Is it possible

Specialun

So lads im 28..i wouldnt say im fat but im defo not slim either..lets say im a chubby character

I havnt done much sports in last 10 yrs as i discovered alchohol and sex was more fun (at the time)

Ive started going back to the gym

Ive set myself a goal to run a half marathon next yr..more than likely after the summer

My GF reckons ive fell and hit my head

Is it possible? From normal workouts as my work has a gym

Sauve

Absofrickinlutely it is. Get a proper training plan in place (running as well as gym) and a year should be enough.
Loads of good info in the Athletics forum too

Lia_lia

Of course.

Señor Fancy Pants

Start with a 10km goal, see how you get on with that. Then beast yourself, there's no reason why you won't be able to do it.

The Moldy Gowl

If you said that to her, she would kill you. Tell her she is is sexist and do it to spite her, even if you die

StormWarrior

Build the running up gradually and wear appropriate trainers or hello shin splints.

Dravokivich

Normal workouts? So you bounce on a cross trainer and stretch or a rower, letting the press machines do the chest and shoulder work for you?

Not a chance if so lad, no matter how special you proclaim to be.

Btw; it takes time to build up. Set yerself milestones such as a good 5k a good 10k and so on. Only way to judge if you can do it.

oceanman

stick with the sex and booze....its way more fun than running

Birneybau

Horizontal jogging. Start with 2 minutes and go from there...

Donkey Oaty

Specialun wrote: »

im a chubby character

Ive set myself a goal to run a half marathon next yr

You can run - but you can't hide.

Iancar29

100% possible , I done the exact thing last year. Went to the gym once or twice a week for strength training and went on short jogs building on it each week. Start on a 3 k jog/walk , then less walking , then do the same for 5k , 8 k , 10k ... It gets easier and you'll feel great after each new distance covered. Try get a running app if you have a smart phone too.

I ended up completing the half marathon in a steady 2.5hrs .Then I done Tough mudder ( 12miles ) 2 months later .

2015 im hoping to do the full marathon and a Malin - Mizen head cycle.

Best of luck

anncoates

Just don't train and do the run in a comedy outfit before collapsing halfway. The journal will definitely do a piece on it.

Specialun

Ok so lets say a 10km race..that half a half marathon (sorry my ex maths teacher)

pmasterson95

1. Watch "run fat boy run"
2. Increase sex with gf.....it burns calories.

wretcheddomain

Specialun wrote: »

So lads im 28..i wouldnt say im fat but im defo not slim either..lets say im a chubby character

Ive set myself a goal to run a half marathon next yr..more than likely after the summer

My GF reckons ive fell and hit my head

Is it possible? From normal workouts as my work has a gym

It's possible, as the other posters have pointed out.

The problem for you, though, is that you've posited it as a type of New Years resolution, which invariably always fail. You claim to be chubby so I assume you will go to excess on New Years' Eve - in which case you'll already have failed as this will pour over into the early hours of New Years Day. On feeling guilty and awful from the excesses of the night before, you'll want to rest and avoid exercise, thereby "skipping" your planned regimen until the next day. Said process will continue for the next 30 days, where you might do 1 or 2 solid days of exercise, and fall back into failure as a lazy weekend with friends ensues. This pattern will repeat right up until this time next year where you'll return to AH and erect a new thread hoping for same.

paulbok

Specialun wrote: »

Ok so lets say a 10km race..that half a half marathon (sorry my ex maths teacher)

its about half a half marathon.
Approx 42Km to a marathon.

Start with a 5km, definitely a case (sorta') of walk before you can run if it's a long time since you ran any length. you are going to be very susceptible to aches, pains and pulls so you need to approach it carefully at first. Once your body starts getting used to the initial 'punishment' you'll begin to enjoy it and won't give up as much.
Use a smartphone app to get you to that level, then look at getting a proper training plan as you up it to 10k.


If your gf is so sure you haven't a hope of doing it, make a special bet with her;) that you can.

Specialun

paulbok wrote: »

its about half a half marathon.
Approx 42Km to a marathon.

Start with a 5km, definitely a case (sorta') of walk before you can run if it's a long time since you ran any length. you are going to be very susceptible to aches, pains and pulls so you need to approach it carefully at first. Once your body starts getting used to the initial 'punishment' you'll begin to enjoy it and won't give up as much.
Use a smartphone app to get you to that level, then look at getting a proper training plan as you up it to 10k.


If your gf is so sure you haven't a hope of doing it, make a special bet with her;) that you can.

Hmmm..special bet you say...did i hear some1 say 3sum...

Mister Vain

Specialun wrote: »

So lads im 28..i wouldnt say im fat but im defo not slim either..lets say im a chubby character

I havnt done much sports in last 10 yrs as i discovered alchohol and sex was more fun (at the time)

Ive started going back to the gym

Ive set myself a goal to run a half marathon next yr..more than likely after the summer

My GF reckons ive fell and hit my head

Is it possible? From normal workouts as my work has a gym

That's a good exercise in itself.

OldMrBrennan83

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