LAist: Los Angeles Marathon - The End

ThomasJ

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:16:12 -0800

Congrats Sarah! I've been training for my first marathon, Big Sur, in April and it has been an adventure. Nice medal!

Zach Behrens

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:35:52 -0800

You do rule! Congrats!

b3rti3

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:56:14 -0800

Congrats on completing the marathon! It is quite an endeavour - from the start of training to crossing the finish line. As my trainer used to say running a marathon is 10% physical and 90% mental.

raul

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:04:01 -0800

Congratulations, Sarah! It's quite an effort and you should be proud of yourself. Next time--and I'm sure there will be a next time--consider taking in salt throughout the race. It sounds like you excrete a lot of salt and that needs to be replenished. I grab salt packets from restaurants and I carry a few during the run. I take one before the race and then take one every 1.5 hours. I take it straight, but others mix it in with water. Those oranges and bananas spectators hand out throughout the race are helpful. I grab a slice whenever I can.