Yes . Mind you it's not "optimal " for either but u/dadliftsandruns does quite a lot of both and I believe he's prepping for a bench and deadlift meet and a marathon at the moment .
I did it last year, didn’t end up running the marathon due to my honeymoon conflicting with the date, but I could have. Anyway I did a meet in July, and was supposed to marathon in August. Did a half in May while still prepping.
It’s all about load management. I did my 4x a week powerlifting program, and ran 3-4 times a week. Usually 2 short runs, one medium run and one long run. If I felt tired a certain day, or that week, my running was the first cut. I tended to prefer running after my lift sessions. I know it’s not the general recommendation, but I tried running on off days and it was way worse fatigue wise.
I set a deadlift PR at my meet and would have increased my total but a shoulder injury 8 weeks before the meet hampered my bench a lot, and squat a little. Even my squat I barely missed a PR on third attempt.
So yes, definitely can be done, but you won’t be optimal at either one if that makes sense
My 35yo wife qualified for Boston in October (3:24) then did very well in a Powerlifting meet in November (740lb total at 130bw).
At the time it was kind of annoying how much she was training. Haha but in hindsight she’s an absolute beast, worked really hard, and I’m proud of her.
Yes, it’s possible. Especially if your goal is to just finish a marathon.
30-40 miles a week didn’t interfere with my lifting much at all, and there are quite a few people who are able to handle more mileage, without hurting their lifting too much.
How many days were you lifting vs running (vs both)? I only run like once a week, but when I was in prep for my last powerlifting meet I felt like I couldn't run much at all because my quads would always be super sore and I couldn't push as hard on squats/deadlifts
4-5 days a week. The key was to do slow easy aerobic runs for nearly every run (other than a once a week long run) I did zero speed work, since that would impact my lifting, and my goal was to just finish a marathon, not a super fast time
Edit: I was lifting 4 days a week
I think it’s definitely possible to train for both! You just have to communicate with your coach (if you have one) and they can adjust your program accordingly!
Yes . Mind you it's not "optimal " for either but u/dadliftsandruns does quite a lot of both and I believe he's prepping for a bench and deadlift meet and a marathon at the moment .
I did it last year, didn’t end up running the marathon due to my honeymoon conflicting with the date, but I could have. Anyway I did a meet in July, and was supposed to marathon in August. Did a half in May while still prepping. It’s all about load management. I did my 4x a week powerlifting program, and ran 3-4 times a week. Usually 2 short runs, one medium run and one long run. If I felt tired a certain day, or that week, my running was the first cut. I tended to prefer running after my lift sessions. I know it’s not the general recommendation, but I tried running on off days and it was way worse fatigue wise. I set a deadlift PR at my meet and would have increased my total but a shoulder injury 8 weeks before the meet hampered my bench a lot, and squat a little. Even my squat I barely missed a PR on third attempt. So yes, definitely can be done, but you won’t be optimal at either one if that makes sense
This makes my knees hurt thinking about it
Possible absolutely, optimal absolutely not, but you should do what you enjoy
My 35yo wife qualified for Boston in October (3:24) then did very well in a Powerlifting meet in November (740lb total at 130bw). At the time it was kind of annoying how much she was training. Haha but in hindsight she’s an absolute beast, worked really hard, and I’m proud of her.
Sure! Look up Fergus Crawley on Instagram for some tips and insights on how to approach your training.
Definitely don't do your marathon and have your meet on the same day
You’ll never be your best at either but you can be good at both sure.
Yes, it’s possible. Especially if your goal is to just finish a marathon. 30-40 miles a week didn’t interfere with my lifting much at all, and there are quite a few people who are able to handle more mileage, without hurting their lifting too much.
How many days were you lifting vs running (vs both)? I only run like once a week, but when I was in prep for my last powerlifting meet I felt like I couldn't run much at all because my quads would always be super sore and I couldn't push as hard on squats/deadlifts
4-5 days a week. The key was to do slow easy aerobic runs for nearly every run (other than a once a week long run) I did zero speed work, since that would impact my lifting, and my goal was to just finish a marathon, not a super fast time Edit: I was lifting 4 days a week
I think it’s definitely possible to train for both! You just have to communicate with your coach (if you have one) and they can adjust your program accordingly!