Pittsburgh Marathon

[Muleyfanatic]

Finished my first marathon this weekend. It was a enjoyable experience and plan on doing more. I started running to make sure I would be in mountain shape come fall a couple years ago and have become some what addicted to it (when I started I never would have thought that I would ever say that). I finished in 3:55:25.

 

[1_pointer]

Congrats on quite the accomplishment! I used to have the goal of trying to complete a marathon. Key phrase "used to"!

 

[WV Hunter]

Great job keeping it under 4 hours! Quite an accomplishment

 

[deer_shooter]

Congrats man. That's a heck of an achievement

 

[shoots-straight]

Wow, impressive.

 

[npaden]

Great job! Those last 6 miles are fun aren't they?

I would have never thought of myself as a runner either, but started running to get in shape for hunting and it has just kind of taken off.

I still don't really feel like I'm a "runner", especially at 6'2" and 210lbs, but I sure do feel like I'm in the best shape of my life.

I have my first ultra on the schedule in 10 days, a 50K trail race. The timing couldn't be much better to draw a mountain goat tag when I am actually in the best shape of my life at 46.

 

[Z Barebow]

Congrats! Will be doing my 9th marathon this weekend.

Much like others, I started running to get in shape. Too hard to erase 2 or 3 years of sins in 2-3 months trying to get into mtn shape.. Better off staying in shape year around and running is best way for me.

 

[dustinf]

Congrats!

 

[EODRay]

That is a great accomplishment to be proud of. Good going!

 

[Fidel]

Nice job Muley! Keep up the great work.
I'm scheduled to run my fourth 100 in five weeks in Wy. I even managed to finish one with Greenhorn pacing me the last 18 in 2012.
Good luck in your running!

 

[Colberjs]

I really wish I enjoyed running like others seem to. It would be a good addiction to have as opposed to soda and Little Debbie's. Lol.

I tried a couch to 5k program last year and made it about half way through it before my knees started giving me trouble. At 6'3" and 250# that's a lot of high-impact stress on my knees.

 

[Muleyfanatic]

Thanks guys!
You ultra guys are impressive. Cameron Haines has nothing on some of the hunttalkers!! I am looking at doing one of these in the future ; but probably not this year. I have already committed to 2 half marathons, tough mudder, and 1 more marathon. I ran a 30K earlier this year during my marathon training.