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Considering a Marathon... Am I Crazy?

by Amanda Lanum

This spring I ran my first half-marathon in Lawrence with Amy Schmidt and Melissa Brunner. I remember thinking afterward there was not a chance I would be doing a marathon. I don't know if the memory of struggling those last miles or the cramps that followed a full day of recovery, but I've decided it wasn't THAT bad. Amy says she's running a marathon in October. I had already decided to run the Prairie Fire half-marathon in Wichita on October 10th, but am now considering "upgrading" to the marathon. Amy and I both turned 26 this year and she says 26 miles for 26 years... I like the sound of that.

So, I looked up a training schedule last night. Hal Higdon is famous for training runners at all levels, so I am going to attempt his marathon training schedule for the novice. Having a goal helps me stay consistent and on-track when it comes to working out, so I figured at the very least this will be a good motivator to get some sort of exercise. The other tough part will be time commitment.

If you're looking for a goal or at least a plan to get you into the groove, try one of the training schedules. Whether you've been running or are thinking it might be a good way to lose some weight, Hal has several training schedules for different distances and levels.

Something to think about: Sunflower State Games has two race opportunities - Governor's Cup and Cross Country. Think about signing up to give yourself a short-term goal! :) SunflowerGames.com

Here is the marathon training schedule I'm going to (attempt) to follow for the next 16 and a half weeks. Let me know if you're joining or making plans to start a training sched of your own! (Today we are in the middle of week 2.)

Hal Higdon's
MARATHON
TRAINING GUIDE

Marathon Training Schedule: Novice 1

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	rest	3 m run	3 m run	3 m run	rest	6	cross
2	rest	3 m run	3 m run	3 m run	rest	7	cross
3	rest	3 m run	4 m run	3 m run	rest	5	cross
4	rest	3 m run	4 m run	3 m run	rest	9	cross
5	rest	3 m run	5 m run	3 m run	rest	10	cross
6	rest	3 m run	5 m run	3 m run	rest	7	cross
7	rest	3 m run	6 m run	3 m run	rest	12	cross
8	rest	3 m run	6 m run	3 m run	rest	13	cross
9	rest	3 m run	7 m run	4 m run	rest	10	cross
10	rest	3 m run	7 m run	4 m run	rest	15	cross
11	rest	4 m run	8 m run	4 m run	rest	16	cross
12	rest	4 m run	8 m run	5 m run	rest	12	cross
13	rest	4 m run	9 m run	5 m run	rest	18	cross
14	rest	5 m run	9 m run	5 m run	rest	14	cross
15	rest	5 m run	10 m run	5 m run	rest	20	cross
16	rest	5 m run	8 m run	4 m run	rest	12	cross
17	rest	4 m run	6 m run	3 m run	rest	8	cross
18	rest	3 m run	4 m run	2 m run	rest	rest	race

Considering a Marathon... Am I Crazy?

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