Barely able to walk!

meerkat70

i'm sure you're right and that going from zero to half marathon in 4 weeks is entirely wise.

good luck.

RunnerElizabeth

Well it is a slow pace, about 11.35 min mile. And the pain/discomfort goes away after a day or so. I think it is expected after running for 2.5hrs. It is acute pain/inflammation. Whenever you push your body you will feel sore. Now after my long runs, I take a couple days off and then do a couple 5-7 milers during the week. If I were to push my body every day then I would have long term damage.

I go for long runs of 2 hours 45 mins (15 miles) for my half marathon training (not every week, I work in a range of 10-15 miles). I don't have sore legs after, and as long as I foam roll on a regular basis I don't have any tightness either. I keep it to an easy pace for me (10-10:30 per mile), not race pace, and I generally finish feeling I could keep going. And i do a slower paced recovery run the next day. I've built up to this over a couple of years, not months.

The point of a long training run is to get used to spending the time running, without pushing our bodies too much. The race is where you should put your full effort not your training run.

I would suggest to you that you slow down (I started at 12 and 13 min miles for my long runs) and maybe rework your training plan. Just a thought.

Chieflrg

I haven't read any replies, but the advice I can give you is. Don't work on distance and speed at the same time. Extra miles? Take it slower, let your body get use to the extra pounding.

skadoosh33

i'm sure you're right and that going from zero to half marathon in 4 weeks is entirely wise.

good luck.

I'm certainly not saying everyone should do this distance in the first month. I am not overweight/obese and have been athletic my whole life. I am just new to distance running. So most people couldn't handle this but some can. My wife also ran a 13.1 this week after 3weeks and her longest before was only 7 miles. We have done Tough Mudders and other races.

sm_usagi

I did 3.5 miles quite slowly this morning after a rest day yesterday with lots of stretching - I was mildly sore in the calves during the run, but felt pretty good. So I will keep it on the easy pace for awhile instead of jumping to race pace!

meerkat70

i'm sure you're right and that going from zero to half marathon in 4 weeks is entirely wise.

good luck.

I'm certainly not saying everyone should do this distance in the first month. I am not overweight/obese and have been athletic my whole life. I am just new to distance running. So most people couldn't handle this but some can. My wife also ran a 13.1 this week after 3weeks and her longest before was only 7 miles. We have done Tough Mudders and other races.

i see. so when you said you'd been running just 4 weeks, you didn't mean 4 weeks from zero? or has it been an incredibly busy 4 weeks?

skadoosh33

i'm sure you're right and that going from zero to half marathon in 4 weeks is entirely wise.

good luck.

I'm certainly not saying everyone should do this distance in the first month. I am not overweight/obese and have been athletic my whole life. I am just new to distance running. So most people couldn't handle this but some can. My wife also ran a 13.1 this week after 3weeks and her longest before was only 7 miles. We have done Tough Mudders and other races.

i see. so when you said you'd been running just 4 weeks, you didn't mean 4 weeks from zero? or has it been an incredibly busy 4 weeks?

Very busy 4 weeks. From no running in the last year to distance running, 83 miles for the month of September. I have done 5 miles a couple times last year and PB 6:52 mile & 27:12 5k. So I'm not completely new to running, just distance running.

QuietBloom

Take a magnesium supplement STAT! Works like magic.