10Mile/Half Marathon training programmes

Guisseppeth

Hi

I have signed up to do the 10miler and half marathon as part of the Adidas Dublin Marathon Race Series (to give it the full title) and as I have never ran these distances before I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a training program that will ideally allow me to train for both races simultaneously. I have seen the Hal Higdon one but was wondering if there are any more out there?

I haven't done much running before and am trying to find something else to help me shed a few pounds as the football once a week isn't really doing it so I have chosen running.

Done a few (well 3) 10k and 8k in the last year but thats about it. No idea what times I should be looking at for these runs but my fastest 10k was the Great Ireland Run this year and I finished in 54:44.

My goal isn't really a super fast time but more of a decent time and increased fitness levels and losing a few pounds along the way.

Any help/advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

RoyMcC

A good sourse is www.runnersworld.co.uk - click the Training tag. Lots of good stuff, though some of it is restricted to subscribers.

Higdon is fine though and will get you to the starting post in good shape.

The 10-miler ought to fit nicely into a Half training programme.

With a 54 10k you've got an immediate sub-2 hour Half target there. Maybe significantly quicker depending on how it goes between now and then.

Good luck, let us know how you get on.

Krusty_Clown

The McMillian pace calculator suggests that you should be currently around:
10 Miles - 1:30:29
1/2 Marathon - 2:00:10

When I started running two years ago, I was running around 52-54mins for the 10k, and those times are consistent with what I would have been aiming for at the time, but you have quite a few months to improve that.

Set your goal as a sub 1:30 10mile, and sub 2 hour 1/2 Marathon, then you'll be well chuffed when you take minutes off of those targets. Why not just use a 1/2 marathon program? Then you'll be well ready for the 10mile too.

Guisseppeth

Cheers. Found a schedule on www.runrepublic.ie that I'm going to use along with the Hal Higdon one. I've combined the both of them into something that I hope is gonna work though it still needs a bit of tweaking to account for a few weddings I have in the middle which are impacting the long run days but will see. Wanted a longer programme than 12 weeks as there is 19 to go to the half marathon and wanted to get started this week.

Those are pretty fast times Krusty that I would never have dreamt of setting for myself but they will definitely give me something to aim for. I wouldn't say I struggled around the 10k but I did find it tough in places especially 7.5km - 9km but I didn't have a proper training stint behind me so hopefully with proper training I'll meet them.

Thanks again

xebec

Guisseppeth wrote: »

Those are pretty fast times Krusty that I would never have dreamt of setting for myself but they will definitely give me something to aim for. I wouldn't say I struggled around the 10k but I did find it tough in places especially 7.5km - 9km but I didn't have a proper training stint behind me so hopefully with proper training I'll meet them.

The hailstones around that time in the race couldn't have helped either! Those times seem about right for a 55min 10k runner (I'm not much faster myself) and with a bit of training you'll be surpised by how much faster you get... When I started training for the Great Ireland I was aiming for 60 mins, by the time the run came around I was aiming for 50 mins and only missed it by a few seconds Good luck in your training!

sobriquet

Hi OP,

I'm in the same boat, doing about the same time/distance as that and looking to up my speed.

I bought Hal Higdons' Run Fast book, still getting through it but for someone not familiar with the ins and outs of athletics training and the jargon it's very clear and looks worthwhile. It was about a tenner on Amazon so can't go too far wrong.

Best of luck, hope you hit your goals.