Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.
Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/
Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.
Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/
Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum
Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
The Half Marathon support Thread
Comments
-
-
GoHardOrGoHome wrote: »Did a practice training run today. 21.1k in 1h58.
If anybody wants to run the Strawberry Half marathon in Enniscorthy next week there are still entries available. I'll be pacing the 2hr group along with RacoonQueen. There will be pacers for 1h30 and 1h45 also.
Hey GoHardOrGoHome, can I ask your advice on what to do this week, before Sundays half? I was thinking of doing 6 miles tonight, 4 tomorrow and another easy 4 on Thursday - just to keep me sane
We have a wedding on Friday. It'll be my first attempt at a half, and I'm starting to get twitchy about it! 0 -
Hey GoHardOrGoHome, can I ask your advice on what to do this week, before Sundays half? I was thinking of doing 6 miles tonight, 4 tomorrow and another easy 4 on Thursday - just to keep me sane We have a wedding on Friday. It'll be my first attempt at a half, and I'm starting to get twitchy about it!
Good luck with the first attempt!!
Pacers ive never thought of before!! i thought they were only for the full :P0 -
-
Hey GoHardOrGoHome, can I ask your advice on what to do this week, before Sundays half? I was thinking of doing 6 miles tonight, 4 tomorrow and another easy 4 on Thursday - just to keep me sane We have a wedding on Friday. It'll be my first attempt at a half, and I'm starting to get twitchy about it!
That sounds like a good plan RubyK. I know exactly what you mean about getting twitchy! Doing those miles in the run up to the half should keep you ticking over nicely and help you sleep at night!
The easy 4 on Thursday sounds good. For the other 6 miler and 4 miler I wouldn't want to finish these in an exhausted state. Are these easy as well? If for whatever reason you feel very tired during these don't be afraid to cut them short. Your goal is Sunday - there's no prizes for running a fast 6 miler in training if it leaves you drained. You should finish these last 3 runs feeling like you'd like to run a bit more - not exhausted!
Do you have a time target? If you do I wouldn't get too worked up about it. Just try to finish (relatively!) strong which means starting off "too" easy. So based on a 10 mile time (if you've done one) which suggested that you could finish the half in 1h50 I'd go with the 2 hour group until at least halfway and if you feel good you could push on from there.0 -
Advertisement
-
-
Thanks a mill for your advice GHOGH
The 6 miler tonight & 4 tomorrow, will both be done easy enough, with a very easy 4 Thursday. They will be done for sanity sake, rather than effort.
I'm hoping for 1.59.59 on Sunday - I'll be following you and RQ
. Nervous & excited, if that even makes sense?? It's going to be an interesting week! 0 -
-
-
Well done everyone on your training!
Mine is unfortunately not going so well
Still struggling to shift a cold I got last week which has now unfortunately gone into my chest.
So annoyed and dying to get out again but I know its a bad idea.
Last week (my supposed first week of the half training) I only managed to get a three mile done on Tuesday and another good 3 miler on Sat (which proved to my undoing health wise) and that was it, no long run and no cross. I dont want to push it again until maybe thursday when I aim to go for a gentle 3 miles and as I am registered for a 10k in Galway on Sunday Im just going to just aim to be well enough for that.
Im really dissapointed that my training has started so badly but Im just going to concentrate on getting over this cold (fully this time!!) and then hopefully Ill be back on form to start again Monday next!! Stressing im leaving myself a little short time wise but hopefully I can make up for it further down the line!!
Well done to all of you though, hopefully some day Ill be doing as well as you guys!!!
Fingers crossed.0 -
Advertisement
-
Today is day one of Hal H Novice half training...but no actual running until tomorrow...aiming for Dublin half in Sepember and have also signed up for 5 and 10 mile lead in runs...I think I must be mad! just aiming to finish - its my first half - have done a few 10km races and have managed 12km up to now (but that was a while ago...) but it nearly killed me.
0 -
-
Today is day one of Hal H Novice half training...but no actual running until tomorrow...aiming for Dublin half in Sepember and have also signed up for 5 and 10 mile lead in runs...I think I must be mad! just aiming to finish - its my first half - have done a few 10km races and have managed 12km up to now (but that was a while ago...) but it nearly killed me.
Lots of time to go.
I did my stretching and strength today and although this is technically week2 for me I'm repeating week one. An incident with a dog on sunday meant that I couldn't do my 4m and an appointment tomorrow means that I can't do my 3m tomorrow, so I'll just start afresh this week, using my only 3m from last week to make up for tomorrow!!
My weights were:
leg press 3 x 12
glute machine 3 x 12
Lat pulldown 3 x 12
seated rear row 3 x 12
Shoulder press 3 x 12
Chest press 3 x 12
Bicep curl 3 x 12
Tricep extension 3 x 12
did all the ones in bold today, is that okay?0 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
-
-
rainbow kirby wrote: »Probably going to have to do something similar, the half in the park clashes with one of my 20-milers. :eek:
Just keep running after the finish line? I'm sure you'll easily have another 7 miles in ya!
I do remember after I finished the GIR in the park seeing others going off for more, of course I was :eek: but I can see why now.0 -
-
-
-
Well done everyone on your training!
Mine is unfortunately not going so well
Still struggling to shift a cold I got last week which has now unfortunately gone into my chest.
So annoyed and dying to get out again but I know its a bad idea.
Last week (my supposed first week of the half training) I only managed to get a three mile done on Tuesday and another good 3 miler on Sat (which proved to my undoing health wise) and that was it, no long run and no cross. I dont want to push it again until maybe thursday when I aim to go for a gentle 3 miles and as I am registered for a 10k in Galway on Sunday Im just going to just aim to be well enough for that.
Im really dissapointed that my training has started so badly but Im just going to concentrate on getting over this cold (fully this time!!) and then hopefully Ill be back on form to start again Monday next!! Stressing im leaving myself a little short time wise but hopefully I can make up for it further down the line!!
Well done to all of you though, hopefully some day Ill be doing as well as you guys!!!
Fingers crossed.
I'm in the same boat Yungwan! Picked up a sore throat at the weekend when I was away. Initially I thought it was the late nights and lack of smoking ban in german pubs! But it started moving to my chest and head. I don't want to risk aggravating a chest infection so I haven't been out for a run in a week. I'm feeling a bit better today but my chest and throat are definitely still tight. I'm thinking if I go for a walk tomorrow and maybe try a 20 min run Friday or Saturday. I'm taking loads of fluids/ garlic/ lemon and honey. Today is the first day I didn't need any painkillers for my throat but its still sore to cough.
I feel like such a slob sitting around the whole time.
Hopefully everything will be back to normal for both of us by the weekend. Not a great start to the Half-Marathon Plan. But I guess its better now than a week or two before perhaps 0 -
I did my 3m today instead of yesterday and after not getting anything in since last thurs on account of a dog bite
On thurs I was over the moon at doing 3m in 48mins.
Tonight I did it in 40. I'm delighted with that. The main thing for me is that I can see progress!! 0 -
peanuthead wrote: »I did my 3m today instead of yesterday and after not getting anything in since last thurs on account of a dog bite
On thurs I was over the moon at doing 3m in 48mins.
Tonight I did it in 40. I'm delighted with that. The main thing for me is that I can see progress!!
excellent going well done....0 -
Advertisement
-
peanuthead wrote: »I did my 3m today instead of yesterday and after not getting anything in since last thurs on account of a dog bite
On thurs I was over the moon at doing 3m in 48mins.
Tonight I did it in 40. I'm delighted with that. The main thing for me is that I can see progress!!
Well done with it.........the miles and time will build and drop;)0
Advertisement