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Half Marathon Training Schedule

  • 19-04-2010 2:57pm
    #1
    devilsad
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    Hi,

    I'm a novice and just competed in my 1st 10k on Sunday. Was very pleased to have beaten the hour mark. I've been running for about 6 weeks and the most I've done is approx. 13k. I'm now out about 4 times a week.

    I'd like to set my sights on the half marathon. Can anyone suggest a training schedule? I'm not looking for one for someone starting from scratch. Is there one where the starting point is having reached 10k comfortably?

    What sort of timeframe can I expect to be able to run half marathon distances taking now as a startnig point and bearing in mind that I got to this point from couch to 10k in 6 weeks?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    RayCun
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    There's the Hal Higdon plan, starts with 12 miles of running and builds up over 12 weeks. Do you have a half marathon in mind?


  • #3
    devilsad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭devilsad


    Thanks. That link seems to be a 12 week plan where the first week ends in a 4 mile run. I'm already beyond that and given that I am enjoying the running so much, I'd want to be doing more than that.

    I see there's a half in Wicklow in 4 weeks' time but I think that's too soon.

    The Dublin half in the Phoenix park is September 18th. I'd certainly be ready for that.

    Would it be too much to start a marathon training programme now, to include the half on September 18th and then go to do the marathon on October 25th?

    I assume Hal has a marathon training session too?


  • #4
    RoyMcC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭RoyMcC


    devilsad wrote: »
    I see there's a half in Wicklow in 4 weeks' time but I think that's too soon.

    I don't know. Why not train hard for three weeks, taper for one and see how you go? It wouldn't be a great run but you'd finish and it would give you a heads-up to what a Half is all about.

    Look at Higdon's plans again, or there are other programmes. Don't necessarily start with Week 1 - jump in at the stage you think you're at.

    PS - A marathon this year is much too soon, imo of course.


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