Triathlon/Marathon/Endurance Sports Thread

[Dakota_Rookie]

Dang, good luck with that. Post up what you do! I ran my only marathon so far in 2012 when I was 29. Was hitting 8:47/mile until mile 20.... then my right foot started hurting awful. Ended up walking and trying to jog for 6 miles and finished with 5:05. To my lasting shame. Swore I knew I could finish under 4 but wasn't in a hurry, then life happened here I am in my mid 40s. Lord willing it will happen in June!

Good luck! Let us know how it goes


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[timekiller13]

Did my first ultramarathon in December. 33 mile trail race. Despite the fact I’ve ran several marathons (including one about 4 weeks before this race) I got my butt kicked!!!

It turned into more of fast hike than a run. Very technical trail in many places and had over 7k elevation gain. Vast majority of my training had been on the road so it was definitely a challenge.

Thinking of getting back into the triathlon scene this summer/fall. Probably do a couple sprints and an Oly this year. Maybe a 70.3 in late October?? Haven’t fully committed yet. Training for the bike portion is difficult as I have no good places to ride and the thought of being on indoor trainer for hours makes me want to jump into traffic.

 

[P Carter]

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Did my first ultramarathon in December. 33 mile trail race. Despite the fact I’ve ran several marathons (including one about 4 weeks before this race) I got my butt kicked!!!

It turned into more of fast hike than a run. Very technical trail in many places and had over 7k elevation gain. Vast majority of my training had been on the road so it was definitely a challenge.

Thinking of getting back into the triathlon scene this summer/fall. Probably do a couple sprints and an Oly this year. Maybe a 70.3 in late October?? Haven’t fully committed yet. Training for the bike portion is difficult as I have no good places to ride and the thought of being on indoor trainer for hours makes me want to jump into traffic.

Yes - trail ultra runs are a different beast - “run” is used very loosely! Even the elites may hike around 1/2 of the long ultras. “Footrace” maybe a better term.

Good work!