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Runners! My first race is coming up in 6 weeks! Should I go for the 10k or half marathon?!

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  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    The beauty of running is it doesn't have to be competitive. It's a joy and it's often just a race to do better than you did last time. Don't think of it as you have to win, especially if you're new.

    Which one do YOU want to do? Do you want to go for 13.1 miles or start small and stop up to a 10k than do a half?Personally, 10ks are my favorite distance to run because I'm not completely out of commission afterwards. But I've done two half marathons and really enjoyed them too!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Cave_Goose wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    pondee629 wrote: »
    I think that blueeyez939 (OP) lost interest.

    she'll show us when she wins the HM in 6 weeks!!!!

    Mmm...the silence is deafening.

    @blueeyez939 did you win?!

    OP hasn't logged in since Sept 29th.

    too busy winning Half Marathons she hasn't trained for...
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Cave_Goose wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    pondee629 wrote: »
    I think that blueeyez939 (OP) lost interest.

    she'll show us when she wins the HM in 6 weeks!!!!

    Mmm...the silence is deafening.

    @blueeyez939 did you win?!

    OP hasn't logged in since Sept 29th.

    too busy winning Half Marathons she hasn't trained for...

    Or running up and down stairs in hotels.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Cave_Goose wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    pondee629 wrote: »
    I think that blueeyez939 (OP) lost interest.

    she'll show us when she wins the HM in 6 weeks!!!!

    Mmm...the silence is deafening.

    @blueeyez939 did you win?!

    OP hasn't logged in since Sept 29th.

    too busy winning Half Marathons she hasn't trained for...

    Or running up and down stairs in hotels.

    which may be the secret to winning Half Marathons....
  • RackingUpMiles
    RackingUpMiles Posts: 15 Member
    dewd2 wrote: »
    Winners prepare. They spend months preparing their body for a single race. They don't just decide one day to run 13.1 miles.

    You hit this one right on the head, it's not about discouraging someone from being their best or competitive but you need to train smartly and your goal. It would be like someone who bench presses 100lbs today and then next week for the heck of hit doubles to 200lbs, it's not going to be a good scene.
  • Cave_Goose
    Cave_Goose Posts: 156 Member
    BruinsGal_91 wrote: »

    Or running up and down stairs in hotels.

    You mean that 8-story hotel in the middle of her small town that has no other high rise, not even a parking garage? I found it fascinating that no one challenged her on that thread.

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