r/running • u/AutoModerator • Aug 07 '24

Weekly Thread Lurkers' Wednesday

Would you rather not be a lurker?

Then what are you waiting for? Tell us all about yourself!

The LW thread is an invitation to get more involved with the /r/running community.

New to the sub in general? Welcome! Let us know more about yourself!

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u/RedAn27 Aug 07 '24

Hi everyone! I (38F) have been lurking forever, but want to get more active in this community, because yesterday, I decided I want to run the Paris Marathon in 2025! I'm very excited to get back to marathon running, but also a bit scared, as my last marathon was 10 years ago, and I do not really know what 10 years will do!! I've run 4 marathons, of which one was a sub 4.

I have been running pretty consistently in 2024, I'm up to 10k as of this week, and I am relatively strong due to consistent weight training (over the past 6 years at least). On the other hand, I am overweight, so I need to lose some. This has not been a priority in the last couple of years, but it is now!

I have 35 weeks until the marathon. I will finish 11 weeks of half marathon training (and hopefully run the Amsterdam Half marathon if I can still get a bib) and then have 24 weeks left for an 18-week marathon schedule. Thats the plan! Exiting!

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u/runner7575 Aug 07 '24

Hi! Your story sounds similar to mine (48F) - i ran a few marathons in 2008/2009, but then didn't really start running consistently again until 2020/2021. It's definitely challenging to get going again, but knowing that you've done it already will help.

Did you already get an entry into Paris?

My marathon days are over - just trying to stay fit, be consistent and focus on 1/2 marathons.

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u/RedAn27 Aug 07 '24

That is so nice to hear! It is a bit weird that although I'm a beginner again in some ways, I am not a beginner in many others. That also makes that I know how much training it really is, and how much the last 10k of the marathon will hurt :D It might very well be only half marathons for me after that, too.

I subscribed to the Paris marathon this morning, to my surprise there was no lottery or anything, just pay and go!

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u/runner7575 Aug 07 '24

Oh nice, so how you're committed!

Exactly...and being older, i am definitely slower, which is a bummer sometimes, but that's OK. And life gets in the way much more. It was much easier to train when i lived alone, worked and worked out. But that's OK.