I have a crazy dream of running the boston marathon in two to three years. I would like some advice.?
961986
I suggest that you head out to your local gym and do some exercises on the leg machines that they have there. Light weight with more reps will definetely tone your legs and get your legs in shape. And remember to eat good amounts of protein in meat and stay healthy!
689155
ever since I was a young boy my dream was like all young boys of my time especially around the Italia 90 world cup was to become a professional footballer. Ireland had made it to the WC for the first time in our history and the game in the quaters against Italy I will never forget. My club team at the time and still to this day is Liverpool.  I played football everyday 364 days of the year because on christmas day it was family time to my dismay. Things were looking up for me as an aspiring 10 year old as i was offered trials within England which was a dream to come true.  The only problem was, was that my mother had other ideas. As she was very old fashioned and to my amazement suggested well actually enforced me not to go and finish my education. As a 10 year old who's dream has just been banished by his mother you could forgive me even now for not talking to her for a couple of days. Anyway that is what my greatest dream of my life was and why.
332366
What I love most about the sport, is that it keeps me in really good shape.  Although I completed my 6th marathon this past weekend, I'm still experimenting with the training process.  I try to make sure I get in at least 2 20+ training runs, done 3 weeks before the marathon, and 3 weeks apart, and top out around 45-50 miles for a week.  For me, my first involvement in the sport was watching kids from my father's cross country team run it, when I was around 6-8 years old.  Back then, I just knew I'd have to try one some day.  I had no idea that it wouldn't be until I was 37!  It's such a great feeling of accomplishment whenever I cross the line, regardless of my time.  The hardest part is sticking with your training for the entire 6-8 months, which all the family/work stuff tries to disrupt it.  But, if you have enough discipline and stick to it, it's a wonderful thing to accomplish.\n\nGood luck!
502274
Watch the movie Saint Ralph. It will inspire you for the marathon. Really good movie.
817401
Well, I hope to do something with the movies or TV so I hope that works out.  But if not then I would definately try to be that person in the back of the news reporters jumping up and down.  And the only reality show I would go on would be The Amazing Race because I would love to learn about other cultures.  That's pretty much as far as I would go.
744016
What's your long run like?  If your long run is round 10 miles you'll probably be fine.  What's your goal,  just to finish or do you have a PR in mind?\n\nIf you have other forms of exercise and are in good shape, you'll be fine. Other wise I would bump up my mileage over the next few weeks, and then taper for the race.  Try and do at least one 13 mile run a few weeks before you half.
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it is probably the most crowded race of the year too, i have always heard you have to plan way in advance if you want to be able to get in. I will go someday, haha..for now i watch it on tv. have fun if you go! at this late date, you probably can only get to the infield, and may have to go early, so take sunscreen and something to sit on. and your binoculars
895365
I have done 2 marathons and many other races. Detroit has pretty cool marathon medals but there are many out there. They are all cool. I ran a half in nashvile and it was in the shape of a note. I ran a half in HELL michigan and it was a skull..... lots of medals out there but I guess it really isnt the medal that is important its the accomplishment that you did to get the medal.
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www.boston.com or www.marathonguide.com\n\nboston athletic association's website should have frequent updates too.  enjoy!
230419
i think you should start off and biking twice the many miles you used to run. Then, slowly add like 1 mile per two days or something
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http://www.marathon-training.net/indexx.html?index.html
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heck if it is thta far out //run some more races if you can..try to give yourself a realistic goal and a possible goal..like 33:30 for a rea;istic goal and under 30if you keep running and improving
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I know the feeling. I'm at that age too. Anyway, talk to your coach about it. If they say you HAVE to then try your best. Last year I was told to do that when I get to 2nd base. I asked one of the coaches if I could just run fast and they said yes.
448716
Dream Big..Just dont count on going and get to comfortable with thought of going cause then it wont happen you have to keep working hard
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i presume you're still running the two-mile in two months and not a marathon (the two mile is a sweet race, btw.  that was my event during winter track my senior year.)\n\nto improve endurance do a long run every other week.  start with your longest run in the last 4 weeks and add a mile with each run.  take these slow - the point is to cover the distance and still feel good.  running long too hard will likely result in injury and/or extreme fatigue.\n\non weeks when you don't go long do an interval workout - try 10 X 400 @ 1:50-1:55 or 6 X 800 m @ 3:40-3:45 (i.e. slightly faster than your current race pace).  this workout should be preceded by at least 2 miles of easy jogging and some light stretching.  cool down with a jog afterward.\n\neach week - midweek - do a tempo run - warm up for a mile then accelerate to about a 9:00 per mile pace for 2-4 miles then cool down with another slow mile.\n\nthe other days take it easy and run for 30-60 minutes.  don't worry about distance or pace, just move easily.\n\nthis won't result in dramatic improvement, but you should see some improvement and stay injury free.
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I always wanted to be an "Ocean Rat" and sail around the world.\n\nI wanted to spend a life-time living in Venice, Italy owning and operating a "Deli"; living above the shop in a quaint "bungalow". Serving fresh baked breads & "crazy-expensive" cheese's.\n\nI always wanted to go to Japan and try "Kobe" beef. \n\nI always wanted to own & operate a "Blues & Zydeco club". It would be sitting on some bayou in the "middle of nowhere". We'd have the BEST music & oyster roast's you ever did SEE! Blue-Crab Bakes, B.B. King , & Budweiser Beer!\n\nI always wanted to live on an island in the South Pacific; surfing, swimming, catching "rays". Eat'n Conch Fritter's & fresh Grouper!\n\n\nAll these things, ( and MORE), I will never get to experience because of money & time.  Mostly TIME.\n\n\n\n"All these memories will fade, like tears in rain" , "Time to die"\n(quote from the movie, "Blade-Runner" starring Harrison Ford)
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Now I can - I had never run before this year and I joined a group called Team In Training - they actually train you to run in a marathon within a few months time.  It's a set regimen and they build you up to running slowly.  \n\nI'm not professing to be a fast runner - purpose of our training was endurance not speed.  Still, it was a great program.