A marathon? Me ?

[RunBrianRun]

I have just spoken to my brother and he wants me to support him by running the Brighton marathon with him next year 😱 He’s recovering from radio therapy and is really struggling so I guess I’m going to have to do it. I really truly hate the idea of a marathon but I can’t let him down. It’ll be a challenge for both of us for sure.

[misswobble Marathon]

You’re half way there already 🙂

If you allow at least four months training you can do it.

It’s always good to have a plan on the go. Good luck with it 💪👍🙂

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thank you misswobble. Halfway to hell if you ask me. 😂 That’s a song isn’t it? I’ll have to start looking at marathon training plans I suppose. 😅

[misswobble Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

You’ll need lots of long songs and a PLAN 💪👍😃

Stick to your plan, do your runs and you’ve nothing to fear on the day. I get to 32 k (20 miles) about an month before DDay and then think about tapering after that

Have fun 😃

[Irish-John Marathon]

You can do it Brian. I sure as heck didn't think I could and I bet my house you are better equipped than me

The hardest part is spending the time training - it's a big and constant investment.

What kept me going was remembering

"It won't be easy - but it definitely will be worth it"

Best wishes for it Running pal :)👍🏻

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Irish-John]

Thank you IJ and your belief in my ability to do it. 👍😊 I’m going to do the training with my brother and I’ll invest the time to make sure I can support him on the day.

[Irish-John Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

I'm looking forward to your Race report Brian :)👍🏻

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

This is our 5000th post!!

You can do that marathon, Bri!!!!! It's great fun 😊😊😊 Maybe I'll see you at the start line?!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Maybe that’s a sign? 😁 It would be lovely if you were there at the start line too. 😊

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Well, I am booked for it 😊

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to roseabi]

This is definitely a sign!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Well; that’s it!! No choice. Easily within your compass; just try to find a way of enjoying it. 👍

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Love your belief in me beachcomber 👍😂☺️ I’ll try my best to enjoy it but it’s so far out of my comfort zone. I thought to myself at the end of my impromptu HM, how that was only half of a marathon, and look at the state of me. Let’s see..,,,

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Ok, but I did my HM aged 67 and I can’t do a sub 60 10k!!! You have loads left in your tank! 🏎

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Flippin eck. That’s quick 🌪💥

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

That so made me laugh! Which I suspect is a rather inappropriate response, sorry. But I love that the short distance speed demon is going to have a crack at a marathon so soon after his first half marathon (that was never going to happen)! All things are possible. You will smash it. Your brother is amazing too!!!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I knew you’d find this funny Linda 🙄😂 Now where can I find a marathon training plan? 🤔

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

😅 I'm not sure you need one do you? Keep on running short and fast, join your brother when he wants company during his plan ... then knock it out of the park from nowhere in September - just like you did your half!!!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

That’s a perfect plan!

[TailChaser Marathon]

You just did a HM off the cuff! Of course you can do a full marathon! (No pressure of course 🤣) 💪💪💪

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Thank you TC ☺️ Probably best I don’t beat myself up about it and do it by stealth. Seems to be working so far. 👍

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

I’ve managed to rope my son in to support us both. Poor lad. 😂

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Even better, the more support all round, the easier it will be to get round. You'll be the three musketeers. It will be a fantastic familial journey 👍🏻😁

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Brian. You’re an absolute natural. If I can run HM distance, you sure as heck can run a FM. 😀

You have a great incentive with your brother. and you have a whole herd of loyal VRB’s to cheer you on and pick you up if training gets tough.

Go for it! 💪👊👊🏃‍♂️💥😍

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thank you cheeky! 😊 That really helps knowing that I’ll have support here. I wonder if anyone else has signed up for it. I know Roseabi has but maybe there might be a few of us up for it? It would be great to see a few vrbs at the meet. ☺️😀

[Madge50 Marathon]

Do it, do it, do it! You know that’s still how I feel, I still can’t quite believe I’ve done a marathon, and same as Irish-John , treated the distance with great respect, took it steady, and what do you know? Only flippin well did it.

I’m sure having company, a joint or shared goal was really important, and made me determined to finish......

You only have to do it once 😉......🏅....and the kudos is yours forever....💪

Mx

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Madge50]

Thank you madge for your encouragement ☺️ I have decided I will do it and the support on here is awesome. Got to do it now. 😬

[Hidden]

What a brother 👍 you've got this Brian no doubts 💪

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Ian 😊 He’s pretty remarkable really and an inspiration for me. He’s the one who sets my targets for me. He often doesn’t know he’s doing it, but he has faith in me, and makes me reach further than I think I’m capable of. A strong man for sure and I really enjoy our runs together when they happen. He is also really persuasive! Hence why I’m doing this 😂

[SlowLoris]

Piece of cake. Not.

Gotta be done though.

[Decker Ultramarathon]

You’ve got this one Brian. You’ll smash it! And how often will this kind of chance come up again in the future?

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Decker]

I’m not built for distance so it’s going to be super hard for me. And you are right, it’ll be one for the memory bank for sure.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

You see all shapes, sizes and ages doing all distances. Always amazes me 🙂

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

We believe in you! Go get that thing!

[Tasha99 Marathon]

Do it! Just to tick it off the bucket list 😊

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

I am going to do it Tasha 😱

[Tasha99 Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

The only advice is can give you, is too babe sure you train really really slowly. I did long runs too fast - I thought they were slow but they weren’t slow enough. By the time I got to race day I was broken 🤣

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

ThanksTasha. Is there a tips post on HU here somewhere? It would be really useful if those who have gone before could share some insights and feedback.

[Tasha99 Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Not that I know of. Maybe they admin team might know of one, but I’m sure you’d get plenty of tips if you asked 👍🏽 Following a plan didn’t work for me. It was too intense. Next time I’d just up my long run every other week. For the in between weeks, I’d drop right back to say 50% for that long run day. And you don’t need to do more than 20 miles. Although if I went really, really slowly a plan would probably work out ok now.

[Littleoyellow 10 Miles]

Just seen your post Brian. Imagine you and your brother crossing that finish line arms raised in triumph 😁 now that's worth it! You've got this 👍

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Littleoyellow]

That would be amazing. I hope we can both do this.

[Littleoyellow 10 Miles in reply to RunBrianRun]

You both take my very best wishes with you on your adventure together 👍

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

I love the way you really don't want to do it but you are anyway because of your brother. You’ll both need to watch that sibling rivalry thing though 😉

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Yes IP I can’t let him down. He’s much more competitive than me but I don’t mind letting him win this one 😜

[C3PO Marathon]

The training is going to be hard, but knowing that you're going to do it with your brother will get you through it. Also, it is nice to say that you've done a marathon.

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to C3PO]

Hopefully worth it in the end.