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Advice needed on long run training

prdavies1949
prdavies1949 Posts: 322 Member
edited January 26 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all
I am attempting my first half marathon, two weeks on Sunday and am hoping to get near 2hrs 30. As I am new to running, I started last November, I have been making it up as go along as far as training is concerned. Recently I have been doing a long run on Sundays and shorter runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Last Sunday I managed 10 miles in 1hr 54. I have read that if you run 10 miles in training you can certainly do the 13.1 in the race. My 2 shorter runs are about 4 miles and I am running a bit faster on those. My question is for the next 2 Sundays should I ease back on the distance or should I keep pushing to the end? Any advice apreciated.

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  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    Two weeks out a 10 mi long run (or 2 hr) would be good. One week out I would cut that in half to ensure you are fully recovered before the race.
  • prdavies1949
    prdavies1949 Posts: 322 Member
    Thanks for that
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    You have to know how quickly you recover. Some people can do race effort/distance this weekend then actually race next weekend and be fine. Some people can't. If you're unsure, err on the side of caution. 2 weeks out you should be fine, next week you'll have to think a little more strategically.
  • prdavies1949
    prdavies1949 Posts: 322 Member
    Good point, at my age 64, I don't recover too fast, I'll take it steady.
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