Literally.
I was visiting my dad yesterday for "Father’s Day" and he mentioned that he had just started training to run a marathon. He told me I should do it with him, and I accepted! So we’ll be running the "Top of Utah" in Sept.
Literally.
I was visiting my dad yesterday for "Father’s Day" and he mentioned that he had just started training to run a marathon. He told me I should do it with him, and I accepted! So we’ll be running the "Top of Utah" in Sept.
28 Comments
Mickymays said 5 months ago
sounds awesome, ive always kinda wanted to do something like that, but id be winded after a mile
Fueled By Caleb said 5 months ago
Thats awesome. Good luck with that dude!
Birdie3431 said 5 months ago
ive always wanted to do a triathalon just for the heck of it, but good luck!
sockmonkee said 5 months ago
run fat boy run!
good luck, and lube up so them nips won’t get chaffed
ayejay said 5 months ago
I started training a while back for a marathon as well. I’ll be running the USAF Marathon @ Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio this September.
horsebites said 5 months ago
I can run for the border at lightning speeds.
sentimentaladam said 5 months ago
I’m going to wear bandaids!
Aniast said 5 months ago
deodorant works too. Don’t forget to baby powder.
conor said 5 months ago
Good luck, stay hydrated, have fun!
ReganSupreme said 5 months ago
Good luck man, my girl and her dad are huge into running, good luck!!
Truman325i said 5 months ago
Adam, good luck , if you need any training tips let me know. I trained for a half before I got serious I-Band syndrome.
1. Drink at least half a gallon- a gallon a day when training, sounds excessive but so neccesary. You might not sweat it all out, but you need water for your muscles to run at full and not get excessive lactic damage.
2. GET GOOOOOOD RUNNING SHOES, not just some 60 dollar nikes, go to a shoe store which will fit your feet and make sure you fit right and have good arch and side support.
3. Dont run too many hills, I know it may sound like hills would be good, but NO. Hills will cause you to get I-Band syndrome like me.
Anything else let me know.
Pearls To Pigs said 5 months ago
i’m doing one in november. im training with a guy who did one a few years ago. he trained with the book the non-runners guide to marathon running. its based off a college course from the university of indiana called the marathon course. it’s a really good read and comes in handy.
do everything truman said, and just take really good care of your body. the number one reason people who want to do marathons never actually do them is because they damage their bodies before the race. don’t over do it, and have fun.
my race is in november in richmond, va. this has always been a goal/dream of mine, so i’m looking forward to all the highs and lows of the whole experience.
best of luck to you sir!
Robert Ottinger said 5 months ago
DUDE, please rock the stache too!
sentimentaladam said 5 months ago
Thanks everybody for the words of encouragement! I went out today and bought a really nice pair of shoes. . .Well I think they are nice, ugly, but comfortable. I’ll start running tomorrow. Basically the schedule I’ll be doing is running 30 minutes 3 days a week and then running 45 minutes on Saturdays. With the Saturday run increasing by 15 minutes a week.
Truman325i said 5 months ago
on two of your off days lift. Pump your upper body and CORE. Having a strong core was something I struggled with and that caused me some grief when running for over an hour. Also working the upper body releases hormones to build muscle which will affect your legs as well.
heavyprints said 5 months ago
That’s awesome dude. I’ve been doing some running to train for getting my ass kicked. I hate it. lol I have alot of respect for anyone who does endurance running.
cbass99 said 5 months ago
crazy, I did one a few years ago and it’s pretty crazy how you feel when you’re done. A whole different set of emotions rush you...good luck!
sentimentaladam said 5 months ago
Hey man. Thanks for the advice, but what is I-Band Syndrome. I tried looking it up and didn’t see it anywhere?
Truman325i said 5 months ago
Iliotibial band syndrome. I should call it IT, my bad. http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/itband.v2.html
sentimentaladam said 2 months ago
So, I’m sure most of you have forgotten about this by now, but I’ve been training hard for the past three months and ran the race on Saturday. I must say I feel pretty good about how things went.
I’m not a big writer so I won’t go into details, but here are my results!
Kinda hard to read. My total net time was 04:36:28.29
MykeCatastrophic said 2 months ago
Congratulations man!
I bet it must feel great to accomplish that.
Acid said 2 months ago
They record miliseconds for marathons??
Truman325i said 2 months ago
Awesome man. Congrats.
Joey said 2 months ago
that is bonkers!
justinryan said 2 months ago
I bet I could have run it in 04:36:28.28.
Just sayin.
hunty said 2 months ago
That’s incredible - I can barely do 3 miles :)
Well done, you must feel pretty proud of yourself!
sentimentaladam said 2 months ago
Thanks Guys. I’m definitely happy with the turnout. I had a goal of around 4:30 so I’d say that’s good enough.
guess so.
Yeah, I guess it is a little.
heavyprints said 2 months ago
Congrats!
Running is hard work. I generally don’t approve of it.