NEEDED: Tips and Advice to Run Ten Miler

21 August, 2009 | dcfemella | Comments

I am a horrible runner.  Therefore, I don’t know what possessed me in signing up for the Army Ten-Miler Marathon that is coming up in October.  Maybe it was peer pressure, or after the Reston Tour de Cure, I really thought that if I could do 100 miles on a bike, I could run ten miles.  It doesn’t matter how I got myself into this situation, I am in it.

I have been trying to train for months for this ten miler, and I keep getting stuck at three miles.  I know it’s a mental block, but I have no idea how to let it go.  Running is a sport that is not just strenuous, it is also mental.  I know that if I break out of this “I can’t run anymore” mentality, I will be able to do the race.

I am part of this running group, and they all seem great, so I am excited to train with them.  My friend sent me her old training schedule to see if it will help me reach ten miles before the race, so I have been looking at that.  I know that I have to run three miles this weekend in order to be on the right track.  I am meeting two of the strongest runners in the group to see if they will push me to keep going.

If anyone has any tips, advice, or articles that you want to share, please, PLEASE post them.

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  • OK, the first tip is not to say you are a horrible runner! Take that out of your mind and don't say it again, or no matter what you do, you WILL be a horrible runner. ; )

    As for a second tip, I don't have one as I have never run myself. LOL But I do know that my X was a runner and what he ate and how much fluid he drank was of upmost importance to him. He said it made a great difference. Stretching, yoga, pilates are all a great help. The exercise ball. Also learn the the proper running techniques. If you don't you may get hurt and then you lost all your hard work. I would advice you google it and see what you can find. Another person to ask is Joseph. You may have him on your FB I'm not sure. If you don't I'll ask him for you. He is an AVID runner. I think he runs like 8 miles a day or something insane. Actually maybe I'm the one that's insane and I am way off. LOL Either way, he is amazing. Let me know if you want me to get in touch with him or you.

    Good luck! I know you are going to do GREAT!!
  • I will never say I'm a horrible runner again. Thanks! =D
  • Hot Sex! Seriously, will get your adrenaline going like crazy!
  • How is that going to help my run? haha
  • If it is a Good looking man, you will run after him. If it is an Ugly man, you will run away from him! ;-)
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