So I did it!! Â I am now officially a marathoner! Â I completed the Miami Marathon about a week ago and I did my very best. Â I ran the entire thing and I was pretty much on par with my normal splits that I was doing when I was training. Â If you want an official look at how I did you can see below. Â I am happy that I completed this and happy with my time, Â I was really hoping to run under 4 hours but it was the coldest Miami Marathon they have ever had and at 48 degrees I just couldn’t get myself to go any faster. Â Maybe warmer weather would have helped but maybe it wouldn’t have? Â As I said all I know is that I did MY very best at the time and I am proud of myself ?
So let’s talk physique and diet now. Â I actually didn’t notice significant changes in my body while marathon training. Â I do think that maybe my legs thinned out a little and that I lost a little definition and muscle. Â I am certain I lost strength because I was unable to lift heavy for a couple months (& unable to even lift much at all the last few weeks of training). Â I was listening to my body and trying to make sure I personally got enough rest and didn’t push my body too far with weight training. Â I had mentioned I was struggling a little with my knees and hips. Â That did persist but it did not intensify so it was tolerable. Â It has been a little over a week and my body feels fully recovered with no lingering knee, hip, joint pain thankfully but I also have not tried running again lol!
My diet up until the marathon remained 40-50% carbs and I was doing well on that but I do think eating so many carbs makes me so much hungrier.  So what are my plans now??  Well I have no immediate plans to run another marathon.  I think I prefer half marathon or less distance wise but I am certainly not opposed to competing in another marathon.  At this time however I am focusing on building back the muscle and strength I lost.  I really missed lifting weights & how strong I feel after hard weight training sessions!
So I am currently doing 10-15 minutes of cardio (bike/elliptical) along with 45-60 minutes of lifting 5-6 days a week. Â I also cut wayyy back on carbs. Â I really see my best personal physique when I go low carb however sometimes I eat more for function (or sanity haha!). Â So carbs are now comprising about 10% of my diet with that coming almost entirely from veggies.
I am prepping for some photo shoots towards the end of February and beginning of March so I know this will help me get the look I want for those shoots. Â I hope that my experience and thoughts may be helpful to others who are training for a marathon or whatever. Â I think it’s important to push yourself to do things that you are not necessarily comfortable or confident doing because stepping outside of that allows you to grow and learn new things about yourself. Â Whether it’s a physical or mental challenge I urge you to try something new and give it your all. Â Much luck & love! ?
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