I am signed up for a marathon next Feb. 17. I have not trained waht so ever. I have no desire to do it in any specific time. I just want to finish it without walking any. I plan on running about 10 to 11 minute miles maybe 11 to 12. Do you think i have a chance?
This thread does not even amount to a zero on the troll meter.
except that you responded to it
Whats the troll meter?????????????
Such a bad idea.
I speak from experience; I once ran a marathon on ZERO training... I had signed up for the race well in advance but was plagued by health/life problems in the months leading up to it. Needless to say, I shouldn't have run, but I did anyway... I ran 4:38:11 (deathly slow for me, I have a 36:00 10k pr). The race hurt like hell and I had to walk several times. In the weeks following the marathon, I experienced pain in my leg and was eventually diagnosed with a stress fracture which took ages to heal.
In conclusion, don't do it! Even if you end up losing money because you've already signed up, you need to think about your health. Seriously. Start training and run one next year.
CCRunnr wrote:
Whats the troll meter?????????????
Yeah who the f*** has a "troll meter"...?
dasfafsdfe wrote: Yeah who the f*** has a "troll meter"...?
About sixteen hundred of us. We convene annually to contest the troll mile.
CCRunnr wrote:
I am signed up for a marathon next Feb. 17. I have not trained waht so ever. I have no desire to do it in any specific time. I just want to finish it without walking any. I plan on running about 10 to 11 minute miles maybe 11 to 12. Do you think i have a chance?
You are a lazy, worthless piece of crap and I hope that you rip, tear and strain every muscle in your body.
You sound like All the Other pieces of Shit who run 6 hr Marathons and steal the Thunder of real runners who are prepared to put in some work.
We dont need Lazy Bags of Shit like you.
So F@$k Off and go ride a Bike.
Why do you want to finish it without wakling? 12 minute miles are quite close to walking anyway. If you have no time goal it really doesn't matter if you walk or not, surely?
Anyway, I would say if you're desperate to finish it just walk for 7 or 8 hours.
bad bad idea. I did it once after achilles tendonitis knocked me out about 2 weeks into my 4 month training cycle. I did a couple sporadic runs here and there but basically didn't run a step other than an ill fated long run a month before the race.
I made it to 18 miles on a sub 4hr pace, then crashed and walked the last 7 or so. I finished in 5:19 or something ridiculous and was miserable. I would never recommend anyone else try this.
For comparison sake I ran 2:59 a year later off of minimal training.
Dude what you should do is run a 50 mile week 2 weeks out from the marathon and then run like once the week leading up to it and then run the marathon. Yeah I did it, w/e no big deal. (no I didn't, slept through it)
Sure you have a chance. It depends on what kind of base you already have established. I decided to run my last marathon two days before the race and had no problem finishing in under 3 hours. I had done a grand total of three runs over 10 miles this year and nothing longer than 15 miles. So, it can be done. Just go out and enjoy the race and the competition.
This guy is talking about NO training, not a solid base and three runs longer than 10 miles.
My advice would be to Gallowalk it. Seriously. Run whatever seems comfortable and walk through all the aid stations and a bit past. I hate to say it, but Gallowalking really does help for people who don't want to train properly.
Also, be prepared to cramp like hell in your quads, hammys and calves from around 18 on in. Enjoy.
efrqop wrote:
You sound like All the Other pieces of Shit who run 6 hr Marathons and steal the Thunder of real runners who are prepared to put in some work.
We dont need Lazy Bags of Shit like you.
So F@$k Off and go ride a Bike.
the "thunder?" oh my god. you are a dork.