Been a year since I graduated college. Haven't run consistently (more than two weeks) since then.
5'10" 135-140lb's, accustomed to 85-100mph in my hay day
Looking at a marathon in October 2016. Where do I start?
Been a year since I graduated college. Haven't run consistently (more than two weeks) since then.
5'10" 135-140lb's, accustomed to 85-100mph in my hay day
Looking at a marathon in October 2016. Where do I start?
Look at a marathon in October of 2017.
You need to spend a year training to get back enough so that you can spend a year training for the marathon. Get your 5k time back since you kind of know how to train for that, then think about a new distance.
For next month just try to run 4 times a week. Get used to running again. Maybe do some strides weekly just to liven things up.
Pollly P wrote:
For next month just try to run 4 times a week. Get used to running again. Maybe do some strides weekly just to liven things up.
I can dig that. Which days do you suggest I run? Or does it not matter and just do what I can to fit 4 in a 7 day cycle?
Just start out slowly and get yourself a lot of recovery. Start increasing your mileage after you are able to run an hour straight and just listen to the signals your body will give you.
Maybe you can find some tips on your first week on my blog post for the first week of running:
You bumped an old thread to advertise your blog?
nonreader of blogs wrote:
You bumped an old thread to advertise your blog?
yes, he did