Anyone run a marathon before?

[DirtMcGirt]

I've been considering it for a couple months now, just wondering if anyone has. Looking for some training suggestions, motivation, and a possible charity to run for. (is there a liberty run out there?)

 

[Primbs]

http://www.gojessi.com/

 

[sratiug]

I was running 5 miles a day but the farthest I've gone is 10 at one time. I picture Tarzan (Ron Ely TV show) and run placing toes down first like a non-smoking Kenyan running from a birth certificate.

I recommend back exercises from an old book I found in the library titled "Oh my aching back." The gymnastic exercises I'm doing now (tuck lever, L sits, hanging L's, pushups, working toward wall assisted handstands and hanging in an upside down pushup position) with help from the Gymnastic Bodies website seem to be making me a stronger runner because my core is getting far stronger and tighter so I get a more efficient transfer of weight from side to side even though I've cut down on my running days to build up more muscle for a while.

 

[RickyJ]

I've been considering it for a couple months now, just wondering if anyone has. Looking for some training suggestions, motivation, and a possible charity to run for. (is there a liberty run out there?)

Why? What is the sense in running 26.2 miles? Is it good for your health? Hell NO it isn't! So why would any sane person want to do such a thing? Think about that before you confirm to the world you are nuts.

 

[sratiug]

Why? What is the sense in running 26.2 miles? Is it good for your health? Hell NO it isn't! So why would any sane person want to do such a thing? Think about that before you confirm to the world you are nuts.

This link explains the some of the reasons for the theory that the evolution of the human form was mainly for the purpose of endurance running. And it doesn't even mention the super efficient cooling system of our relatively hairless bodies.

http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/11.18/01-running.html

 

[RickyJ]

This link explains the some of the reasons for the theory that the evolution of the human form was mainly for the purpose of endurance running. And it doesn't even mention the super efficient cooling system of our relatively hairless bodies.

http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/11.18/01-running.html

Evolution? Are you serious?

There are Ron Paul supporters that believe in macro evolution?

Running is very hard on knee joints and the lower back. The human body is much more suited toward cycling and swimming over extended periods of time regularly than running.

 

[sratiug]

Why? What is the sense in running 26.2 miles? Is it good for your health? Hell NO it isn't! So why would any sane person want to do such a thing? Think about that before you confirm to the world you are nuts.

Another link with more interesting information and a contrasting argument for water based evolution. Seems 10k would have been a sufficient distance for hunting though, so you may be right either way.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2008/2198911.htm

 

[sratiug]

Evolution? Are you serious?

There are Ron Paul supporters that believe in macro evolution?

Running is very hard on knee joints and the lower back. The human body is much more suited toward cycling and swimming over extended periods of time regularly than running.

Running is not hard on the knee joints when your heels don't hit the ground.

 

[DirtMcGirt]

Why? What is the sense in running 26.2 miles? Is it good for your health? Hell NO it isn't! So why would any sane person want to do such a thing? Think about that before you confirm to the world you are nuts.

well I never want to be completely sane, that's just plain boring!!!

Thanks for the links

 

[mizmary86]

i did once, can't say i ever plan to again

 

[Truth Warrior]

Whenever I feel like thinking about running a marathon, I just go and lie down until the feeling passes.

 

[danberkeley]

I ran from school to my house one time.

 

[marijuologist]

Evolution? Are you serious?
Running is very hard on knee joints and the lower back. The human body is much more suited toward cycling and swimming over extended periods of time regularly than running.

Whoa, that's totally false. It's exactly the opposite: the human body is well suited for running and poorly suited for cycling and swimming. Running does not damage healthy knees; in fact, impact loading "strengthens" the cartilaginous joint surface and makes it more resilient. There was recently a 20-year study released showing that runners had far lower rates of osteoarthritis and disability over time than sedentary people.

 

[Truth Warrior]

I've often heard that walking and swimming are the PERFECT human exercises.

 

[marijuologist]

Well, be advised that ignorance on the subject of exercise is at least as widespread as economic ignorance. Walking is excellent from an ergonomic standpoint but not intense enough to produce much in the way of physiological improvement. Walking is really just the bare minimum needed to avoid acute degenerative changes. Swimming is a poor choice for precisely the reason it is supposed to excellent; that is, because it is non-weightbearing (the bones and joints need loading to stay healthy).

 

[Truth Warrior]

Well, be advised that ignorance on the subject of exercise is at least as widespread as economic ignorance. Walking is excellent from an ergonomic standpoint but not intense enough to produce much in the way of physiological improvement. Walking is really just the bare minimum needed to avoid acute degenerative changes. Swimming is a poor choice for precisely the reason it is supposed to excellent; that is, because it is non-weightbearing (the bones and joints need loading to stay healthy).

Pain is nature's advice and suggestion to just stop doing what you are doing.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Pain is nature's advice and suggestion to just stop doing what you are doing.

LOL...qft!