Wish me luck!

FryingPanda

So I've gone and done it.... I've signed myself up for my second half marathon. Last time I ran one I was with a friend and we completed it in 2hrs and 30min. Now that I have one under the belt I am curious if I can do better. I know I can run faster, but I don't know if my standard 10k(6mile) pace can be kept up for a full 21k(13.1mile). Luckily time is kinda on my side. I have exaclty 2 months to train starting today. Here is my planned training for the next 2 months.

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 Rest 4 mi CT 3 mi race pace Rest 7 mi 3.5 mi EZ
2 Rest 4 mil CT 4 mi race pace Rest 9 mi 3.5 mi EZ
3 Rest 4 mi CT 4 mi race pace Rest 10 mi 3.5 mi EZ
4 Rest 4.5 mi CT 3 mi race pace Rest 8 mi 4 mi EZ
5 Rest 5 mi CT 4 mi race pace Rest 10 mi 3 mi EZ
6 Rest 4.5 mi CT 3 mi race pace Rest 12 mi 3 mi EZ
7 Rest 4 mi CT 3 mi race pace Rest 5 mi 2.5 mi EZ
8 Rest 3 mi race pace 30 minutes Rest 20 minutes Rest Rest
9 Race Day

My current 7km(4mile) pace is 8:17-8:36min/mile. Hoping that I can keep around that for my longer distances with maybe a max of 9min/mile. Both might be overzealous, but I figure aiming high isn't a bad thing.

Wish me luck!:happy:

jlewis2896

Try throwing some tempo runs and intervals into your shorter runs -- I was stuck in a 10-minute mile rut and adding those workouts really helped me improve my speed and endurance in a short amount of time.

Also, hill train. So crucial!! I picked one day per week with a shorter run (3-4) miles, and made that day either a tempo run, interval run, or hill repeat run day.

Good luck, sounds like you are already very fast!!! Have fun!!

ceschwartz

Wow! Good luck!

FryingPanda

So far only over short distances. :happy: As for long distances, I am reminded of a certain LOTR quote about cross-country. :laugh: Thanks for the advice and encouragement!