Encouragement & Support Friends - training for 1/2 marathon

JoyTH
JoyTH Posts: 14 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Good Morning! I've decided to start running again! Been running for a couple of weeks now. Am running an easy program Jeff Galloway to train for 1/2 marathon on Sept. 8. Looking for others who are training too. Or others who are slow runners, but love it anyways! I thought I'd try to pick up my speed and train for a long distance. However, after reading some posts, I decided to trust my gut. I'll train for the distance. I'd rather run 13.1 miles slow, than push myself to run 5K fast. I can't seem to push myself to go very fast......never have...doubt I can...However, I have trained myself to run a marathon (run/walk). Hope there are folks out there who'd like support too, and we can give each other encouragement!

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  • closenre
    closenre Posts: 225 Member
    I run distance (marathons) and have a half this weekend and on june 1st. I have a decent PR in both (3:49/1:35) and hope to qualify for boston one day! Good luck in your race and welcome back to running!
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    welcome back to running. feel free to add me - i'm training for my first half on june 1st. goal is to run boston next year (hoping i can score a charity bib). right now my focus is completely on distance. i've never used any of the programs that are out there i just go with my gut as well. i'm slow, last 10k was 1:10. i'm up to 7.5 almost 8 miles right now. good luck with your race.

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