Need advice on when to run my next marathon...

guest — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:47:45 GMT

Hi everyone,

I ran my first marathon Oct 21 in Applachicola, FL. It was a thrilling experience and I am ready for the next one. My ideal time is April, but unfortunately, I live in FL and there aren't a lot of marathons around here April and beyond because of the heat. There are two in Georgia that I am thinking about. (I really want to do Georgia because it's driving distance and I can get started on my goal of running a marathon in all 50 states). My predicament is that I will be traveling a lot late Dec through the month of January. I'm not sure where/when, but I imagine my training won't be able to be as stringent as when I trained for my first one. However, when I trained for my first one I was training in the FL heat throughout the summer so I was VERY cautious and trained for about 5 months so I could spread it out. Since my marathon, I am still doing long runs of 12-14 miles and overall keeping a weekly mileage of 22-26 miles.

There is one in Albany, GE March 2 that is about a 5 hour drive. The con to this is that I would feel pressure to get in my longer training runs (18-20 miles) in the month of Feb and probably wouldn't have too much time to Taper.

There is another one I am looking at in Atlanta, GE. An 8 hour drive, and an overall more expensive marathon (hotels, entry fee, etc). However, it is mid-march (16-17?) which would provide me with more time to get my longer training runs in Feb and spend the first two weeks of March tapering.

When I trained for my first marathon, I did two 20 mile runs. I would feel okay only doing one if necessary as the weather is cooler and I tend to run a bit stronger in the "winter" months in FL.

Am I crazy for trying to fit this all in? Should I just wait until the end of 2013? I'm not sure I can do that, as I definitely "have the marathon bug".

Thanks for your advice!

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guest — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:07:32 GMT

Awesome event! Small and despite it being in a business park, not a bad route. Love the FREE beer and massages. Can't wait until next year.

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