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I've registered for the St. George marathon on October 3rd. They're posting the lottery results on the 8th... or 11th... or something like that... so I don't know if I'm in yet, but whether I make it into this one or not, I'm still planning on running a marathon sometime or another. |
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Frank Shorter? Bill Rogers? I haven't been keeping up much at all in recent years. |
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Hey Lagunagirl, that's the marathon that I did. And it's a really beautiful route. I hope you get to do it. |
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Meant to say one of the best: Steve Spence. |
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Just my small advice - get decent shoes. |
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Seeing as lagunagirl is a XC runner, I assumed that she had good shoes Make sure your arch supports are perfect for a marathon. Even a tiny lack of support or too much support at that distance can tear the tibialis anterior right off of the bone. |
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Thanks for the advice. I have pretty good running shoes, but I'd better make sure the arch support is right, I'm only up to about 6 miles right now as I haven't been training for very long, but I've already started to notice it bothering me. And thanks for the link to your running guide, ninja. I'm probably not going to follow the whole walking, then running guide since I've already been running and there's no sense in going backwards, seeing as I feel fine. But still, good advice. thanks! |
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Some more advice, get an exercise ball and use that as you chair. I'm sure you spend a decent amount of time watching tv or in front of your computer. A marathon puts a huge strain on your core muscles, especially your back, which is otherwise hard to work out. Sitting on a ball will strengthen your core and allow you to run easier, not to mention that 6packs are sexy |
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Know what a roman chair is? Basically a machine for reverse crunches, a real roman chair in a weight room is best, but you can lean off of any edge and do them that way (have someone sit on your legs so you don't tip over of course ) Make sure that they hold you via the thighs though, they'll get more leverage holding your calfs, and will want to do that, but that strains the knees. |
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