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Advice half marathon

  • 27-12-2009 6:21pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭


    With the best of new year intentions I'm thinking of doing a half marathon in March.

    At moment have done 5k and 10K couch potato programmes but what general advice can people give to achieve this in 2 & half months.

    Not too bothered about time but just to run all the way and finish

    Thanks


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    pavb2 wrote: »
    With the best of new year intentions I'm thinking of doing a half marathon in March.

    At moment have done 5k and 10K couch potato programmes but what general advice can people give to achieve this in 2 & half months.

    Not too bothered about time but just to run all the way and finish

    Thanks

    How much running are you doing at the moment? Is 10k the furthest you've ever run?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭pavb2


    between 5 & 10 K, yes 10k is furthest


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    How many times a week do you run?

    If you're running 10k at the moment, comfortably you should be able to bring that up to half marathon distance by march. Hal Higdon has some great half marathon plans on his website.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭pavb2


    running 2-3 times per week bit of bike & swimming but nothing too intense at moment.

    Will look at Hal Higdons also


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    It would be no harm having this moved to the athletics forum.

    As RQ said you should have no trouble doing a half in march.

    http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/novice.htm - here is an example of a novice 3 month programme for a half marathon : bear in mind you would already be somewhere mid that schedule as you are already running 6miles. How much effort does the 10k take? Does it take real effort in training or can you do it comfortably?.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭pavb2


    Must admit 10k is a bit of a struggle at moment


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,339 ✭✭✭How Strange


    In Jan 2008 I went from running max 10k to training for a half marathon which I ran in Easter that year.

    I ran 3 or 4 times a week with one long run at the weekend and built up my mileage gradually. I got a foot injury in February after doing max 9 mile run and I did the half a month later.

    I have to say it nearly killed me and I did it in a gruelling 2.22. I was unfortunate in that I missed 4 weeks of training and the weather was crazy on the day of the race (snow, hail, lashing rain, wind, freezing conditions).

    However, as bad as my finish time was it became a good measure for my improvement since. I'm now down to 1.52 and looking forward to getting under 1.50 in 2010.

    My advice is to run 3 or 4 times a week, vary the distance so alternate short and shorter runs i.e. 5 miles or less and for your weekend run try to add a mile on every week or second week so you've hopefully done 11 or 12 miles when the race comes around.

    If you can get a 13 mile run under your belt beforehand all the better but for your first half I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you've done a couple of 11 or 12 mile runs you'll be well able for the extra mile.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭COYW


    As others have suggested, if you can do 10K at the moment without dropping dead, you should be in good shape for a half marathon in March once you keep training consistently until then gradually building up your distance.


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