Running my first half in 10 days!!!

ninav1980

So very excited thought I would share with fellow running enthusiasts!

I also wanted to take a quick poll on how much I should run from now until race day, Jan 18. My last long run was this past Sunday at 11 miles. I am going to taper down now. I was planning on running 5 tonight (Jan 7), 9 miles on Saturday, (Jan 10) and another 5 miles Wednesday, (Jan 14, this being my final run before race day which is Jan 18th) Is this too much? An experienced runner friend of mine said I shouldnt be running 9 this weekend, more like 5, while another experienced runner told me to run 12 miles. Ahhh. Thoughts?

CarsonRuns

I don't see a problem with running 9 this weekend.
I wouldn't take three entire days off prior to the race. I few easy miles the day before or two days before would be beneficial.

Other than that, I think you're good!

briebee7

You should be fine with 9 this weekend. I agree with pp and would do 2-3 very easy miles on Friday before the race. Just enough to get your legs loosened up.

Good luck and enjoy!

Huppdiwupp

Good advice from both. Do nine miles the weekend before, and then a short run (2-3 easy miles with a few strides up to race pace but not faster) on the morning before the race. And make sure you don't catch a cold! Only if work keeps you from running on Friday morning, I probably would rather not run at all on Friday than running in the evening before the race. All this will probably not really make a difference to your performance anyway, but after all the training, not doing anything for almost a week can feel mentally tough, so it's good to loosen your legs a bit.

rabblerabble

Good luck in your race. Try to avoid starting out too fast.

ka97

9 should be fine. Personally I usually do 8-10 the weekend before, 3-4 on the Tuesday, and 3-4 on the Thursday. For me two days of rest prior seems to work out best. But I'm far from an expert on the matter.

Good luck! And have fun!!!

ninav1980

thanks for all the advice friends! I will stick with 9 this weekend and then 5 on wednesday and another short 3 mile run Friday. That will give me Saturday to rest and then Sunday is race day!!

oh... and my running group is probably gonna do something Monday, so I will join them for whatever they have planned. Shouldnt be too crazy since most in the group are also running the half or full the same weekend.