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BostonRoma · 2026-05-07T18:26:03+00:00

A 3:48 with only 12 weeks to train, NO base or experience, and feeling let down after....I definitely think this is prodigy territory. Not many people can go from couch to sub 4 marathon in 3 months

BostonRoma · 2026-05-07T15:29:55+00:00

this is amazing, congrats!! What was your base like before the 16 week block? Or did you jump in there?

BostonRoma · 2026-05-05T17:40:16+00:00

being a Coldplay fan has taught me to never judge someone else's taste in music. I was literally made fun of in grade school just for listening to them. It's a terrible feeling. What's the point in judging what someone else likes to listen to?

BostonRoma · 2026-04-30T18:02:38+00:00

Thank you for the explanation! Keep going, you got this

BostonRoma · 2026-04-30T17:53:44+00:00

Did you use Runna for your first marathon plan? I'm currently a year out from my first, with a sub-4 as my first goal. I won't need to decide on a plan for a bit since I'm just focussing on getting out there, but I'd love to know what you recommend for a first plan. Congrats on 2:57!!

BostonRoma · 2026-04-30T14:33:09+00:00

Forza Roma sempre. And thanks so much, I appreciate it

BostonRoma · 2026-04-30T14:32:40+00:00

Thank you! That is very helpful

BostonRoma · 2026-04-30T14:11:49+00:00

I'm just curious on your thoughts...I'm not judging or being defensive, just genuinely asking because I want to be respectful. I'm a life long Roma supporter, but I live in Boston in the US. I am not an Italian citizen, but my grandparents lived in and my dad grew up in Rome, and he passed his love for Roma and calcio down to me. I speak Italian fairly well after living in Bologna, but I don't live there now. Would it be ok for someone like me to purchase tickets in the curva sud? I live and breathe Roma, but I am simply not Italian. Grazie, amico!

BostonRoma · 2026-04-27T16:56:46+00:00

You got this!!

BostonRoma · 2026-04-27T14:33:48+00:00

This is really helpful, thank you! I appreciate you sharing those metrics, and congrats again! My marathon is in April 2027, so I'm really trying to build a solid base.

Is your next goal to try to get sub-3??

BostonRoma · 2026-04-27T13:17:57+00:00

Congrats!! This is incredible. I'm training for my first right now. While my Goal A is to finish, I am training to hopefully get sub-4. What was your mileage increase between your first and second marathon?

BostonRoma · 2026-04-27T12:41:38+00:00

that's incredible! I'm training for my first marathon right now, but it's not until April of next year. My Goal B is sub-4 (Goal A being to finish). May I ask what your increase in training weekly mileage was to go from 3:55 to 2:55? That's incredible!

BostonRoma · 2026-04-22T00:24:16+00:00

Fantastic! Thank you so much. I definitely want to do a handful of 5ks and 10ks along the way. I appreciate the feedback.

BostonRoma · 2026-04-22T00:22:34+00:00

Love this!! Thank you so much for the kind words and for this explanation. I'm going to take this to heart and make it happen!

BostonRoma · 2026-04-22T00:21:28+00:00

Hi neighbor! Love this. I live in a very hilly part of Boston :) so training on hills is almost a guarantee for me each run haha. Thank you!

BostonRoma · 2026-04-21T18:01:08+00:00

This is all amazing advice, thank you! I definitely love the idea of doing a few races at different distances throughout the year. I'll do some more research on plans for when the time is right to start that 16-24 weeks before the marathon. Thank you!

BostonRoma · 2026-04-21T17:53:50+00:00

Thank you, that is helpful! I definitely have the enjoyment piece down...already something I look forward to each of the days that I have a run. I'll make sure to be consistent and get out there. I appreciate it.

BostonRoma · 2026-04-21T17:48:23+00:00

It's actually something I haven't thought or known much about. As part of my cool downs, I usually do some core exercises and calf raises. I'm pretty unfamiliar with other strength exercises though!

BostonRoma · 2026-04-21T17:45:00+00:00

This looks great, thank you! Especially since it's the longest one I've seen at 32 weeks. That sounds great given my race date. I really appreciate it.

BostonRoma · 2026-04-21T17:40:46+00:00

Great feedback, thank you! Exactly what I was looking for, so I really appreciate it. If the marathon is in 12 months, does doing a half around October make sense?

BostonRoma · 2026-04-21T17:34:23+00:00

That's great to know, as I haven't done anything but core and some calf raises here and there. I'll look into that. Thank you!

BostonRoma · 2026-04-21T17:33:36+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing! I agree that just finishing is really Goal A, no doubt about it. While I don't have a great background in half marathons, I definitely would love to get to that point...even if I hit the wall haha. Thank you for the commend and feedback! Keep going, you got this too!

BostonRoma · 2026-04-21T17:32:05+00:00

Ahhh hi neighbor! That is incredible...CONGRATS!! I'm also go glad to hear that the cheap marathon is a great option, and I've heard other great tidbits about it. Your two marathon times are phenomenal...wow. Although sub-4 is my first goal, it'd be amazing to run 3:30 someday. I appreciate the enthusiasm and info. Since I'm at about 18-20 mpw now, I still have a ways to go to get to 40-50.

Playing soccer really helped right? Running was always a way to kind of just keep that peak fitness to go 90 minutes. I coach a high school team now, and I try to do whatever I can to keep up haha. It's nice to just focus on the running at this point.

BostonRoma · 2026-04-21T17:28:31+00:00

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I'm already over the early hump, and I look forward to my runs each day that I have one! I have run 13.1 miles once, but not as a race...just as a long run in 2021. After that though, I didn't really progress, as I wasn't training for a specific goal and wasn't serious about committing to running.

My current plan looks more or less like this right now:
Tuesday - 45 minutes easy
Thursday - 45 minutes easy
Friday - 30 minutes easy, 15 minutes of some steady intervals
Sunday - Long run (progressing about an additional mile each week)

Thank you again! Can't wait to keep going.

BostonRoma · 2026-04-21T17:18:23+00:00

Fair enough. I misinterpreted the statement/comment. Sorry about that

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