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hello I was considering running a full marathon next year just wondering if anyone else has done one one and managed to maintain good blood levels throughout.
realistically i would probably run it in about 3.15-3.20 i would like sub 3 hrs one day but nowhere near that level of running fitness at the moment the furthest iv ever done is half a marathon and that felt like a long way id probably be alright if i had anoth gels and stuff the only problem is the risk of going high then that can make running feel miserableDavie,
I’ve not ran a marathon yet but I am signed up for the Edinburgh marathon next May. What sort of pace would you be aiming for? Would enjoy running with someone with diabetes!
I get out on 10+ miles training runs at the minute, I’m on a pump which really helps with good control. My aim over the next few months is to put some good distance in and log my training carbs and BG’s to make sure I have all my settings right going into the event!
I know this forum has some keen diabetic distance runners on who will be able to give you better advise than I can.
Jeff
realistically i would probably run it in about 3.15-3.20 i would like sub 3 hrs one day but nowhere near that level of running fitness at the moment the furthest iv ever done is half a marathon and that felt like a long way id probably be alright if i had anoth gels and stuff the only problem is the risk of going high then that can make running feel miserable
I inadvertently temporarily impressed someone at parkrun I was talking to yesterday - she asked my what pace I would be running at, and I said as I was trying my hardest not to hurt myself again while recovering from injury I was current running at 'around 7 minutes'.am I right in thinking that would be about 7:30 per mile?
@Davie_sett that sounds brilliant - let me introduce you to @Type1Bri , who's in training for London 2017.
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im on levimere at night and just take novo rapid before meals and if i go abit high i would imagine at a big race like london getting a quick time would be easier than a small race becouse of all the diffrent pacing group to give you motivation and im not sure if people have conversations running marathons or not but i would imagine it would help pass the timeThat would be a great achievement, am I right in thinking that would be about 7:30 per mile? I think I would be a little slower, currently hitting 8:30 over 11 miles!
No reason to go too high I don’t think, as long as you test and take on carbs you will need insulin onboard to utilise the gluco’s and to prevent fatigue.
Are you on injections?
I will give it my bestest shot
I don't doubt it! Go Bri!I will give it my bestest shot
I can remember back at my diagnosis ( 1972 )-- one of the highlights of the """"things you won't be able to do """" talk
was --- run long distant races - insulin wasn't up to the rigours of long distance running then
of course that was 1972 -- and times have changed
perhaps my reply should have been more to do with the HCP's were not up to the administering of insulin to patients to assist flexibility of lifestyle.I don't understand why someone with Type1 on a long term very low carb diet could not of run a marathon with the inslins that were used in the 1970. What am I missing?