Well well... 42 km or about 26.4 miles.

I don't know if I can do it, I've never ran such long race. The most I've done was maybe 10km, ~6 miles in about 8 minutes/mile.

That's a pace I consider relatively fast, but at this speed, I will be reaching my limit as I wont be able to go on any further, so you can imagine with a full or half length marathon.

Well, my cousin is trying to drag me in this event, and I'll have a whole year to prepare. Any suggestions on training, specific diet or exercise to maximize my endurance? What kind of times should I shoot in to cover a full or half length marathon (in accordance to my elevation -pikes peak colorado- ... harder to breath here :/).

If there are any runners here, post your experiences or advices.

Thanx in advance.

 

If puff daddy can do it, you can do it.


In all honesty, I don't think I could do it, so my advise is go to a book store. They've got tons of magazines and books for those who are serious about training for marathons.

 

Some people actually manually move themselves more than 1,000 feet without automation??? :eek3:

 

that's hardcore! damn...most i ever ran was 7 miles and i thought i was gonna die

 

wow
why?

 

a year to train? hmm.. do your max distance 5 or 6 times a week and tack on an extra mile every week. training for a marathon is some hardcore shit.