Anyone else training for a 10k or half marathon?

bicirosa

I am going to start training for 10k, and would love to friend other people who are also just getting into running (or getting back into running) so we can cheer each other on!

I have done a few 10ks and half marathons, but that was a long time again and I was living somewhere that I always had a training buddy. Now I dont having any in-person training buddies, but I'd love some virtual ones!

I'm going to do a 14 week training program, and sign up for a 10k in early June.

_Zardoz_

I'm not training for anything specific but hopefully be up to 20 miles by the summer feel free to add me

devilwhiterose

I have my first half in April! Feel free to add me!

Linli_Anne

I completed my first half-marathon last October. I have another one on May 4th and I'm training for my first full on June 15.

I love to chat about running, running nutrition and all sorts of other goodies. Add me if you'd like!

Leslie1124

I am going to start training for 10k, and would love to friend other people who are also just getting into running (or getting back into running) so we can cheer each other on!

I have done a few 10ks and half marathons, but that was a long time again and I was living somewhere that I always had a training buddy. Now I dont having any in-person training buddies, but I'd love some virtual ones!

I'm going to do a 14 week training program, and sign up for a 10k in early June.

Yes! I have my first half marathon in April.. training for it now. I also have a 5k on March 29. I'm pretty new to running..i started september/october 2013. Feel free to add me!

DeeVanderbles

I'm training for my first 10K! I'm planning to run one May 18th.

I did C25K last summer and ran two 5Ks last year. I started C210K in January because it had been a few months since the last time I ran. I'm currently on week 6.

sassyfrass9

I have run numerous 5Ks and a couple 10Ks but never anything longer and its been awhile. I started back up running a couple months ago, hope to do a 10K this summer and planning for my first Half in September. Feel free to add me, also!

hark15

I was injured for a while and just started back into running again - training for a 10 miler in April. I was a pretty avid runner for a while so it was hard to be down and out. Since my injury my weekly training buddy has moved. I run with my husband on the weekends but I'm on my own during the week. Hoping to run my first marathon in the fall! Feel free to add me

bobbijodmb

feel free to add me-- I am new to running and i write a blog each week about my journey and love to have other runner friends.

and I am training for a half in 5 weeks

meshashesha2012

this year i'm training for multiple 5ks, a 10K and then i'll be running a half at some point (maybe august) in prep for doing the tough mudder in Oct.

feel free to add me.

arrseegee

I'm currently doing the bridge to 10k program and will be deciding soon if I will push on to a half this year or stick with 10-15km distances and tackle a half next year. Feel free to add me (same goes for anyone else who wants running friends on MFP)

bicirosa

Wow, so great to get so many responses! I have a few questions for everyone:

*I have to start my training on a treadmill, since I live in Vermont and it's super cold and there isn't any shoulder to run on anymore with all the snow. Are there any tips, tricks, etc. that people use to make the treadmill not terrible? I get so bored so fast.

*What has kept you going beyond the initial burst of training? I usually start a new running training program, and when the 'newness' runs out, fall off and then have to start from square 1 again. What keeps you motivated?

shazbox1

I'm not training for anything specific, just working my way through C25K, then hopefully the 10k and half versions. Anyone can add me if they want.

Hortmama

I am walking in a half marathon May 4, would love to be part of the discussion

bobbijodmb

So to answer your questions-- I started training on the treadmill because I was scared of the cold weather, etc.

I joined a local running group- I didn't realize that a lot of running shoe stores have them. That has helped me keep motivated, go outside in the winter, etc. They know where the side walks are clear and when it's safe to run in the weather, etc.

When I have to do treadmill running, I run intervals.

BrianSharpe

Half-Marathon at the end of May (last one was Jan 26th....) training officially starts next week (using a Hal Higdon 12 week plan)

Wow, so great to get so many responses! I have a few questions for everyone:

*I have to start my training on a treadmill, since I live in Vermont and it's super cold and there isn't any shoulder to run on anymore with all the snow. Are there any tips, tricks, etc. that people use to make the treadmill not terrible? I get so bored so fast.

*What has kept you going beyond the initial burst of training? I usually start a new running training program, and when the 'newness' runs out, fall off and then have to start from square 1 again. What keeps you motivated?

It's even colder up here in Ottawa. My cure for the boredom of running on a treadmill is to run outside all year 'round. With the proper clothing (think merino wool & layers) you can run in any weather. I do wimp out and run on the treadmill when there's freezing rain otherwise out I go.

For me the run is it's own reward and what keeps me motivated is appreciating how good it makes me feel and how lucky I am that I can run.

cediyam

I'm training for my 3rd half marathon.. I've done one each year since 2012 plus some shorter races as well. Hoping to do at least 2 half marathons this year. feel free to add me.

aelphabawest

My first half marathon in mid March, another at the end of May, and a marathon in October. Because I am insane.

