Any Fall Marathons/Half Marathons?

[Lise]

I've pretty much decided (for the moment, at least), that after next year's 1/2 IM tri, I'll be done with the long runs. I do enjoy races, for the community and excitement, but I'll limit the running to 5, 8, or 10 km. The training for the longer runs is boring and time consuming. I'd much rather train for a century ride! Then maybe I could actually get a little faster on the run, instead of just going for endurance.

I'm thinking that I'll mostly do sprint tris, after next year...the 1/2 IM is a goal. But I'll be 47 next year, and I was so worn out after this last Oly tri that it was discouraging. We shall see. I can certainly get better at the training, core work, etc. But I want to do more that's fun and less that's genuinely painful! For me, that means more biking, and less swimming and running. Not *no* tris--they remain my favorite. But less suffering with each one.

[colby]

I've pretty much decided (for the moment, at least), that after next year's 1/2 IM tri, I'll be done with the long runs. I do enjoy races, for the community and excitement, but I'll limit the running to 5, 8, or 10 km. The training for the longer runs is boring and time consuming. I'd much rather train for a century ride! Then maybe I could actually get a little faster on the run, instead of just going for endurance.

I'm hoping slower and longer is going to mean faster when I go back to shorter distances I'm hoping if I train for goals (I also want to do 1/2 IM next year), it will make my running more specific, and I will get faster instead of just falling into a rut and/or being bored (I year you on those long runs!). I really want to do a full IM sometime in the future, at least once, but I think it'll be a few years.

I really want to do a century and other bike events, too. Sometimes it seems an aspiring triathlete's job is never done

[maillotpois]

You guys will be amazed at how much better your body will feel after a century than it does after a long run. I swear. After my first century, I swore I would never run or do a marathon again unless being chased by a pack of dogs. So here I am....

[Lise]

You guys will be amazed at how much better your body will feel after a century than it does after a long run. I swear. After my first century, I swore I would never run or do a marathon again unless being chased by a pack of dogs. So here I am....

Well, you're sort of being chased into it by a pack of emboli...

I do love the cycling. I also love the strategy of triathlon. If cycling got taken away, I could see doing more distance running. MP, when does your doc think you can ride again?

[Shiraz]

I agree! I have never felt so tired and fatigued then after finishing a marathon. It took me two weeks to feel "normal" after my first and almost a week after my second. But I can bike a century and back to back centuries (STP) and still feel tired but not like I have been run over by a mack truck, so that's why I have been doing halfs. I just must not been made to run the marathons. I follow training plans and cover the miles too. My hat is off to all of you ladies who can run marathon after marathon.

Lise, I agree I am missing my biking time. It is hard because you want to do both and there isn't enough time for both.

My family is planning to do the Las Vegas half in December. Anybody doing this one?