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Aaron
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September 10, 2010, 10:51:11 am »
I'll start with a brief description about me. I'm 31 and have just started running again after ten years of being sedintary. I used to run a lot in the Air Force and was down to a 21 min. 5k. I am reading everything I can and looking at differant training schedules to train for a marathon. If anyone has and ideas about schedules that worked for you let me know. Also, I was wondering about muscle pain. If I go out and do three miles and have muscle soreness....being as I'm just starting to run....should I wait until the pain completely goes away (say 3-5 days) or stick to the schedule I'm on and run the miles on the schedule?
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Jon Allen
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September 10, 2010, 05:49:27 pm »
Aaron- if you go an easy few miles, and nothing long or hard, I would say keep running everyday. If you are still having the soreness after a few weeks of running, then ask us again- but I bet you'll be used to it by then.
By the way, when is your marathon? We usually encourage people to ease back into running, especially a marathon, rather than follow some crash-course program that might let you finish a marathon, but may injure you, burn you out, or leave you at the finish line knowing you could run much, much faster. Even a build up of a year or more before your first marathon might be wise. Make your first marathon experience a good one- and 10k's and half marathons can be just as challenging, without some of the downsides, for a new runner. Just some food for thought.
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