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Ideal so we could end up on the same one!! whats your fitness levels like?
I can run 3 miles 20 mins, 30 pressups, max sit ups easy, chin ups barely 3 i struggle with upper body stuff. However a few more weeks of training should get that sorted.

I dont know my running times as i have no way of marking an acurate (sp?) route but -

press ups- 30
sit ups- 64
pull ups - 5

I have plenty of time to improve my upper body strength tho

so have you had your medical yet then? or are you just strating it all with the interview.

Sounds like were similar levels of fitness except u find chin ups easy u ba***rd

Dont forget to train for this new mile and a half thingy on a tread mill mind u it sounds easy, mile and a half on a treadmill in 10mins 30 i can do it in 9mins flat

nah I havent had the medical yet.
im just having the test and interview on tuesday dont know when my medical will be.

You sound like a better runner tho :p

done a few marathons. PB of 2.55

the last six miles is the worst pain I have ever been in. It is apparently only second in amounts of suffering to childbirth. (not counting invasive injury etc.)

runningmuppet wrote:
the last six miles is the worst pain I have ever been in.

yeh not surprised, look how fast you do it in.

Have only done the one marathon - Berlin '95. Would not wish to do another found it mind sappingly boring, not the event that was great, but the training leading up to it.

The time, a stunning 4:03 was disapointing (not bad for a forty year old I suppose) but the first 40 minutes or so was like marking time as thousands filtered through the Brandenburg Gate.

Had a good time post event though, replenished plenty of liquid

Mheyda wrote:

runningmuppet wrote:
the last six miles is the worst pain I have ever been in.

yeh not surprised, look how fast you do it in.

Every marathon should f@#k you up if you run hard.

Its what you do them for...

I felt great after finishing mine, no aches or pains just really 'up'. The guy who I was running with (and also trained with) burst into tears at the end of it really emotional! He was a teacher and it was something he had always wanted to achieve.

To be honest my main reason for doing it was the chance of a couple of nights in Berlin, I wasn't aware just how boring the training programme was going to be. It seemed a good idea when we first discussed it

Contractor wrote:I felt great after finishing mine, no aches or pains just really 'up'. The guy who I was running with (and also trained with) burst into tears at the end of it really emotional! He was a teacher and it was something he had always wanted to achieve.

To be honest my main reason for doing it was the chance of a couple of nights in Berlin, I wasn't aware just how boring the training programme was going to be. It seemed a good idea when we first discussed it

yeah the training is a killer... lots of slooow loong runs...

you need a good oppo for the long runs.

Im think that was my problem the serious lack of training!! But when i do it again i will definitely train, as it would've been slightly more enjoyable if i was able to actually look around a bit, rather than just stare at the floor and grit my teeth.

I found the whole race atmosphere really good, as people were constantly encouraging each other and in some cases almost carrying them across the finish line.

I think that the London Marathons next year in april (confirmation?). If I haven't started basic by then i might give it a shot. however, I might try a half marathon first. Travelling around the world for a race must be great for motivation!

Whats marathon training like?

if you normally only do 5 mile runs, how long do you think it would train to achieve marathon standards??? i do a few 8 milers, but only like once every two months...

I did a six month training programme to get ready for it. There are plenty of programmes around - books or the Internet.

A mate of mine who was a serious marathon runner (2:18 PB) put one together for me. I used to run half marathons fairly regularly and didn't need any prep for them, just ran them as part of my general fitness. However, the full marathon is a different level it's getting past the 18 mile point that is the tester, for me anyway.

As with all things prep is the key, I enjoyed seeing the sights of Berlin and wasn't too knackered to take it all in (my normal view of that city was at night through blurred vision).

A cautionary note, marathon running can become addictive and you spend your life plodding the tarmac, still, there are worse addictions.

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yeah the training is a killer... lots of slooow loong runs...

you need a good oppo for the long runs.[/quote]
What? Long Slow Distanced runs the're great, a nice juant in the country and a sure fire way way of gettin that endorphin laden high, relaxation and relief thats the only LSD I need. And doing it on your own trains the mind as well as the body you will often find that after the first times that after a few miles you get into a certain metal state, relaxed your mind will wander but you will stay alert and time seems to go really fast. ( of coarse all this could just be me and i'm completely maaad)