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We need you! London Marathon 2013
**helen**
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Do you like running or would like to get into running? Ever fancied running a marathon?
(Fostress running the Brighton Marathon)
Well now’s your chance! We have places in the Virgin London Marathon 2013 and are really pleased to be able to offer a small team the chance to run, before the ballot opens. You are all a huge part of the work we do here at YouthNet and we would love you to represent the charity by running for us.
We know that running a marathon is well, a marathon task! But don’t worry, the team at YouthNet will be here to help you every step of the way. We’ll help you to fundraise and give you lots of training tips and support throughout the year.
We also know it’s not a quick or easy decision to run a marathon, so you don’t need to give us a definite answer just yet. If you think you might be interested and want to find out more please get in touch either here or PM LauraO
Well now’s your chance! We have places in the Virgin London Marathon 2013 and are really pleased to be able to offer a small team the chance to run, before the ballot opens. You are all a huge part of the work we do here at YouthNet and we would love you to represent the charity by running for us.
We know that running a marathon is well, a marathon task! But don’t worry, the team at YouthNet will be here to help you every step of the way. We’ll help you to fundraise and give you lots of training tips and support throughout the year.
We also know it’s not a quick or easy decision to run a marathon, so you don’t need to give us a definite answer just yet. If you think you might be interested and want to find out more please get in touch either here or PM LauraO
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So it's a definitely maybe from me :hyper:
:thumb:
Just moving this over so everyone gets the chance to see it. If you're interested get in touch here or PM me
Hmmm7 - Really glad to hear you might be tempted :thumb: I'll be in touch very soon with more details.
:thumb: I can just send you some more info at this stage and you can have a think about it if you'd like? I know it's not a quick decision to make
Totally. And if Arctic Roll and hmm7 get in on the act we could be a proper sexy team!
You've got a year to manage another 39k.
I'll send some info shortly. Good to hear you might be tempted :thumb:
HAHA!
I have nothing in my inbox:(
Sorry guys, few little hitches on getting the info over to you last Friday, but will be with you by 1pm today
Hopefully yesterday inspired you all
LauraO
Just want to gauge whether its achieveable or I'm going to end up setting myself up for failure. Would definitely like to do it if i can though
I ran the marathon for YouthNet a couple of years ago and wrote a blog post about it here.
I would recommend following a proper training program (I didn't really) - and making sure you eat well, but if you do those things, you'll likely be fine. The most I ran beforehand was 20 miles, and I found that was enough. On the day there's loads of people cheering and music playing (especially in London) which really helps keep you going
I want to do another one - the buzz and feeling of achievement is great!
:yippe: I've sent you some details to mull over, so let me know when you make a final decision
Got them. I basically feel the same as Arctic, but after the problems I had just before the Royal Parks I do need some medical advice first to make sure it's not beyond stupid!
me too. I really want to do it!
- if you just want to take part, you can jog / walk alternately. There is a 24 hour time limit. Still recommended to have decent level of fitness, and jog/walk 3-4 times a week.
- if you want to run and get an all right beginner time e.g. 4:00-5:00 hours, you probably need to run 4-5 days a week in training for the marathon.
- getting better times than 4 hours will probably require more training and more commitment, which if you're considering you should probably look into yourself!
Most training programs stipulate 3 months MINIMUM training and conditioning. I'm not an expert by any means but this is what I've gathered off the internet. So if you want to do it, you CAN do it, but you will need to train and get in a decent level of fitness even if you just want to alternate between jogging and walking. It's not something you can do without commitment or preparation though unless you happen to be naturally very fit
Absolutely. You wouldn't need to train hardcore for 6 months either, just try and build some kind of jogging or excercise into your routine and focus on conditioning. Will make it easier when you actually start focused training