I want to run a Marathon for this charity!!

[rjj tszyu]

If your already running that far that often mate you shouldnt have too much trouble


I would recommend prehaps doing 3 runs a week, maybe 1 six miler and a couple of longer ones, then on other days do some other fitness/cadio excersize, do a circuit or something

Your body gets use to running distances very quick and you should challenge your body in other ways to push your fitness up

Good luck tho man, ive done a few and im proud of it, not sone one for 5 years tho, might get on another soon

I train in the evenings on the days that I do the runs. (I get up at 3 am to run and train for an hour and half at night on boxing technique and weight lifting too) my biggest concern is I currently weigh 215lbs and I am very lean at that weight. I am told that my body will struggle to pump blood the same due to the amount of muscle after 10 miles. Should i try shifting some weight and stop lifting weights??

[erics44]

If your already running that far that often mate you shouldnt have too much trouble


I would recommend prehaps doing 3 runs a week, maybe 1 six miler and a couple of longer ones, then on other days do some other fitness/cadio excersize, do a circuit or something

Your body gets use to running distances very quick and you should challenge your body in other ways to push your fitness up

Good luck tho man, ive done a few and im proud of it, not sone one for 5 years tho, might get on another soon

I train in the evenings on the days that I do the runs. (I get up at 3 am to run and train for an hour and half at night on boxing technique and weight lifting too) my biggest concern is I currently weigh 215lbs and I am very lean at that weight. I am told that my body will struggle to pump blood the same due to the amount of muscle after 10 miles. Should i try shifting some weight and stop lifting weights??

thats a lot of work mate you obviously have the dedication

you probably do need to change your routine a bit

as far as lifting goes i hear squatting helps but im not so sure about that

i think you could have a problem with your size, i reckon if you change your routine to work towards a marathon youd probly lose a bit of muscle anyway, i dont think too many people have run a mararthon and been so heavy

it doesnt matter if you do it in record time or anything tho, especially with your first

experience counts for a lot when running that type of distance, i ran my first in close to 4 hours and thats mainly coz i didnt know how to pace myself and when to take water and that sort of thing