I would love to learn more about marathons...including the best venue to train for one, how to get started, what to expect, any advice, etc.
I am a cancer survivor, live close to Boston, and would love to make that a goal of mine in the upcomming future. Can you share your experience, story or link?
Thanks!!!!
2007-11-09 14:32:52 · 3 answers · asked by Lynn 3 in Sports ➔ Running
Congratulations on WINNING your first marathon by surviving cancer. Hearing that always sends chills up my spine.
I'm a veteran of 13 marathons and 3 ironmans. I've been healthy all my life and have no history of cancer in my family. I have an autistic son, so now run for autism fund-raising.
I think you would enjoy running for one of the organizations that raise money/awareness for Cancer. There is Team in Training (www.teamintraining.org/). There are other oranizations. There is also a Marathon for Breast Cancer (www.breastcancermarathon.com/)
The great thing about these organizations is they help tie a spiritual/emotional goal with a physical one. The camraderie is a real boost because of these mutual goals amongst the participants. The synergy of the group will help you through the ebb and flow of training for a marathon. No easy task, but doable if done right with the right attitude.
Lots of marathons in the Boston area to shoot for (boston requires a rigorous and demanding qualification time to enter, so look elsewhere initially). SOme of the smaller marathons are just as fun as Boston, New York, Chicago. The energy you feel from all the runners ought to be bottled up so I can overdose anytime I'm down!
Right now...just get out and run. Assess your current health. Have your docs bless off on your goal. Shoot for a marathon NEXT fall. Research running along the way and get with other runners. ENJOY running. It's a daily release for me. I run alone a lot because I love the spiritualilty of communing with nature, but enjoy getting with a buddy every now and then. I'm an attorney, so I often use my runs to practice my arguments before I go to court!
By the way, the Dick and Rick Hoyt story referrred to in the first post about the father and son, will absolutely amaze you. I'm a military man but there story brings me to tears everytime I see it. Truly inspirational.
2007-11-10 12:08:22 · answer #1 · answered by ironjag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are an absolute ton of books out there on the subject. All will give you good tips on how to run a marathon.
The short version of the training program - work up to it. Run a few miles at first, add 10 percent in distance a week, build up strength, take one long run per week that gets longer and longer, run some shorter races for practice, and go for it.
You have to qualify for Boston, but there are a ton of marathons out there. Run some races first, like a 10K or half-marathon, and see how you like it. Then you can train for a marathon from there, and hopefully qualify.
Good luck!
2007-11-09 22:56:07 · answer #2 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there was a story on television about a father who had a son who had this unfortunate disease where he couldn't speak, was parylized at birth and the father competed with his son in marathons, wheeling his son with him, even swimming marathons, and it was so inspirational to see a father help his son experience life.
You can do anything you put your mind to and its great that you want to make goals for yourself. Just keep yourself in great shape, hit the gym or run daily so your body is phsyically ready.
good look i wish you the best
2007-11-09 22:45:27 · answer #3 · answered by Hendrix 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