Favorite Racing Distance
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Try taking a PR from a good race and plugging it into the McMillan calculator. You can at least get a rough estimate and work around it. I'm finding it more difficult to figure out what my MP should be - the short distances figure themselves out, but the long hauls seem to have more variables - mental and physical.
That's actually how I have been training for my half marathon, using the paces from there. Its actually right on for me for the longer distances.0 -
FWIW - the best thing that ever happened to my half marathons was marathon training. I also remember shattering my 10K PR while training for my first marathon (I rarely race that distance)
You can't effectively race the distance on a Higdon type schedule. One or two 11 or 12 mile long runs is not far enough to run your best half marathon. 15 -16 milers are more like it. 12, 13, 14 needs to be an easy distance, not a survival/gut it out distance.
This makes total sense to me. I haven't ever run 13 miles outside of a half marathon. The plan that I put together for my next half has at least one 15 mile long run and a couple of 14s and several 13s. But I've been going a little longer than scheduled on most of my long runs up to now so I may get a 16 miler or two in and more than one 15.0 -
Half Marathon is my favorite distance. Although after running a 3:45.06 in Columbus this weekend, I might start liking the marathon.0
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I love the half marathon. It's long enough to be a challenge for me, but not too overwhelming.
Runner up: 10K.
It takes me a few miles to warm up, so the 5K isn't my favorite, and I've never done a full marathon so I can't comment on that!0 -
My fav is 10K you can do it under an hour and feel great after, I am building up to my first half in Febuary 2014 and I'm really looking forward to it.0
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My fav is 10K you can do it under an hour and feel great after, I am building up to my first half in Febuary 2014 and I'm really looking forward to it.
Good luck!
Also, your avatar is amazing.0
