The feeling when snickers came out and you're still getting marathons... Like **** you chocolate maker and your mates.
It depends on your current level of fitness, mate. I have only run the two marathons, both in 2004, so I am by no means an expert, and any advice I give you is purely anecdotal. The reason I ran these marathons was to set myself a target. My preparations began a full 8 months prior to that. I think it fair to say that I had let myself go to a considerable degree. I was around 4 stone over-weight, smoked, and was a borderline alcoholic. I was advised by my doctor to change my lifestyle or face the consequences in later life. My decision to change was made during the middle of 2003. All I can promise you, my friend, is pain. It hurt me, and it will hurt you. I started out running for 20 minutes, four times a week. Coupled to this, I drastically changed my eating and drinking habits. I cut out all fats, diary, diary products, bread, and red meat, and all alcohol, for a period of 6 weeks. I didn't see any significant weight-loss in that time - perhaps half a stone - but from 6 weeks onwards, I began to shed weight like it was going out of fashion. My fitness increased slowly, but steadily, and after sticking rigidly to my 6 weeks' regime, I started to go out 5 times a week, for periods of up to 45 minutes. I think first race was the Hastings Half Marathon in around February 2004, and then I think I did a couple of 10k events. By this time I had lost around 4 stone, and I was running around 40 miles a week. I had also started to go to the gym to press weights, something I hadn't done since my 20s. In all honesty, I was probably the fittest I have ever been in my life. I looked and felt great! I changed my entire wardrobe, and began dressing in designer gear. Having got down to below my shagging weight, I was, once again, attracting a lot of attention from hot pussy. Honestly, mate! I couldn't fight them off with a ****ty stick! By the time I ran IOW marathon, I was in tremendous shape. But that didn't prevent me from suffering the agonies of Hell. I am not going to lie to you, it was hard. "Blessed are the unfit fat ****ers, for they have no chance of running more than half a mile before collapsing into oblivion; But, woe to him who is fit, for his body shall be ravaged with the blisters and the chaffings of 26.2 miles of hell!" I believe those words appear in the Old Testament, mate. I'm glad I did it, because I took my fitness to levels beyond the point that even the fitness fanatics venture. However, these days I am content with more gentler pursuits, such as riding my mountain bike through forests.
Wow fair play mate! I'm still at the 'should I buy some specialist running footwear' stage. But I'm guessing that's a good place to start? Would you recommend any diet's to follow? I will not stop drinking or smoking weed, so I'm looking at alternatives. Possibly juicing? Just downloaded an app called 'from couch to 5k'. I'm on stage 1 which is the couch.
That's an inspiring story, you should release a video like Mad Lizzie of Mr Motivator it could sell millions of copies. We just need a name and a promotional strapline?
Would getting the little man on the Nintendo Wii to run for me by vigorously shaking the controller be a good start?
