). She did everything except her really long runs with the strollers while I was at work and I think that is why she did so well. If you can run 8 miles pushing a stroller, it gets a lot easier when you no longer have the stroller.
Also have a time goal in mind is good. If you go out trying to keep a pace you will work harder and do better. When my wife did it she decided to try and quilify for Boston which was 3:40 for her age group. So I convinced her that shooting for 3:40 wouldn't be good, cause what if you are 5 seconds slower on your pace that day. Then you miss qualifying by just a couple of minutes. So she made her goal time a 3:30 and then if she had a bad day she still had a chance at qualifying. Well she had a good day and ran a 3:23 but that is another story.
Good luck.
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