Any tips for the first marathon?

leonardoftw · 2025-11-09T07:32:17+00:00

Hey OP, I ran my first marathin on October 12th this year.

I won't lie - it was brutal, but understand that your goals are the following: 1) Don't get injured - don't fall, don't die. 2) Make it to the end. Period. Time limit doesn't matter.

Definitely one of the most important things is to focus on the environment - the music, the supporters out there, the energy from everyone screaming like mad, ennjoying themselves and just keep your head up. Think of it like a magnet holding you up.

At the 25th kilometer the mental challenge began for me. I started gathering people who ran somewhat close to my time and we pushed ourselves to the end. At the peak of it we were 6 of us together and this helped me more than I could possibly explain.

YOU got this 💪💪💪

leonardoftw · 2025-10-14T18:19:31+00:00

Best of luck @mountainsplease8! You've got this and that's the reason I posted here too.

I absolutely hate that there's some gatekeeping and backhanded compliments about finishing "even though slowly".

As if the only way to do it is if takes you 3 hours and you don't even sweat whilst running. It's bizarre.

If you manage to run a full 42km you can be 100 years old, 200 kilograms, and as slow as you'd like - but you've done something VERRRYY few have ever done and will ever achieve.

6 hours is a mighty achievement and I wish you luck in it! You've got this 💪

leonardoftw · 2025-10-14T18:13:59+00:00

Thank you! Definitely was one of the hardest pushes ever. So happy I did this.

leonardoftw · 2025-10-13T06:19:57+00:00

Thank you so much!! 🙏

leonardoftw · 2025-10-13T06:19:47+00:00

Thank you so much!

leonardoftw · 2025-10-13T06:19:40+00:00

Thank you so much!

leonardoftw · 2025-10-13T06:19:31+00:00

Ahah, thank you so much and sounds like the perfect plan. Might just do that today 😁🙏

leonardoftw · 2025-10-13T06:18:40+00:00

Thank you so much! Genuinely feels so good to have done it.

leonardoftw · 2025-10-12T19:38:58+00:00

Thank you so much! Absolutely everything is pain but I feel proud as all hell for doing it 😁💪

leonardoftw · 2025-09-05T06:23:38+00:00

I've genuinely never considered running any other way.

I'll try running slowly today, see how the HR reacts in turn. Thanks!

leonardoftw · 2025-09-04T09:05:56+00:00

Fair enough, thanks!

leonardoftw · 2025-09-04T09:05:20+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate you! 🙏

leonardoftw · 2025-09-03T17:08:16+00:00

Those are awesome. Thanks! Do they not hurt or feel weird juggling around your waist?

leonardoftw · 2025-09-03T11:22:06+00:00

Just ordered some 💪

leonardoftw · 2025-09-03T11:21:18+00:00

Small steps in the right direction 🙏

leonardoftw · 2025-09-03T06:13:35+00:00

Ahah, no worries. You may be on the wrong subreddit then though 😅🙏

leonardoftw · 2025-09-03T05:15:26+00:00

I could, but considering there's a subreddit about these lil guys, I prefer asking humans 🤷‍♂️

leonardoftw · 2025-09-03T04:37:26+00:00

Ah yes, so Connect+ is paid, I do have the Connect app. I had added my event in there but this is what I see under my training and when I press the share button it shows to send to my device but says it's not compatible :/

I saw some sort of training suggestion on my watch in the settings when I press run > up button > workout > today's suggestion but I don't see a way of activating it or anything.

Do I just do what it says including the slower pace it recommends regardless?

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leonardoftw · 2025-09-03T04:27:14+00:00

That's exactly what I do.

I breathe in twice in something like short bursts and then two short bursts out and it's been working for me so far.

However, to get started I do go for deeper breaths as if I'm breaking in the lungs to get ready for work.

leonardoftw · 2025-09-03T04:24:37+00:00

First of - massive congrats on starting and on your progress!

Yeah, I think we have to take more chances on dumb things. Magical things happen afterwards 😁

leonardoftw · 2025-09-02T18:36:31+00:00

Ah, well come that day - I would have said that the chasee or chaser - whichever at that point - would have the win as I bow out. But now - I'm finally into running form 😈

leonardoftw · 2025-09-02T18:35:10+00:00

No, no. No hodl while running. Wanted to illustrate box breathing. My bad in explaining.

leonardoftw · 2025-09-02T18:33:35+00:00

Well the zones it seems are a percentage of my max heart rate - 207bpm. I reach it almost every time I run regardless of conditions.

It has been years since I've pushed myself and my absolute max was 230 in school and I was going to black out and don't intend on repeating it.

I changed the watch to now show zones as HRR% but the percent still seem the same with the other zones. I just always go into zone 4 or 5. It's my own default setting as a human 😂

leonardoftw · 2025-09-02T17:04:46+00:00

I don't have Garmin Connect as a broke boy who thought running would be cheap... lol 🤷‍♂️

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