I need marathon training info

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Akira5284

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Howdy guys,

Typically I hang out in the weight loss forums but thought i would get some info here.

I am 24 years old, 5'9, and 162 lbs. I weighed 172 6 weeks ago.

I have started to enjoy running. I use to hate it because I would try to run at what i thought was a normal speed but i would get tired. When i went slow i felt like i was walking. Eventually i got a heart rate monitor and it has helped improve my running a lot. So now that i enjoy it, i was considering running a half marathon. I want to know if my two goals are compatible.

My main goal was to lose weight and burn fat. I have lost 10lbs so far which was my first target weight (my BMI is normal again), but have since decided i want to try and lose another 10. So my current goal is to get to 152 lbs. Once i hit this weight I will be attempting to gain muscle.

Is it possible to train for a marathon on a calorie deficit? it seems that they would be incompatible since for a marathon you want to train your body to store energy properly.

Should I focus on my first goal to lose weight and gain muscle then later on work on a marathon?

thank for any advice.
 
What you want to train your body to do is become efficient at fat oxidation. Not storing energy.

If you have the money the best thing to do is go and get an incremental lactate test. With this test you can plot 2mMol and 4mMol lactate concentrations and then work out E1 - E4 training intensities based on HR.

This usually costs around $150 NZD so im not sure about the cost over your way. With this data it makes it so much easier to plan your training and you can make far more efficient use of your time.

Bear in mind that this isnt a necesity and you can train for a marathon without this. If I was training for a marathon and had some cash to pay for this test I definately would.
 
OH and you will lose fat training for a marathon if you are on a calorie deficit. But it is good to balance it with resistance training to avoid wasting away.

I wouldnt want to try and train for a marathon on a deficit myself, but you could probably do it
 
I would strongly suggest against any type of serious marathon training while in a chronic calorie deficient state.
 
OP: I don't think you can train for a marathon in a calorie deficit your training will suffer or you will catabolize.

Hey Trevor, I don't understand your sig. DNA has 4 nucleotides; adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine. And, since AT and GC are complementary, aren't there just 2 base pairs?
 
If you train for a half marathon, you will lose weight. You will not only lose weight through burning calories, you will also raise your basal metabolic rate. BMR is the amount of calories you burn by doing nothing. If you did absolutely nothing in a day at 5'9 and 162#, you will burn 2390 calories a day. If you workout 3-5 days a week, you BMR will increase to 3274, 6-7 days a week, 3704.

By losing weight, you are in caloric deficit. You can't lose weight if you're not. What I wouldn't suggest is starving yourself while training for a half marathon. I also don't see a reason why you can't try to gain muscle while training for a marathon and losing weight. Muscle burns fat. The more muscle you have the more fat you will burn. Think of it as an all encompassing lifestyle change.
 
g8r80 said:
Hey Trevor, I don't understand your sig. DNA has 4 nucleotides; adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine. And, since AT and GC are complementary, aren't there just 2 base pairs?
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Haha - Thats exactly why its in my sig. ^


Yes, you're right. There are only two base pairs(Formed from 4nucleotides, that you mentioned) and I believe the 5th "pair"(really nucleotide) the quote speaks of is actually Uracil - which is found in RNA not DNA. lol

I originally found the quote in a chemistry site. I don't remember the URL, though.

I think its funny an educational site about chemistry had that in it.

The sig is supposed to encourage people to not believe everything you read on the web. Unfortently I couldn't add anything else after the quote. I wanted to add something like "Source educational site" Not everything written down is true.
Damn line and a half limit...
 
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Trevor M. said:
I would strongly suggest against any type of serious marathon training while in a chronic calorie deficient state.
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I second this. :(
 
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