Mtfd02

training for a half marathon this year, did several 5k's , one 10k, and two 10milers!

katrwal

Wow, so great to get so many responses! I have a few questions for everyone:

*I have to start my training on a treadmill, since I live in Vermont and it's super cold and there isn't any shoulder to run on anymore with all the snow. Are there any tips, tricks, etc. that people use to make the treadmill not terrible? I get so bored so fast.

*What has kept you going beyond the initial burst of training? I usually start a new running training program, and when the 'newness' runs out, fall off and then have to start from square 1 again. What keeps you motivated?

Hi - welcome to the wonderful world of running. I'm training for at least 3 half-marathons this year - my first is in 5 weeks, and i'm nowhere near ready. I'm in Michigan, so I completely understand your dreadmill challenge. I actually have decided to get an audio book that i love to read, and the only time i allow myself to listen is when i'm on the treadmill - at least, that way, i make myself stay on there until the chapter is finished... :flowerforyou:

as far as continuing - i started running in June 2012, and ended up getting a dog (springer spaniel) that September. He's my running buddy, and he's completely laid back - provided we get in at least 5 miles a day (walking or running). So, for me - my inspiration to keep it up is to not have a completely insane barky-dog who is so bored he's herding the children...

feel free to add me if you'd like - good luck!

pps7

HI there! I'm hoping to do a 5K this May and 10K in the fall. Trying to improve my pace this year.

Once the weather improves I will start doing weekly 6-8 mile long runs. I've been trying to do 6 mile long runs on the treadmill but that is pretty painful!

CLanzaMartin

I just started training for Tough Mudder, in Nov....never done anything like this before.

Dgross1

I've run one 1/2 and a handful of 5ks. I am supposed to be training for my 2nd half in April, but have been struggling since I've been doing it on the treadmill. I might forego this one and run one this fall, instead. Feel free to add me!

aelphabawest

I survive treadmills by keeping them relatively short and alternating my pace - I start at what is slow for me, then ever half a mile I increase the pace until I'm doing a pace that is very fast for me, then start decreasing in the same manner.

If it's above "Feels like" 15F and not too icy, I also run outdoors. But I can't quite bring myself to colder than that, or cold + wet.

Oh, and re the initial burst - I always sign up for my next race *before* I finish the one I'm training for. So like, I signed up for my 10K before I had ever run my 5K, which I had been training for. Then you can't stop.

SonicDeathMonkey80

HM here, 30 Mar. And a few more after that. I'm in it to sharpen up my PR from last June. Feel free to friend me (anyone else too) for support/advice/humor

TAsunder

Did a half last year. Trying out a training plan for a full, but it's starting to not go too well (aches, pains, tiredness). I might switch it up to a different plan (e.g. Jeff Galloway's conservative plan) or just settle on a half for now (there's one in May).

I am terrified of running outdoors right now. I don't mind the temperature usually, but the condition of sidewalks is super scary. I ran outside on the one truly nice day here, and some parts were perfect, and others were icy enough that I had to carefully walk.

How do you folks deal with the road conditions? Even stuff like yaktrax and stabil-icers don't fully protect me from ice.

For treadmill runs, for me the key is to mix it up. I change speed and/or incline every half mile and alternate between podcasts, music, and zombies, Run!

Phaedra2014

I am going to start training for 10k, and would love to friend other people who are also just getting into running (or getting back into running) so we can cheer each other on!

I have done a few 10ks and half marathons, but that was a long time again and I was living somewhere that I always had a training buddy. Now I dont having any in-person training buddies, but I'd love some virtual ones!

I'm going to do a 14 week training program, and sign up for a 10k in early June.

I'm on week 3 of Hal Higdon's 10K training for novices.

Dawnog

Hi there, im running a half marathon on sunday, this will be my 3rd and by far the hardest to train for. The weather certainly hasn't been on my side, but knowing I have this half ive battled through hail storms, torrential rain, floods and ankle deep mud, but hey its been good fun, just hope all my training in the awful weather pays off on sunday.:happy:

RunConquerCelebrate

Hello I am running my first Half this Saturday, and have another Half planned by the end of the year. feel free to friend me always love having new running friends

Stripeness

I'm doing a half in May. Been a couple of years since my last one. You're welcome to add me, and my weekly workouts were posted in my blog - an extended version of a Hal Higdon program :-)

Happy Training! :drinker:

Bounce2

Not always training for a race, but run 5 or 6 days a week and lift 2 or 3. That being said I am working towards a trail marathon in May. Always happy to add friends who run or are active and working towards a goal.