Half-marathon/full marathon

[JC]

Edit: Scroll down to my 3rd post to see newer more relevant info .




Yesterday i was chatting with a few friends and we were all talking about how boring this summer has been in general, then someone joked about running a half marathon. At first we just laughed, but after thinking about it it doesnt sound like a bad idea. It will give us something to train for, will keep us fit (i'm fairly fir to start with but some of my mates arent so much), and it would be a pretty good achievement to finish a proper organised half marathon and raise money for charity.

Has anyone ever run something like this? Any advice? Any ideas which event would be best to enter? I'm thinking March would be a good time to do it seeing as thats when most of them seem to start and i'll be buggered if i am going to try and be fit enough for the Great North Run in 26 days. London half marathon looks like the best option atm, seeing as its run at Silverstone so it will be flat.

Planning on sending off for info packs from Cancer Research and Flora this weekend but any advice from someone thats looked into something along these lines before would be nice.

[NEWSBOT3]

start with a half, and you need a LOT of practice.

[madi]

i am thinking of running the london marathon next year
if i get a place

[JC]

Originally Posted by NEWSBOT3

start with a half, and you need a LOT of practice.

Yeah that's the plan. If i/we enjoy it and dont kill ourselves we might look at the London marathon for 2006 or something like that. Found a 16 week training plan for beginners for half marathons, so starting with that this weekend seems like the way forward, and then maybe onto a more advanced training plan when thats finished ready for Feb/March time.

[Everpain]

I did a marathon in Bournemouth about... oooh... 8 or 9 years ago, without any practice whatsoever. It nearly killed me. I couldn't walk properly for 3 weeks, and was in severe pain for quite a while. My advice? Train. Lots. Several miles a day.

[KoeN]

i can do 10km in less than 45 minutes without having trained for it. doing that for 8 years now (''newyears-run'').
so this year i'll sign up for the half-marathon of Enschede. perhaps i'll try a full marathon if this goes well.

[JC]

Seeing as this thread was such a resounding success last time around i thought i would resurrect it for this.

My half-marathon is in less than a month's time - 13th of March - so i'm currently trying to get people to sponsor me to run with all the money raised going to Cancer Research. I'ld be very surprised if anyone on GD was willing to sponsor me but i thought it was worth a shot just in case. I've setup a website at http://www.justgiving.com/wwilko3 so that secure donations can be made directly to Cancer Research over the internet.

I realise everyone gets bombarded with requests from charities for money week in week out and i like most people say no practically everytime, but if anyone is willing to sponsor me no matter how little i would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks.

Ian

[queball]

The sportshop man laughed at me when I said I wanted shoes for jogging.

[roadrunner_0]

keep this on the front page JC and i will sponsor you on the first day of march

[zakoff]

one of my mates was motivated enough to sign up for a 10000m cross country run, thinking that an event you encourage him to get fit. It didn't, so he has a 10000m cross country run to do without being able too or has to foreit his entry money.

be warned!

[JC]

Originally Posted by roadrunner_0

keep this on the front page JC and i will sponsor you on the first day of march

Is that some kind of bumping challenging to see how long i can go before MM gets upset?

Originally Posted by zakoff

be warned!

I go to the gym 4 times a week, i run 20-25 miles a week, i should be ok .

[Nodrog]

Jogging is probably the most boring thing it's possible to do (true story).

[Tis]

perhaps, but the indoor variety is more boring than the outdoor variety.

[Dante Hicks]

I find jogging to be quite enjoyable. It's not supposed to be "exciting" as such, but it's very relaxing (mentally) and you get to put things into a different perspective. Plus if you push yourself to your limits you do start feeling a genuine rush (after you've finished wheezing).

[roadrunner_0]

it was more along the lines of:
if you want my money you will remind me on the first of march, when i get paid

[Yahwe]

I was thinking about investing in knee replacement technology.

its a toss up between 'if i do i'll make money' and 'if i don't i'll get to enjoy you people being in pain'

tough call.