I wanted to see if someone had some insight to this. I am thinking of training for a 1/2 Marathon. I am hoping to still lift 5 times a week during lunch and do my runs after work.
My current stats are 212 around 13%bf.
I was worried that running that far might counteract some of the muscle building that I have done. Should I be worried about this, or is that something that doesn’t matter until someone starts running marathons.
I’m still planning keeping my protein intake high(~250-300), so I was wondering if that would be enough.
[quote]BackDay wrote:
I wanted to see if someone had some insight to this. I am thinking of training for a 1/2 Marathon. I am hoping to still lift 5 times a week during lunch and do my runs after work.
My current stats are 212 around 13%bf.
I was worried that running that far might counteract some of the muscle building that I have done. Should I be worried about this, or is that something that doesn’t matter until someone starts running marathons.
I’m still planning keeping my protein intake high(~250-300), so I was wondering if that would be enough.
Thanks for any help and advise.[/quote]
Do you want to finish the thing or run it competively?
The training for a half isn’t that much different from a full marathon.
Hey sure you can do it. Just remember that the excessive cardio will cost you some muscle gains if you don’t eat enough.
I foolishly miscalculated my needs and lost ALL my tiny muscles while training for the sprin triathlon.
The slow twitch endurance fibers will also try to take over, making it a bit harder to make muscle.
During my tri training, I got a lot stronger but smaller.
The advantage of the training - your lifts will go up because you won’t get so out of breath when you squat or deadlift.
I would however suggest lifting 3X a week instead of 5 and running 2X.
Try to improve your distance or speed by no more than 10% each week.
Good luck and don’t forget to eat. Endurance training must be fed before, during, and after training…at least the bricks for triathletes have to be fed that way.
[quote]BackDay wrote:
I wanted to see if someone had some insight to this. I am thinking of training for a 1/2 Marathon. I am hoping to still lift 5 times a week during lunch and do my runs after work.
My current stats are 212 around 13%bf.
I was worried that running that far might counteract some of the muscle building that I have done. Should I be worried about this, or is that something that doesn’t matter until someone starts running marathons.
I’m still planning keeping my protein intake high(~250-300), so I was wondering if that would be enough.
Thanks for any help and advise.[/quote]
As one post stated, some of it will depend on your goal. Is it to finish and just enjoy the run or do you want to be competitive in your age class.
If you want to be competitive you need to take a close look at your weight.
I currently run 5 and 10K events. I run 5 or 6 miles two or three times a week but I consume a tremendous amount of calories (especially for my age). Years ago I went too far with the running and dropped too much weight along with strength/mass etc…
Now I run the races to enjoy the event and have fun with my family. I tip the scales at around 220 and can still maintain about an eight minute mile, that ain’t too bad for the “clydesdale” category. If you run in my pack just get used to having 70 pound little old ladies pass you somewhere around mile 6.
I just want to finish it and have fun. Although the little old ladies passing me might be a blow to my ego…oh well.
I’ll just raise the calories and judge my progress as time goes on. I’m currently running 5K 3 times a week, and I seem to maintaining well.
Sounds like I’ll be fine as long as I’m not finishing in the 6 min/mile group, which won’t be a problem (unless they let me ride a bike or drive a car).
[quote]BackDay wrote:
I just want to finish it and have fun. Although the little old ladies passing me might be a blow to my ego…oh well.
I’ll just raise the calories and judge my progress as time goes on. I’m currently running 5K 3 times a week, and I seem to maintaining well.
Sounds like I’ll be fine as long as I’m not finishing in the 6 min/mile group, which won’t be a problem (unless they let me ride a bike or drive a car).
Thanks for the help[/quote]
Actually it can be a lot of fun if you get to know a few of the regular runners. A lot of picking goes on between the folks who don’t hit the 6 min or less mark. And don’t forget that the lifters always look better in their running shorts and race day t-shirt. The little ol ladies may pass you but I usually get a smile from them on the way.
[quote]Go-Rilla wrote:
BackDay wrote:
I just want to finish it and have fun. Although the little old ladies passing me might be a blow to my ego…oh well.
I’ll just raise the calories and judge my progress as time goes on. I’m currently running 5K 3 times a week, and I seem to maintaining well.
Sounds like I’ll be fine as long as I’m not finishing in the 6 min/mile group, which won’t be a problem (unless they let me ride a bike or drive a car).
Thanks for the help
Actually it can be a lot of fun if you get to know a few of the regular runners. A lot of picking goes on between the folks who don’t hit the 6 min or less mark. And don’t forget that the lifters always look better in their running shorts and race day t-shirt. The little ol ladies may pass you but I usually get a smile from them on the way.