Rickpatbrown

Thanks! This sounds right on the money. I am finding that the more I do this, the more appears possible. With people running 135miles through Death Valley in 130F degree heat and others racing 100 miles in the Sierras with 18,090 feet elevation gain, we can be assured that our bodies are capable of amazing things. I'm gonna steer very far from those extreme, though. You sound like you're on your way. 74K and 6,500M is monstrous! I hope to catch that report. Good luck with the training. I can't compare the marathon race to the marathon climbing adventures that some have accomplished. My little vacation to Maine was nothing like the marathon race expenditure. It was more like a good solid week of training. Every race distance is different and every climb is different.

Just to update on my experiment- Everything went well. The 13 mile and 3.5 mile hike in (two days) were strenuous, but I felt strong. We didn't get to climb as much as we wanted, because they got a couple feet of snow a few days before we arrived. My foot hurt the week after the marathon. I wore tennis shoes to work (to the dismay of my bosses) and only went for 1 swim. All muscle soreness was gone by Wednesday or Thursday. BTW- Katahdin was spectacular. I'll definitely be returning.

Ha! Runners aren't impressed with marathons. I only tell non runners so thy think I'm a stud. Seriously though, I have asked my training partners and they've given me good feedback. Only climbers know exactly the stress associated with climbing. The biggest caveat is that everyone is different. Most advice o. Training and recovery comes from personal experience. It's hard to generalize, but you can get an idea to rule out things that totally not the norm.

That's the thing. I don't have the volume. That was gonna be an even scarier proposition than what I'm doing now. I was gonna run both races at an easy pace though. I was only running about 40 miles/week at peak of my training. I was biking and swimming too though. That helped my cardio for sure, but not endurance. I think that my endurance was better simply because this was my second marathon cycle. I hope recovery speed has increased due to the multisport training as well. Also, there are no flights involved. Just a 12 hour car trip

Well, the deed is done. I PR'd with a 3:21:27. I'm pretty happy with that. It was definitely a challenge. I'm just gonna have to see how this pans out. I feel much better than I did after my first marathon. I'm gonna focus on eating LOTS o fruit and vegetables over the next week and super low impact training just to keep things loose (ie. bike and swim super slow). I know I have to prioritize. Luckily, ice is only for a couple months out here. I'm East Coast. I think I'm gonna be good. I feel pretty good. Thanks for the feedback. BTW- we were gonna run a half marathon in NYC tomorrow (day after the full marathon -lol). They wouldn't let other people pick up our bibs, though. God had mercy on us

I think it's a 14 mile slog in. We're doing the walk in over the course I two days.

Thanks guys. I'm gonna give the race my best. I'll listen to my body and bail on my goal time I I'm not feeling it. We're climbing Mt. Katahdin. We will camp at the base and climb for 4 or 5 days doing different routes. It shouldn't be to crazy, but it's totally something new for me. Coupled with the marathon, which is new also, I wanted to make sure I'm not being an idiot. Wish me luck!

Are there any marathon runners out there? I'm running my second marathon this weekend and have surprise trip to Maine a week after. I'm conflicted as to how to run the race and make sure that I'm in good shape for climbing. I'm sure if I take it easy during the race, I'll be just fine for climbing. I'm wondering if I can run it hard an still be ok for climbing. We will be on the mountain for 5-6 days. I ran my first marathon last October in 3:27. I was really sore for about 5 days after and minorly sore for about 10 days. I was running shorter distances with acceptable soreness a week after the race. I want to run this marathon in 3:20(3:19:50 is always soo much better, though). I imagine that this will be about the same effort as my first marathon. I would expect a similar recovery as I had in the fall. My concern is that the faster I run the race, the more I would be increasing my risk of injury while climbing. I will be in a semi remote (for the northeast) location. I don't want to put my climbing partners and myself at risk. I also don't want to waste a race. I am pretty inexperienced with climbing. I've only been ice climbing for a year. I've backpacked for 10-15 years. I've been rock climbing for a couple if years, but nothing like this trip. Any feedback would be welcome. I'm sure most would say that I should take it easy to be on the safe side. But if people have experienced a similar situation and been fine, I'd like to hear their thoughts. Thanks, Ricky

Gotcha. Yeah, it is pretty weak in that department. Mostly, my family lives here and I don't want to permanently live more than a car trip away. I think it's a good place to raise a family. Lots of different opportunities around here, if you ignore our lack of mountains and cold winters.

You want to live in Maryland? Seriously? What do you have against Maryland?

Entry level jobs definitely don't pay much. You surely have to put in the work to get experience. I live in Maryland and we have plenty of jobs. I would expect to move back here after I do grad school. That's kind of why I want to go somewhere icy for 2 years.

Nevermind everyone. I figured it out today. I just bought a lottery ticket -$250 million. I don't need to worry about a job. I went with Chemistry because I love it and my mind works well with it. I was originally thinking med school, but as soon as I got into the lab, I knew that I wanted to do chem. Unfortunately, I burned out working full time while getting my undergrad and now I'm having trouble getting going again. My job (unrelated field) won't pay me anymore though, so I have to move on. Everyone saying to get into a top 50 school- that sounds nice and all, but how many people can actually get into these schools?

I know this is true, but I really hate thinking about this. I'm not trying to make a 100K a year. I just want a solid job that I enjoy. My life is not going to be my career. I work so that I can do the things I love: climb, ride motorcycles, fish, run etc. If I'm unable to do this at a school like Montana or Wyoming, than I'll have to rethink. BTW, I received my bachelor's from UMBC in 2010.

Lol- actually my brother said it's tree-huggers and rednecks. I was trying not to offend anyone that would shoot me. I don't mind making fun of tree-huggers, but drunken men with shotguns should be given a wide berth

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