Anyone up for training for a Half Marathon??

ryanosgood

I just signed up for the Philadelphia Half Marathon, which is the Sunday before Thanksgiving. I ran it a couple years ago. Its a nice route and completely doable for 1st time runners.

Could use the support during training...

coco3382458

I would love to have a marathon in my goals. I dont really know where to start because I have never been in one. How do you sign up? how do you find them? do u just go at your own pace? Are they free?

jjbyg

I want to start training for a half marathon next year but don't know where to start either. I've ran a couple 5ks but I'm very slow

ryanosgood

I am a VERY slow runner - as are alot of other people so it's not something to worry about. Just find a run with a longer time to finish - some of them can be more aggressive (i.e. San Francisco). The Rock N Roll Half-Marathon series are a good way to start.

There are alot of training programs online for beginners - all different training periods.

Unfortunately, they are not free. The average urban half marathon that I have done are about $100.

Joreanasaurous

Me! I want to run the LA marathon next year and do a half at Disneyland (holy moly does that one cost $$$).

Sadly I fell and ist my ankle earlier this year and was only recently cleared to run again, but only short distances for now and slowly work up to longer distances.

thenoxus1

Any of you can feel free to add. I am starting to train for my first ever half marathon in October with a goal of 2:30 or less.

thenoxus1

As for training..if you are a slower runner...use a basic program for "Finishing" a marathon and don't focus so much on time. They range from 50-200 dollars, most being around the $100 mark here in Maryland. It's all about steady increasing your run distances. Runs can be found on active.com and similar sites.