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5k to Half Marathon

  • 22-11-2010 6:47pm
    #1
    dioltas
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    Hey guys,

    Hope it's ok to post this kind of thread, I'm sure you're probably sick of them!

    I'm thinking about doing a half marathon in March, a few people at work are doing it.

    I'm fairly inexperienced when it comes to running. I've started doing a bit in the last few months on and off. I've managed to run 5k a few times in about 26 / 27 minutes.

    I was planning on trying to get that time down to sub-20 minutes, but now that this has come up I think it could be a good challenge.

    Just wondering how feasible it would be to get to the level I'd need to be at by March, considering that Christmas will probably mess up training schedule a bit.

    What would be a good time to aim for? Would really like to get under 2hours anyway. Is this a good aim or should I aim lower? 1.5 would be nice, but I think it might be unrealistic between here and March.

    Is it a bad idea to be doing weight training if training for something like this, even while still on a restricted diet?

    Any advise appreciated, I'm a bit clueless. Thanks.


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  • #2
    anymore
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    Just google half marathon trainning schedules and keep it simple.


  • #3
    RoyMcC
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    Hi dioltas,
    I'd say you've got a bit of work to do if you want to do a half in March. Hal Higdon does a 12-week novice's programme so you'd best get started!

    You're running your 5ks at a reasonable lick, but as you build up your mileage you'll need to take the pace off to complete the runs. If you can get near two hours on race day then you'll have done a good job.

    Run through Christmas - why would it interfere with a bit of running?

    A few weights are never a bad thing if you know what you're doing with them. However you infer that you are, or will be, on a 'restricted diet'. You'd need to explain that a bit more.

    Good luck with it.


  • #4
    dna_leri
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    dioltas wrote: »
    What would be a good time to aim for? Would really like to get under 2hours anyway. Is this a good aim or should I aim lower? 1.5 would be nice, but I think it might be unrealistic between here and March.

    .

    Don't set your sights too high regarding time. A 2hr half marathon is equivalent to a sub 26 min 5K, according to McMillan if you have done the training for the distance. A 1.5 hr half is about 19:30 for a 5K. It is probably unrealistic to expect to increase distance and speed in the same 12 week period.


  • #5
    Mr Slow
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    dna_leri wrote: »
    Don't set your sights too high regarding time. A 2hr half marathon is equivalent to a sub 26 min 5K, according to McMillan if you have done the training for the distance. A 1.5 hr half is about 19:30 for a 5K. It is probably unrealistic to expect to increase distance and speed in the same 12 week period.

    I don't put a lot of stock in Macmillan's calculator. A sub 2 hour is a great achievement after going from 5k to a half marathon, you will get fitter and faster at the smaller distances as you train towards your race but stay realistic.


  • #6
    Cabaal
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    Sub 2hour half marathon is do-able, hell even I managed it.

    1hour 56min on my first half marathon after following the hall hidgons plan, it was my first event.

    Mind you my goal was anywhere between 2hours - 2hours 15min and throughout the event I was a fair bit behind the 2hour pacers


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  • #7
    kit3
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    What half are you thinking of doing in March ? You should aim to finish it comfortably and not think about the time until closer to the event when you see how your training has gone. Also, the course will play a part - flat, hilly etc


  • #8
    dioltas
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    Thanks for the replys!
    RoyMcC wrote: »
    A few weights are never a bad thing if you know what you're doing with them. However you infer that you are, or will be, on a 'restricted diet'. You'd need to explain that a bit more.

    Just meant that I'll be trying to stop eating rubbish really! Could do with losing a few pounds so will try and have a small calorie deficit is all I mean.
    kit3 wrote: »
    What half are you thinking of doing in March ? You should aim to finish it comfortably and not think about the time until closer to the event when you see how your training has gone. Also, the course will play a part - flat, hilly etc

    It's the Adidas Half at Silverstone, so I imagine it will be flat.
    RoyMcC wrote: »
    I'd say you've got a bit of work to do if you want to do a half in March. Hal Higdon does a 12-week novice's programme so you'd best get started!
    Cabaal wrote: »
    Sub 2hour half marathon is do-able, hell even I managed it.

    1hour 56min on my first half marathon after following the hall hidgons plan, it was my first event.

    Mind you my goal was anywhere between 2hours - 2hours 15min and throughout the event I was a fair bit behind the 2hour pacers

    Was it the novice program you did? Think I'll follow that too. I have about 12 weeks or so from now.

    The other plan I was looking at was this one: http://running.about.com/od/racetraining/a/basichalf.htm

    I'm concerned that the hall hidgon plan only gets you to a top distance of 10 miles before the actual event. Is this enough? It's an extra 5km like on top of that distance on the day.


  • #9
    RoyMcC
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    Re. diet, don't leave yourself under-fuelled for the extra miles. Replace the rubbish with good stuff.

    Higdon's a good starting point. Of course it's generic and you can play around with it a bit. If you're uncomfortable with the 10-mile max LSR then just stretch each weekend run out a little further (but without leaving your best run out there in training - save it for the race.)


  • #10
    dioltas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭dioltas


    RoyMcC wrote: »
    Re. diet, don't leave yourself under-fuelled for the extra miles. Replace the rubbish with good stuff.

    Higdon's a good starting point. Of course it's generic and you can play around with it a bit. If you're uncomfortable with the 10-mile max LSR then just stretch each weekend run out a little further (but without leaving your best run out there in training - save it for the race.)

    Thanks. Yeah, I think I might do that, push out the long run a little so the final is 11 - 12 miles maybe. 3.1 just seems like a good bit of extra distance!

    Started it yesterday anyway, did the first 3 mile run, was tough and time was longer than I normally get 5k in but It's my first in a few weeks so should improve. Was awful cold too! :D

    I've 14 weeks, and it's a 12 week plan so I have some room to play around with it.


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