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I'm going to run marathon! (piefed.blahaj.zone)

submitted 14 hours ago by ada@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/running@lemmy.world

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I've decided I'm going to run a marathon. The running season in Aus is only a few months away, so I'm not going to aim for this year, but will focus on mid 2027.

Around 10 years ago, I used to run, a lot! I did lots of half marathons and parkruns, but never a full marathon! I'd already decided to train for a half (that's my goal for this running season), but after watching a few people talk about training up for a full marathon, I've decided I'm going to do it as well!

I used to run a 1:38 HM, but I'm 10 years older, and no longer have the fitness I used to or the advantage of testosterone, so I won't be setting any records, but it's the first time I've felt excited about having a running goal in a long time!

I'm back!

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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Good luck! It's great to have a goal! Are you still running now or are you starting from the beginning?

[–] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 hours ago

I started slowly building up in November. The goal is a HM this running season. But the plan now is to not stop there, but keep going!

I've never truly stopped running in the last 10 years, but my distance has radically cut down. For much of it, I was only doing a 5km parkrun every 2 or 3 weeks as my only run. So barely running, but still running :)