Running a marathon

just strap on a pair of cheapo converse trainers turn up on the day and go for it training schmaining

dicki just strap on a pair of cheapo converse trainers turn up on the day and go for it training schmaining

Damn straight dicki, that's the way.

I feel a list coming on:

Running the London Marathon with none of that pussy training malarky:

1. dicki
   2.
   

running is the best form of exercise, you have to train to do the marathon!

swimming is the best form of exercise everybody knows that

Running the London Marathon with none of that pussy training malarky:

1. dicki
   
2. smeear
   

technically not
http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/activities/1.html

muscle - tone - wise i always thought swimming did legs arms torso back i.e all of them
calorie counting is dieting not exercising

In terms of muscle toning, swimming is the best, true,
The point of the website is to show the energy burnt, it may be a diet website, and factually innacurate in places, but its helpful occasionally- like praying in church beating desk work.

As an ex-swimmer the benefits of swimming are awesome- toning, CV etc, but a good run works on CV pretty well, and builds up those all important calf muscles.
However Cycling is prob better in the long run, and i advise a trip to your local lake for a really good swim + more calories than you could ever imagine burning anywhere else. (try the Serpentine rather than Hamstead).

no, running is the best!

reason : you need no special skills to run, neither do you need to be near a water source.

therefore, anybody the world over can run.

the non sport specific person, will gain more fitness-wise and weight loss-wise with a half hour run than they will with a half hour cycle or swim.....swimming and cycling are low-impact so lead to less recurring sports injuries....unless you fall off / drown a lot!

thats about right.

anyone doing London next year?
my gf is doing it, might have to start training for it just to piss her off.
might as well otherwise I will be even more of a running widower

some folks in the running thread are doing marathons in the the spring J:

http://www.lfgss.com/thread14913-47.html

the one who never gives up never gave up so weve ended it...
means i can carry on happy bog trotting rather than getting mashed up on concrete which isnt fun.

^ soz dude :( keep bog trotting tho :)