Any Runners in here?

[Bwanna]

Congrats, Mookie! Great time.

[Mookie4ever]

Thanks guys

Here's a cool stop action video of the start

I'm in the second wave, on the right. The video doesn't show a third wave that started at 10:40.

[Bwanna]

Back from the Big Apple today. Finished the marathon in 3:59. At least according to my watch (the NY marathon says that I finished in 4:05 but their official time is wrong). It was an awesome experience. The throngs of people lined up for the entire 26.2 miles (except for the bridges) made this a special experience. The fans in Brooklyn were nuts, central park and 1st ave were awe inspiring. All in all a great experience. I met Robin Quivers at mile 10 and chatted with her for a while, very nice lady. Going to soak now.

Great job man!

[Mookie4ever]

Back from the Big Apple today. Finished the marathon in 3:59. At least according to my watch (the NY marathon says that I finished in 4:05 but their official time is wrong). It was an awesome experience. The throngs of people lined up for the entire 26.2 miles (except for the bridges) made this a special experience. The fans in Brooklyn were nuts, central park and 1st ave were awe inspiring. All in all a great experience. I met Robin Quivers at mile 10 and chatted with her for a while, very nice lady. Going to soak now.

Great job man!

Thanks again Bw. what happened in your race?

[Bwanna]

Ended up dropping back to the half. Came down with shin splints after an 18-mile run about 6 weeks prior to the race.

[wake]

I ran a half marathon in November and am now training for my first marathon on March 20th. Any tips for beginning marathoners?

[Bwanna]

I ran a half marathon in November and am now training for my first marathon on March 20th. Any tips for beginning marathoners?

Don't run your long runs too fast (like I did). Run them _at least_ a mile per minute over your predicted marathon pace.

Don't set a time goal for your first (like I did), just aim to finish and enjoy the day regardless of your finish time.

Don't continue to run thru shinsplints hoping they'll go away (like I did).

Good luck!

[Mookie4ever]

Ended up dropping back to the half. Came down with shin splints after an 18-mile run about 6 weeks prior to the race.

I just saw this. Sorry to hear that Bwanna. I've suffered with shin splints at various times in my life and they suck and are painful. The only thing I can suggest is to stretch, stretch and then strech again. But strench warm, never cold. And don't let them stop you from running.

And I just registered today for the Chicago Marathon. Registration opened Feb 1 and fills up in a month so I had to decide soon which race to run this year. I talked a friend into it and we're bringing our families with us. Sunday Oct 9, 2011 I'll be running the Magnificent Mile (plus 25.2 other miles)

And 2012 will be my first triathlon. I've been swimming this winter and I like it so I might as well do something useful with it.

[wake]

I don't know how you do it Mookie. I just completed my longest training run of 20 miles and I don't know how anyone can keep continously training for marathons. It's not so much the physical part of it as the mental. It begins to get very boring running for 3+ hours with nothing to think about besides how much longer you're going to be running for.

[wake]

I think I'm going to try this 5k next. It sounds like fun.

http://runforyourlives.com/info/how-it-works/