villan-scott Posted January 11, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2018 Well, this is a first for me! I had a charity place confirm for the Virgin London Marathon 2018 last year. I was inspired to run it for the Neuro Foundation, following my little boy being diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis. A condition to which there is no treatment or cure, and differs in severity from one person to the next. So we have everything crossed for him. My training is taking shape now, and gone from doing very little to being able to run around 10 miles fairly comfortably now. Has anyone on here ran marathons before and got any tips and words of wisdom for me, as this will be my first one. Also, my Just Giving Page has been set up, here - Villan-Scott’s Just Giving Page So if any Villatalkers feel generous, any donation is appreciated. Mods, if this contravenes any rules please let me know and I’ll remove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 22 minutes ago, villan-scott said: Well, this is a first for me! I had a charity place confirm for the Virgin London Marathon 2018 last year. I was inspired to run it for the Neuro Foundation, following my little boy being diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis. A condition to which there is no treatment or cure, and differs in severity from one person to the next. So we have everything crossed for him. My training is taking shape now, and gone from doing very little to being able to run around 10 miles fairly comfortably now. Has anyone on here ran marathons before and got any tips and words of wisdom for me, as this will be my first one. Also, my Just Giving Page has been set up, here - Villan-Scott’s Just Giving Page So if any Villatalkers feel generous, any donation is appreciated. Mods, if this contravenes any rules please let me know and I’ll remove You can either run or you can't . Marathons don't require training for in the slightest. Just rock up on the day and get through it on adrenaline. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I may be wrong, but isn't this what Jedward did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 12, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2018 16 hours ago, Brumerican said: You can either run or you can't . Marathons don't require training for in the slightest. Just rock up on the day and get through it on adrenaline. I ran three marathons in consecutive years, back in the mid-80s. First one (London), I trained properly, but never over 17/18 miles. Finished in 3:39. Second one (Leeds), I trained only sporadically, but finished in a very similar time. Third one (Leeds again), I did NO training. Zilch. Did the same time again. But it felt like utter hell. At that point I quit marathons - and indeed, all running - until I turned fifty, joined a club, and started running seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 3 hours ago, mjmooney said: I ran three marathons in consecutive years, back in the mid-80s. First one (London), I trained properly, but never over 17/18 miles. Finished in 3:39. Second one (Leeds), I trained only sporadically, but finished in a very similar time. Third one (Leeds again), I did NO training. Zilch. Did the same time again. But it felt like utter hell. At that point I quit marathons - and indeed, all running - until I turned fifty, joined a club, and started running seriously. I've never done 26 but we used to do 10 milers at least once a week in the Airborne Brigade (Even us non paras) so I'd like to think I could have done a marathon . (I've done the 3 peaks in 24 hours) It is however something you absolutely have to train for unless you want to die 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Enjoy the ride !! Try not to overtrain ..rest is just as important and training ...got a 50k race in just under 4 weeks myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted January 14, 2018 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2018 Smashed out 6.5 miles this morning running 9 minutes miles, which is fast for me and a good distance. First time out with a running partner, which pushed me on! Also, more hills than I normally do, so good for leg strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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