Runners..shame or no shame
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Personally I would never miss a 1/2 marathon for fear that I may have to walk part of it.
I think that after its over you will be glad that you were in it. If you skip it for this reason you will always look at it as a lame excuse.0 -
Absolutely no shame in walking when you need to. I got a 2nd place in one of my races where I walked a couple times. I think putting the walking breaks in there sometimes makes you run faster during the run time. It's just a mind thing I guess.
Do it!0 -
How far have you run at one time?
If it's over 9 or 10, you'll finish.
^^I agree with this. The adrenaline and the atmosphere will push you the rest0 -
I'll be doing my first half at Disney in Feb and I have no intentions of running the whole thing (even though I am going to train like I will). I'll be stopping for photos, probably the rest room, water, gatorade, etc. I won't feel any shame about it, but I guess it's just a personal preference. If your goal is to run the whole thing, then that is your goal. My goal is just to finish0
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When you get out there and you hear the cheers from the crowd, you will definitely be motivated to keep moving. My first half marathon I ran to mile 11 before I stopped (had to use the bathroom). I didn't want to, but that short break was what I needed to stretch my muscles and make it to the finish line. I always tell myself, as long as I'm not being picked up by the pace car, I'm doing GREAT!!! They say 10% is physical and the other 90% is mental.0
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walking is fine -- i'm training for a half..... my trainers have told us to walk for 30 seconds to a minute at each water station (which is every 2 mi) --- the half is coming up on nov 14th and I'm doing long runs every saturday. the highest I'll get before the half is 12mi, but if I can do that then I sure as hell can do 13.1 ---- Last week was 8.5mi - and I did it with an avg of 11:17mi -- faster than the week before with more distance.
your brain tells you to stop long before your body needs to.0 -
How far have you run at one time?
If it's over 9 or 10, you'll finish.
Yep. When I ran my first half, I was only doing 6 miles at most and on the mill, I had only run outdoors for a week or two before the race and I ran 10 miles the week before. If you can do 9 or 10, you can finish. I stopped to walk for only a few seconds here and there. You can do it! AND, there is no shame in walking if you have to. I bet you finish, being in race atmosphere is different than running on your own!0 -
I only train to 10 miles before a half marathon. I'm sure you will be fine
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Just do it!
And for the record you never run the full 13.1 miles when you do your training. I think the most that I ran towards the end of my training was 110 -
On Oct 14 there is a huge 1/2 marathon here. I've been training with a group since July. However, I have just not go my running miles up to 13.1. I really need like 2 weeks longer than I have to get my miles up. My group says I should still do the 1/2 and just plan to walk. I just feel like its not the same if I don't run the whole distance. What do you guys think?
I've never done a race -- even a 5K -- where most people didn't walk at least some of it.0 -
I would do the 1/2 with some walking if needed. You would be missing out on something great. Be proud, do it and use your time as a goal to beat nest time. There is no shame is walking...just giving up. You can do it if you put your mind to it! Good Luck!!!!:flowerforyou:0
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There's def no shame in taking walk breaks, especially at water stops! I take some every 6 minutes currently hoping to go up to 10 or longer in a few weeks. Since I hurt my knee walk breaks help it (it's supposed to be healed but still causes issues) I say just as long as you can run the few hundred metres to the finish strong would be your ultimate goal if you do find you need to do some walking.
Don't forget that there are some people who also actually walk the 1/2 marathon distance0 -
I do run 4 minutes and walk 1 minute intervals and I pass many people that try to run the whole race. There is no shame in taking walk breaks. My running partner has got in the top 3 in some races doing intervals. When we train the longest miles we do prior to a half marathon is 11-12 miles and for a full we only go up to 20 so you should be fine.0
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when i trained for my half marathon, the furthest i had ran was 10 miles, i ran the whole thing
last two miles were slow but i did it!
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And a friendly word to all who do intervals, PLEASE do not stop dead in the middle of the road and start walking. Move to the right and then walk;-) I almost tripped over several people when I had a nice pace going, was behind them than all of the sudden EEERRRRR-walk.0
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NO SHAME. Running a half marathon is a big deal, and pretty impressive when you compare that to the fitness level of the average citizen. So yeah, you might need to walk some, but at least your getting out there and doing it!0
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I am with the no shame crowd! Good luck and have fun, quite an accomplishment.0
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