Going into Marathon Survival Mode
I have 27 days until my marathon. Did 20 miles on Saturday (by far the furthest I’ve ever run) and got through it, so I’m feeling optimistic. I’ve been dropping excess fat a little at a time for the last few weeks and just won a competition on WeightLossWars, so that was exciting.
A lot of what prompted my current discipline was just realizing that a lot of my running injuries are probably thanks to the extra weight I’m carrying, and that ditching the baggage will make running a whole lot more fun. I still have a hard time remembering long-term goals when faced with dessert, but I’m getting better about that.
With less than four weeks to go, I’d really like to do everything I can to go into my event as lean as possible. Four weeks isn’t very long, but it’s still an opportunity, and I have a plan. I’ll go into the specifics more tomorrow and Wednesday, but it’s based on what I’m learning from Tim Ferriss’s The 4-Hour Body. It seems doable (for a month, and probably beyond if I get the kind of results he describes) and certainly worth a shot.
Beyond that, I’m just focusing on keeping up with my training schedule and not getting hurt.
Keep the focus, it is worth it. I have been doing half marathons and love what it takes. I have an aromatherapy product that I use during and after, called Energy Boost that helps me alot. Good luck.
It’s a bit of a Catch 22. I need to keep up the running to lose weight, but my knees and ankles can’t seem to carry the weight so I end up with sore ankles and knees and can’t keep going long enough to have any effect on my weight.
Thanks, great job!
Training is a very difficult process. If you keep focused on your goals it will happen
Way to go and a big congratulations on your efforts. Having completed over a dozen marathons myself, I know that a marathon is no easy feat.
Just when I was going to start training for another marathon, I got plantar fasciitis and here I am 7 months later, still trying to recover and still not running.
I can contest to what a great calorie burner running is, as I have struggled to stay active and keep the weight off since I’ve stopped running.
Have a great race and keep up the running!