Running a marathon – no not me

I just ran across a great post written by Leo over at Zen Habits. I have mentioned before that I have tried to be a runner in the past and my body seemed to let me down. This Spring i am hoping to do a 10k and am still figuring out my training routine which can not be a good sign.

Anyway Leo just ran his second marathon and although it is nice to see what people think about and experience during something as grueling as a marathon the really great thing to me with the article is the experience of this compared to his last (actually his first) marathon and the tips that he gives for how to be successful in running a marathon.

One of the things that I always think about and like to write about here is instant gratification. you know the “don’t eat this” “make sure you do this exercise” kinds of posts. One of the great things about Leo’s post is that he kind of takes you through his plan for the marathon, how well he executed on his plan and finally some tips for people thinking of doing a marathon from his very fresh eyes of doing it this last weekend.

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One Response to “Running a marathon – no not me”

FFMarathon says:

April 2, 2008 at 9:30 am

Hi Bill,

Agreed, Leo’s post had a lot of great tips. One I thought that was immensely helpful was number nine – Have a reason to keep going at the end.

For my first marathon (Chicago 2007), I ran on a local charity team for a children’s hospital and this year I’m running for a no-kill animal shelter called PAWS Chicago.

Joining a charity team gives you a sense of “cause” ownership and each time you go for a run, you’ll think about that cause and how much you’re helping.

The team might meet regularly for group runs too. The buddy system always helps!