***Elaine Keller***

dani21496

dani21496

Cathlete
Hi Elaine!

Are you still in a post marathon phase? Are you thinking about training again next year? At first I thought I wouldn't, but now I think I might. :)

I'm going in to get a massage tomorrow. I want to get my IT band taken care of too. I was having trouble with it during the marathon last week. But, I was able to stretch it out every so often during the run and it really helped.

:)
 
Hi Dani,

I felt great after my marathon but have not run yet due to having a surgical procedure the week after I ran. I planned it that way so I would be forced to rest!

I tried some new things with the marathon I just ran that worked good so plan on expanding on that for next year to get that sub 4 hour marthon done!! I'm trying not to dwell on being so close this time but more on spending the coming year working toward that goal.

You'll find that with your first marathon behind you, subsequent ones will be easier and faster! Do you plan on keeping a long distance base over the next year? I like to keep my long runs between 10 and 13 miles until it's time to start increasing the long runs for the upcoming marathon which I will do only once a year.

It's such a coincidence that you posted this because I've been out of it for a week but planned on giving you a belated virtual high five for your most stupendous, awesome, memorable accomplishment!
 
You wrote: "You'll find that with your first marathon behind you, subsequent ones will be easier and faster! "

Oh,that is SO GOOD to hear. :p I'm really seriously thinking about doing another one. I would like to keep a long distance base. So are your long runs still once a week? Do you run mid week too, or do you do more strength/cross training workouts? Should I keep mine around 10 to 13 miles too or something less since I am less experienced than you are? Thanks so much for the advice. I appreciate it more than you know. :)

Awwww! Thanks for the high five!!!!!!!!! http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/bye.gif
 
Yes, I run a weekly long run and at least one or two other runs during the week when I'm not training for a marathon. I love Cathe's cardio and miss them when I have to cut back on them. I'm happy to be able to work a few in now! I live on the central coast of California where the weather is almost the same year round so I don't have the ice, snow and wind issues that you have so running is hardly ever a problem!:)

(Side note of no relevance: I just finished reading Devil In The White City which was a great story about the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. I've always wanted to visit Chicago but after reading that book, now more than ever.)

If you maintain a weekly long run base you'll be ready to run any 1/2 marathon that comes along during the year and when you begin training for the next full marathon you won't really have to start increasing your mileage until about 3 months out from the event. So it won't be a long 6 months where that is the main focus. Plus you've got the endurance base now so can concentrate on speed more during the week while running an easier pace long run on the weekend. If you do that speed work during the week you will naturally see your comfortable long run pace getting faster. Hence, a faster, easier (but still hard) marathon next time.

This time I concentrated on the freestyle workouts for lower body about 4 times a week and went with heavy upper body work with about three to four days of core work thrown in. I just used Cathe lower body workouts with 70% of what I can lift heavy. I love the GS upper body workouts and gained a lot of strength and definition. For instance, I am now able to do all 72 pushups on my toes. The core work was a mixture of P90X ab ripper X, Cathe's Core Max and MTV Pilates Mix.

I maintained an even pace for the entire marathon I just ran and finished strong, yet spent, so to me this was success. (even though it wasn't under four hours(I HAVE to get over that!!))

This year I plan on staying with the same weight training but increasng my focus on intervals and tempo runs.

It's very addicting isn't it?
 
That book sounds interesting! I think I may just pick it up the next time I'm at Borders. :)

I will have to do a lot of treadmill running at the gym this winter. The good thing about that though, is that there are huge hot tubs there. The gym I go to is really nice. www.lifetimefitness.com

I would love California weather all year round. But then again, I do like snow at Christmas. :)

I will definitely add in more strength work too. I don't think I did nearly enough of it during my training. Next time will be different.

Also, one more question if you don't mind. Do you eat a different diet while marathon training? Do you eat more clean than usual, while increasing carbs?
Do you allow yourself cheat meals?

Thank you! :7
 
Sorry...I'm being nosey!!! Hope you don't mind but I need to swoop in to gather as much running advice as I can!!! Who better than from 2 marathoners!!!

Anyways, I just wanted to say that Dani, you really deserve to buy yourself a treadmill! Go to Sears, do a one year same as cash deal, just make sure you pay it off before the time lapses and treat yourself the way you should be treated!!!

Don't let space be an issue unless you entertain often. Mine is sitting downstairs smack in the middle of the family room!
 
Hi Sarah, :D

I've been wanting a treadmill forever! We live in a small condo right now, and I've been saying I'll buy one when we get our house. Hopefully, that will be next year.

But, you have me thinking now. Maybe I'll just try and fit it somewhere.

:)
 
To answer your question about clean eating Dani, I normally try to eat clean like everyone else here but the last month of marathon training I was aware of every bite of food that went into my mouth. I didn't allow myself ANY cheating and I washed my hands like I have OCD because I didn't want to get sick!:) :)

I'm not as disciplined as, say, Sarah is :) when it comes to carb/protein/fat proportioning. I just know that I go very heavy on carbs the last two weeks. I eat tons of fruit and vegetables and beans and brown rice with lean protein and healthy fats, of course.

I don't belong to a gym but purchased a one month membership the final month of my training so that I could cross train using an elliptical. At that point my my mileage was so high that I wanted to get good zero impact workouts in between runs. I'll probably invest in an elliptical sometime this year because I felt I got an awesome cardio workout that pretty well mimicked running.

I also made sure I knew exactly how I was going to hydrate and refuel during the marathon by practicing during my final two long runs and didn't vary from my plan one iota.

All in all, I liked what I did to get ready for this one if only I could have shaved off 6 minutes and 21 seconds!!x( x(

Even though the marathon you just ran is sort of like giving birth to your first baby, you're going to enjoy the next one even more than this last one because you've got a whole year to maintain and build on to your already incredible accomplishment!!
 
Elaine!! Thank you SO much for that reply!! I love the elliptical too.

I'm going to try and fine tune my diet that month before next time.

I was so worried about getting sick that's for sure. I actually ran the 20 mile training run with a cold. Ugh! Not fun!

Thanks again!!
 
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