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setting yourself a time good or bad practice

  • 21-04-2011 6:05pm
    #1
    dodgyknees
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 ✭


    hi guys just wondering if anyone thinks its a bad idea to set yourself a time for a race hoping to break the 2 hour mark in half marathon in 3 weeks done dublin in 2h5min last year training going well no injuries is 2 hours realistic .runnig approx 25 mile a week 6 mile an 8 mile and 11 mile for my long run with 70 min cross training inbetween??


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  • #2
    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    Not if you've got dodgy knees. ;)

    Nothing wrong with it. What pace are you currently doing your long runs?


  • #3
    firemouth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭firemouth


    setting yourself a target is a good idea,gives you somthing to aim at.


  • #4
    dodgyknees
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 ✭dodgyknees


    Micilin Muc wrote: »
    Not if you've got dodgy knees. ;)

    Nothing wrong with it. What pace are you currently doing your long runs?
    8 half or nine min mile and the knees are getting worse by the mile


  • #5
    BornToRun88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 399 ✭✭BornToRun88


    I don't set time targets myself, I find it better to just go and run and run as hard and fast as you can. Setting time targets limits yourself in a way.


  • #6
    RayCun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    BornToRun88 wrote: »
    I don't set time targets myself, I find it better to just go and run and run as hard and fast as you can. Setting time targets limits yourself in a way.

    That's fine if you're a 100m sprinter, or an experienced runner who knows what 'as hard and as fast as you can' in a half marathon feels like. But for a lot of people it's good to set an overall target, and a target per mile/km, to make sure you're running at the fastest pace you can maintain over the distance.


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  • #7
    firemouth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭firemouth


    well said ray,targets also allow you to moniter your performance and see if your progressing


  • #8
    huskerdu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,932 ✭✭✭huskerdu


    BornToRun88 wrote: »
    I don't set time targets myself, I find it better to just go and run and run as hard and fast as you can. Setting time targets limits yourself in a way.


    If you have never run a half marathon, setting off to "run as hard and as fast as you can" is probably a very good route to not finishing your first half marathon.

    I agree with others, this advice may work for you and is probably OK for experienced runners, but us novices have to pace ourselves.


  • #9
    ecoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    Hey Dodgy

    Look over your training so how it compares to last year and should give you an indication of your fitness. If you are worried Set out the first few miles @ last years pace see how your feeling and push on from there. Plenty of time in a half marathon. Easier to make up time finishing strong rather than hold on starting too strong


    Best of luck in the race


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