Just wanted to say — for anyone reading this Marathon PR after 80 thread who is feeling discouraged: it gets better. The first month are the hardest. Hang in there. 💪
I know this thread is old but I found it through search and wanted to add my experience with Marathon PR after 80 lbs since this was the most comprehensive discussion I could find.
10 months later, the information in this thread still holds up. My results have been very similar to what was described.
For anyone else finding this through search: the advice here is solid. Just make sure to check for more recent threads too.
Just wanted to say — for anyone reading this Marathon PR after 80 thread who is feeling discouraged: it gets better. The first 6 weeks are the hardest. Hang in there. 💪
Can confirm — my data shows the same pattern.
I know this thread is old but I found it through search and wanted to add my experience with Marathon PR after 80 lbs since this was the most comprehensive discussion I could find.
7 months later, the information in this thread still holds up. My results have been even better than expected based on this discussion.
For anyone else finding this through search: the advice here is solid. Some of the vendor information may be outdated.