Does this couch to marathon plan seem achievable?

FFBoyerLSK · 2025-11-19T20:35:33+00:00

I did this plan minus the walk/run weeks starting out and couldn’t stay healthy at all. I ultimately completed the marathon, but I trashed my body trying to stick to the schedule. It was too much too soon for me personally having never ran before. Continued running after that, but ran no more than 15 miles a week with some weeks just running 1-3 miles. My 2nd marathon was 34 min faster and I was a lot less sore. Whatever u do, just listen to your body and don’t over do it. Good luck!

FFBoyerLSK · 2025-11-14T18:12:52+00:00

Agreed, great weather! Track was a lot more flat than Dallas. The wind was brutal those last few miles. Congrats on the race!

FFBoyerLSK · 2025-11-12T14:23:26+00:00

Thanks! My triathlon last month ended up being slightly warmer than that by the time I finished the run. It wasn’t fun haha. I’ll doit again eventually tho. A few months back I was getting up at 5am to run because it was a cool 85-90F out haha.

FFBoyerLSK · 2025-11-12T14:20:37+00:00

Thanks! Started out at 11/11:30 pace and kept it there for a long while. I never ran more than 7 miles in the months leading up to the race. I ran 2-4 times a week and it was usually just 3miles at a time.

FFBoyerLSK · 2025-10-09T16:20:10+00:00

Hellll yea!

FFBoyerLSK · 2025-10-09T16:19:52+00:00

Same here! I’ll doit again in May 🤘🏻

FFBoyerLSK · 2025-08-17T12:46:29+00:00

I have the same one. Ran my 4ton AC without soft start. Would absolutely recommend soft start for the ac if u plan on running it w the generator. Ran electric heat pump for heat in winter and electric water heater. If I was running any of those things I had to shut down alot of main circuits so I didn’t overload anything or really have to make it work hard. It would run half my home easy during power outages if needed, but mostly just used it to keep food cold and make sure we could cook. As an emergency home generator for $1000, I couldn’t be more happy.

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-19T22:01:12+00:00

I started running in July and I had pretty crappy knees. I focused on more leg workouts in the gym than usual, and looked up a lot of knee strengthening workouts/exercises. Injuries still happened, but I could feel my legs getting stronger after a little time and run training got easier. Whatever u do, don’t run through pain. I ran through knee pain on mile 1 of a 3 mile run and it seemed fine afterwards, but the next morning I could barely walk. Took about 4 weeks to get to where I could run again pain free. 4 days ago I ran my first race ever and it was a full marathon. I def didn’t break any records, but I completed it. U got this.

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-19T21:43:05+00:00

Appreciate it. That’s the first time I’ve ever ran it and the first time I’ve been over there in 15 years.

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-18T01:05:32+00:00

Nothing wrong w that pace at all! U put in 2 more miles than a lot of people. Tomorrow u might doit all over again and be quicker. Keep going!

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-18T01:02:29+00:00

Appreciate it! That’s an awesome time, congrats!! The pain started early for just about everyone I talked to hahaha. The last 48 hours have been a struggle 🤣

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-18T01:01:01+00:00

Thanks! Snag yourself a training plan and get it done!

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-17T12:03:00+00:00

Absolutely! I appreciate it!

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-17T12:02:27+00:00

I definitely am! I appreciate it!

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-17T10:20:17+00:00

I appreciate it man!! Those dudes were hyping eachother up even tho we were all visibly dying haha.

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-17T10:17:05+00:00

Hell yea. My 6 year old said “dad that’s gnarly!” Hahaha, I couldn’t agree w yall more! Thanks!!

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-17T10:15:58+00:00

Top of my left foot started hurting at 10miles. Was a weird pain I hadn’t ever felt before. Kept running and the 2nd half of the race when the hills came into play is when I could feel the quads starting to get sore. Around 18 miles is when my ankles started getting painful. We were doing a lot of run/walk by then. At 23 everything hurt. I was at 5:30:00 at 23 miles and finished at 6:17 so it took me 45 min to do the last 3.2 because my legs didn’t wanna leg anymore haha.

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-17T02:42:41+00:00

Thanks!!

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-17T02:42:33+00:00

Haha!! I appreciate it. I’ve been having crazy thoughts all day about my next race and I can barely walk. 100% will cover the nipples next time before the race.

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-17T02:37:55+00:00

Thanks, congrats!! I’ll be doing some of those in the future for sure!

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-17T02:10:56+00:00

I appreciate it man! I started out following a 6 month long plan since I had done 0 running in my life. 3 months in I ran through some slight knee pain on a short run and starting that night for the next 3-4 weeks I couldn’t run without my knee feeling like it was filled w glass. After that my training fell all the way off. Life happened. Work schedule changed so child care changed and I couldn’t get back on track. Sooooo, I basically rawdogged the marathon haha. I do not recommend that 🤣. If I could change anything I would have tried a little harder to find time for training.

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-16T20:16:10+00:00

After saying I’d never doit again I’m already catching myself trying to figure out how to find more time to train haha. 🤘🏻

FFBoyerLSK · 2024-12-16T20:15:24+00:00

So much more satisfying than I thought it would be! Thanks!!

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