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Anyone training for their first half marathon ?

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  • PatriciaDC
    PatriciaDC Posts: 17 Member
    I am 38 and doing my first half September 22. I am doing a program with our Local Running room. I use the map my run app. I am not new to running but this will be my longest for sure. Good Luck!

    Hi! :) I see you are from Buckingham. I'm in Gatineau! Are you doing the Army Run ?!?


    Hi, I'm from Gatiineau too and I'm doing the Army run. I just did the Ottawa half-Marathon in May and the Army run in September will be my third half-marathon.

    On se reparle!! écrivez moi si vous avez besoin d'encouragement!
  • SwindonJogger
    SwindonJogger Posts: 325 Member
    i have my first 1/2 at end of august. i use garmin connect, it's a great tool for trying to beat personal bests and tracking distances.
    I am aiming to complete my 1/2 in 2 hours.
    Currently using the following plan each week:
    10k run
    farklet training for approx 8k-10k
    hill running training (murder!)
    weekly park run 5k race
    long run (approx 2 hours, 20k so far)
    cross training using exercise bike or weights for core building.

    I'm really excited at the prospect of running the 1/2 marathon.
  • bbottomley
    bbottomley Posts: 4
    I did my first half two years ago and I hated every single minute of it. I soon figured out this was because I did not train appropriately! Last March I did another one and used Hal Higdon's Novice plan and it went much better. However this April I just ran my third and used Hal Higdon's Novice 2 plan and found it to be the absolute best training model. I run constantly still and I am learning, very slowly, and not on all days, to LOVE it. (If I write it and say it I will believe it, that's the plan!) I do not use Garmin Connect though, but I do use the Nike App. You will do amazing if your head is in the game!!! Good luck!!
  • hezro
    hezro Posts: 12 Member
    I'm doing my first half in November and I am on Garmin Connect: http://connect.garmin.com/profile/h3zr03. I would love a friend on there! I injured my foot last summer so still trying to get back to running but hoping to be able to start actually training for it soon!!
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