I’ve decided I’m going to run a marathon. The running season in Aus is only a few months away, so I’m not going to aim for this year, but will focus on mid 2027.

Around 10 years ago, I used to run, a lot! I did lots of half marathons and parkruns, but never a full marathon! I’d already decided to train for a half (that’s my goal for this running season), but after watching a few people talk about training up for a full marathon, I’ve decided I’m going to do it as well!

I used to run a 1:38 HM, but I’m 10 years older, and no longer have the fitness I used to or the advantage of testosterone, so I won’t be setting any records, but it’s the first time I’ve felt excited about having a running goal in a long time!

I’m back!

  • Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Nice! I love your slow approach. Too many influencers pretend like you can train for a marathon from scratch in one season. I decided two years ago to build up to an ironman triathlon, with a half planned this year (with half marathon) and then a marathon next year to prepare for a full iron man either next year or the year after. I have loved having this massive goal but I also make sure to have a smaller goal every 2-3 months to add onto the motivation. Are you adding any 5/10k races in your build up for the half?

    • Ada@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
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      5 months ago

      With my background, I probably could have gone faster, but with running season almost here, 4 months brings too high a risk of injury to scale up my mileage that fast. And 16 months is a bit slower than I’d like, but short of crossing the equator, my options are basically 4 months or 16 months :)

      Are you adding any 5/10k races in your build up for the half?

      I run parkrun every single weekend, so I don’t do 5km races. I could do a 10km, but I don’t have anything specific planned.

      We’ll see how it goes :)