i am a flucking retard

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by lauralynne

My body takes the "pounding" just fine

Um...

Originally Posted by lauralynne

I have great knees, hips, back.

Go on...

Originally Posted by lauralynne

I've lost some weight

Keep going...

Originally Posted by lauralynne

I DID make my body "magically" adjust.

Yahtzee!

JC

[CrazyKell]

That's awesome and I'm sure with training you'll do fine.

I suggest getting some sort of training aid such as a garmin or a Nike Plus to log miles and runs.

Hal Higdon has great plans, plus he reminds me of Mandelbauhm on Seinfeld and that cracks me up.

I'm running a half in October too. Haven't signed up yet since I'm thinking I might try and do one in North Carolina when I head to the Gap again this year.

[Mudpuppy]

I suggest post race taking pain pills like vics or oxycontin washed down by mass quantities of liquor.. no pain no pain..

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

I'm running a half in October too. Haven't signed up yet since I'm thinking I might try and do one in North Carolina when I head to the Gap again this year.

Weren't you going to do Chicago this year?

[derf]

Originally Posted by drewpy

i am a flucking retard

You speak the truth

Originally Posted by drewpy

I registered for a half marathon today, the race day is oct. 16th

Cutrrently I am 6 foot and a not so shapely 230lbs.

I am training with a fellow bar tender and she is a avid runner and will assist my fatass in getting back into shape,may god have mercy on my soul.

Anyone here ever run a marathon?

I've ran a few half marathons, sucks while you are doing it, feels great at the finish line because you did a half marathon, and sucks that night when you are drunk with nasty pains all over your legs. Really its not worth it, you are better off playing video games

[JoJoYZF]

Originally Posted by racedoll

I learned ICE BATH...FTW!!! They help recovery even though they are hard to convince yourself to get into them. It doesn't have to be ice, but the coldest water you can handle for 5-10 minutes, mainly for the legs.



- you are close enough to sucker you into doing a half with me... you better watch it!


I always thought a half marathon = 13.1?



Definitely do some shorter distance racing prior to, but I think you need to push farther than a 10K. See comment above.

Ice baths are incredible. They suck pretty bad at the time but they work wonders.

Lol I wouldnt be completely opposed to it but Im honestly so far from half marathon shape its ridiculous. I can do a little more than a 5k right now at a jog pace and thats probably about it. I couldnt even race a 5k right now. If I could ever stay motivated to run Id probably get back into like I have lifting.

And yes a half is 13.1 miles, not 13.6, a full marathon is 26.2.

I agree completely about racing shorter distances before jumping right into a half. Trying to race that long of a distance would not be fun when you are trying to keep up with other peoples pace and then realize how far you've still got left.

[CrazyKell]

Originally Posted by racedoll

Weren't you going to do Chicago this year?

I changed my plans due to a nagging injury AND vacation time/plans.

I had always planned to run a marathon when I'm 36. But this year Chicago is on 10/10/10 which I thought was really cool so wanted to do that. But other stuff just got in the way so now I'm back to the original plan of 2012.

I'm running a half this year, 2 next year, then 2012 is the full mary.

Anyone want to run the Bethel Half Marathon in Canton, NC on October 9th?

[Amber Lamps]

No but I'll meet you in Canton and do you...

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

I changed my plans due to a nagging injury AND vacation time/plans.

I had always planned to run a marathon when I'm 36. But this year Chicago is on 10/10/10 which I thought was really cool so wanted to do that. But other stuff just got in the way so now I'm back to the original plan of 2012.

I'm running a half this year, 2 next year, then 2012 is the full mary.

Anyone want to run the Bethel Half Marathon in Canton, NC on October 9th?

Cool. I'm kind of shooting for a 2012 marathon with a friend/co-worker. Maybe we can work it out do one the same one.

[CrazyKell]

Originally Posted by racedoll

Cool. I'm kind of shooting for a 2012 marathon with a friend/co-worker. It is the year we both turn 35 (me in January, her in Dec). Maybe we can work it out do one together.

Sounds like a plan!