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Broadbean wrote:Hi Spiral,
Okay, I am right there with you. I have been running for a long time (since I was 10, which is *gulp* 30 years ago!), but have never really run more than 6 miles... usually I only run 3 miles. I dream about running a half marathon. I get bored easily and have no running pals here in town so that goal seems out of reach... but maybe I can do it. What's your training plan look like?
I have been doing one 5K, one day of sprints, and one long run every week, though since the weather has gotten cold I've been wimping out.
Isn't it great how the McDougall diet makes endurance easier? I feel like I never run out of energy.
I'm going to follow you for inspiration!!
Broadbean wrote:So, you are a lot faster than I am and I'm envious: did you do anything special to get increase your speed? I've been doing quarter miles sprints (which I kind of hate) and a 5 or 6 miles slow run on weekends which really tires me out. I often just fall asleep afterwards. This program brought me down from the 11 minute mile I was running in the spring, but I haven't seen progress in a couple of months.
Looking at Hal Higdon's program, I see that my problem is that I'm just not putting in the miles. You mentioned injuries -- I'm terrified of injuring myself. I've done it over and over and each time it ruins my progress and I have to start over and then it's winter and blizzarding and in spring I'm back to barely being able to jog a mile.
Tell me about your Garmin. Should I get one??
Chile wrote:Hi. Hubby's fueling/hydration was pretty well outlined in the thread you started elsewhere (Lounge?) Besides what the various posters (Nomikins, myself, veganontherun, etc.) suggested in that thread, he also recommended you practice drinking from a little cup on the run.
Why? Because on his regular runs, he uses a water bottle or a Camelbak. Works great. He decided not to use either during the half-marathon, instead planning to grab water at the aid stations along the course. The only problem was he couldn't drink the water while running. He had to slow to a walk. Now, they used to put the water in little paper cups, he says, and one could squeeze the top to make a little spout - easier to just pour in your mouth while running. However, now they are using little plastic cups and they break if you squeeze them.
So...he recommends that you have someone stand outside holding a little cup of water out to you as you run by so you can practice grabbing the cup on the go and drinking the water while maintaining a decent pace.
Have fun!
Spiral wrote:This is my journal of all of the things I am doing (and thinking about doing) in order to complete my first half marathon on May 5th of next year.
I live in Indianapolis. And the half marathon held in early May of each year is the most attended half marathon in the country, with over 30,000 people participating. It gets filled up about 5 to 6 months in advance, which is why I signed up early.
I welcome the comments and thoughts of others in this journal, especially those who doing an exercise program that could in some way be relevant to what I am doing. ...
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