Question:
I have been doing weight training
for many years - lots of heavy squatting
etc. However I have this new bee
in my bonnet to do the NYC Marathon
before I turn 40. Since I know you
need a solid core of about a year
running plus the 18 week marathon
prep routine, I am looking at the
2007 race (if I can even get in
- I'll try
to go for the 2006 race, and then
cancel - that guarantees you entry
the following year - unless I don't
get into either lottery).
My question
is very simple - do I need to pretty
much give up my weight training,
or change/reduce it significantly,
and become an endurance specialist,
in order to accomplish this goal?
Answer:
They go together well. Add in the
running, and your body will change
accordingly. You may or may not
lose body weight, but how you carry
the lbs will change. You will want
to stop any leg excercises you are
doing, and let them become runners
legs. I don't mean skinny, but running
is all your legs need.
