I'm running my 1st Marathon!

sda2mike
sda2mike Posts: 3,131
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
Yup, it's official! I'm all paid up and registered. Been at it since Sept..Only a coupla set backs...hurricane, cold...Are there any marathoners here? What should I eat the day before? BTW, the marathon is 1/29..It's ING in Miami. Their site is: www.ingmiamimarathon.com. Should be very scenic! Anyhoo, post away if you've got any tips or comments. ;)
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited January 2006
    high carb with low protein/fat beginning 3days before,
    drink plenty of water the night before & morning of,
    take in lots of protein afterward when your body's in recovery.

    (edit- good luck with the marathon.)
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited January 2006
    I was supposed to run the PF Chang RnR Marathon in Phoenix this weekend. I got a stress fracture in left foot back in Sept., so I decided to dropback to the half. Then I got that distance runner's hamstring pull and missed another few weeks of training. So I said screw it, ate the cost of the number, saved the hotel costs, and drove to hang out with steveinaz instead.

    All I can say at this point is listen to your body and don't hurt yourself. Could I have ran the half this weekend? Probably. Would able to play soccer and softball and keep trying to run this spring/winter season? I doubt it.

    Hopefully I'll be ready for San Diego. Good luck and run smarter, not harder.

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited January 2006
    Crazy but cool!
    Good luck!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2006
    Wow! that's very cool. I can only dream of ever participating in a marathon... that takes real discipline and endurance. best of luck.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2006
    thanks for the replies!! i'm running for the average american guy. while i've trained hard, my diet has remained the same. i eat what i want and drink my share of beer. i'll be the guy with the beer gut and skinny legs, trundling across the finish line. :D at 40, finishing a marathon is one of those things to do before i......i think the night before, i'll have me some steak & eggs. :p no beer though...prob. stay off the sauce for about a week....yeah right!!! :eek: :)
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  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited January 2006
    Way to go sda2mike. You're an inspiration to many of us who one day will attempt to finish a marathon.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited January 2006
    You are a much better man than I.

    I could never make a marathon. I have trouble running down to the mailbox without passing out!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2006
    Mike - I have a small Polk Audio tie pin that I'd like to mail you before the race...that way we're all with you during the event. You might need it for motivation :D

    Email me your mailing address.... dorokusai@comcast.net
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited January 2006
    I wish I was in good enough shape to run one. I have the discipline but not the endurance. After about 3 miles I'm killed. Diet is so Important and thats my biggest downfall. I work out alot and I also eat alot.

    Good luck to yeah, lots of respect from here.

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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited January 2006
    mantis wrote:
    Good luck to yeah, lots of respect from here.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited January 2006
    Make sure you have a friend there for you at the end. Lots of fluids with electrolytes before, during and after the run. Be prepared to have your feet look like total hell and be walking like an elderly man for a while.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2006
    dorokusai wrote:
    Mike - I have a small Polk Audio tie pin that I'd like to mail you before the race...that way we're all with you during the event. You might need it for motivation :D

    Email me your mailing address.... dorokusai@comcast.net


    NICE!!!!! :D I've emailed me addy!
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2006
    Shizelbs wrote:
    Make sure you have a friend there for you at the end. Lots of fluids with electrolytes before, during and after the run. Be prepared to have your feet look like total hell and be walking like an elderly man for a while.


    I learned early on to bring water w me on any run over 4 miles... 2 weeks ago i ran 18 miles. my feet looked and felt like death! my knees, the outside tendons, were f---ed. so, yes i did walk like an old guy. this past saturday, i ran the same 18 mile route. i put on some knee wraps. real simple things. they worked perfectly. no knee pain at all!! for my feets, i put vaseline all over the little piggies and NOT ONE BLISTER!!!! :D Thanks for your comments!
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2006
    mantis wrote:
    I wish I was in good enough shape to run one. I have the discipline but not the endurance. After about 3 miles I'm killed. Diet is so Important and thats my biggest downfall. I work out alot and I also eat alot.

    Good luck to yeah, lots of respect from here.

    Dan

    Actually, when I finally decided to train for this thing back in Sept., I was running 2 or 3 times a week. Sometimes only once a week though. No real running program. My usual run was 2.5 to 3 miles, or roughly 30 minutes. Once in a while I would run 5 miles. It would wear me out for a week! They say, if you can run for 30 minutes, you can train for a marathon.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2006
    Great gesture Mark. Good luck in the race sda2mike.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2006
    janmike wrote:
    Great gesture Mark. Good luck in the race sda2mike.
    Thanks Mike! :)
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited January 2006
    Awesome! :D Good luck. My knees hurt just thinking about it. :p
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2006
    wingnut4772 wrote:
    Awesome! :D Good luck. My knees hurt just thinking about it. :p

    block that pain outta yer brain! :eek:
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  • Driver
    Driver Posts: 137
    edited January 2006
    yeah, good luck to you, is it the full 26 miles?
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2006
    Driver wrote:
    yeah, good luck to you, is it the full 26 miles?

    no sir, 26 point 2, to be exact :D
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited January 2006
    Good idea Mark. A little karma cant hurt! ;)
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  • Driver
    Driver Posts: 137
    edited January 2006
    sir, im a mam
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2006
    Mike - Please send me that information again. I think I deleted you without thinking from my SPAM filter. I'll have it to your door ASAP. It won't add but 1/32 of an ounce to your body, just mount it on your back, in order to keep you streamlined :)

    Get a picture if you are able, that would be neat for us Polk nerds :D

    I'm sure I didn't say it, GOOD LUCK!
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2006
    Driver wrote:
    sir, im a mam

    pardon me, ma'am... :o
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  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited January 2006
    Driver wrote:
    sir, im a mam

    Cool, we need more female members in CP. It seems most us are males.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2006
    well... i'm leaving in an hour or so for miami! check in to the hotel on south beach, get the race packet, then drive the course.....then i'll probably load up on some pasta. i'm starting to get the butterflies :eek: :D
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited January 2006
    You'll be fine, brother!

    Best of luck to you!

    Just imagine...first one to the finish line gets Matt Polk's brand new SRT system! Booooooyah!
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited January 2006
    The butterflies are gone the instant the gun fires. Have a good run.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2006
    Good luck, sir. :)
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2006
    let us know how you do. :)
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