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FIRST half marathon training - anyone tried it?

KWKY
KWKY Posts: 110 Member
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Hi all,

I just ran my second HM last weekend and clocked a disappointing 2:28, which was virtually no improvement from my 2010 time.

My problem is speed as i know am confident knowing I can run the distance, and this is what I would like to work on before my next HM (which will be May next year)

I can only manage three runs a week and I came across this training plan called FIRST which advocates running faster, but shorter distance and only three times a week. has anybody tried this and what are your experiences with it?

Thanks in advance
KWKY

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  • mmk137
    mmk137 Posts: 833 Member
    get the runners world smart coach app, it's free.

    I only have 3 running days available.
    Monday - I do a long run
    Thursday - Tempo
    Saturday - Speedwork

    are you incorporating any hill work?
  • KWKY
    KWKY Posts: 110 Member
    thanks very much for that!

    May I know what pace you're doing your tempo and speedwork at?

    No, no real hill work unless it's incidental to the run (if I do my long run there are normally two steep sections, although not very long)... do you mean running up and down the hills as a training session?
  • mmk137
    mmk137 Posts: 833 Member
    tempo runs at 5.15 / 5.20 min per km

    Speedwork 4-4.15min per km and it's hard.
  • KWKY
    KWKY Posts: 110 Member
    Wow, I'm like totally speechless. My fastest at a 10km distance is 6.5 min/km and I wasn't functioning too well after.

    Lots of work for me to do then!

    Many thanks again for your advise mmk137!

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