overweight and training for marathon

deltaromeo82

Please help!!! I'm 28, 17.5 stone and training for the Dublin city marathon. I've managed to lose a stone over the last 6months and have decided that it's now or never. I've done a few 10km in the part but with that I've had to walk for parts cause of what I've been told could be my i.t. band. I started playing rugby and the fitness has come up no end. Prob was i was running the other day and i pushed on for 13km. Bang. I.t. band strikes again. I'm in agony now and am wondering how do i get passed this. I'm looking for tips to build up my legs so i can do longer distance races. 10km isn't a prob but anything after is the barrier. I'm planning on doing the race series leading up to the marathon.

Change the diet for a start, what height are you?

deltaromeo82

Yeah the Diet and weight are on track in the right direction. I'm looking for tips to prevent injury

RayCun

Make sure you have a good pair of shoes - that means going to a proper shop and talking to someone about your requirements.
Do some of your running on grass, its easier on the joints.
Build up your runs slowly, no more than 10% extra a week, and when you do your longer runs, do them slowly.
If you're getting persistent pain, go talk to a physio and get a proper diagnosis, and advice on the kind of stretching you can do to alleviate the problem.

DULLAHAN2

What Height are you? I lost 4 stone last year but it was tough trying to keep up the running and weight loss but i did it so there is no reason you cant.

+1 on what raycun said about going to a physio and getting advice on stretching and get a good pair of runners.

rom

deltaromeo82 wrote: »

Please help!!! I'm 28, 17.5 stone and training for the Dublin city marathon. I've managed to lose a stone over the last 6months and have decided that it's now or never. I've done a few 10km in the part but with that I've had to walk for parts cause of what I've been told could be my i.t. band. I started playing rugby and the fitness has come up no end. Prob was i was running the other day and i pushed on for 13km. Bang. I.t. band strikes again. I'm in agony now and am wondering how do i get passed this. I'm looking for tips to build up my legs so i can do longer distance races. 10km isn't a prob but anything after is the barrier. I'm planning on doing the race series leading up to the marathon.

Also 28 here. Only started running in Sept. I have big strong legs like yourself. I have a bin out the back that is full of water that I jump into after a long run. Started off running 2.2 km and thought i was going to die. Up to 14/15 k now. I am far from an expert but I have been talking to a few and trying to get info for me. So I run about 1k. Then I stretch out for about a min or 2. Then run the rest and stretch again at the end. I only run every 2nd day as I was getting injured doing ever day. Going to but one of these also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p5o_mycuug today.

jb-ski

deltaromeo82 wrote: »

I'm looking for tips to build up my legs so i can do longer distance races. 10km isn't a prob but anything after is the barrier.

if you are injury free now,
forget about 'marathon' training, (& if you're a rugby head, switch off the rugby brain:))
for the next 4 weeks try to get out regularly (3+weekly) and run a very easy pace 5-8 k.
come back in 4 weeks, and tell us how your progressing.

IMO,you have loads of time to get a solid foundation in before you start increasing distance.

RayCun wrote: »

Make sure you have a good pair of shoes - that means going to a proper shop and talking to someone about your requirements.
Do some of your running on grass, its easier on the joints.

Shoes are important, not convinced of the grass thing, but off-road/trail definitely good for ankle strength/stability.

and enjoy..............

ecoli

If you are experiencing i.t problems seek physio's advice regarding the causes of this as there a whole list of things which can be causing this. Once you know what is causing it you will know how to address it.

In the mean time my advice would be focus the next 4-8 weeks on weight loss by non weight bearing means. Trying to run when overweight is going to increase your risk of injury. Swimming and spinning will help drop the weight while not putting extra pressure on your joints through the impact involved in running.

Better to spend the next two months building general fitness and dropping the weight then dedicate the following 5-6 months on the specificity of running than trying to build now and having to be laid off injured later down the line. The two greatest secrets to marathon training are mileage and consistency, with these two you will have no problem come Oct

plodder

I remember reading somewhere that training for or running a marathon if you're over 15 stone is not recommended. Running is great for keeping weight under control, but it's easier to lose it first, rather than trying to use it to lose the weight.