Hi all, I have joined this group because over the last 5 weeks I have been training to run a half marathon. My goal is eventually a full marathon and then who knows...


I am still new to running and would love to make some friends with certified runners . I do partake in other fitness activities also. My Furthest run was Saturday just gone at 10.00 miles in 1 hour 20 minutes. IM still really over weight but running is helping me lose it.

So please add me to your friends and I will add all i can, I track my runs with RUNKEEPER so you can see on here or there.

Thanks!

Curious, what's a Certified runner?

Slow down your training runs though! There are lots of runners on here who run half-marathons way faster than 8 mins/mile but will do their long training runs at 9:00-9:30. You're not racing your training runs, you're racing the half.

Slow down your training runs though! There are lots of runners on here who run half-marathons way faster than 8 mins/mile but will do their long training runs at 9:00-9:30. You're not racing your training runs, you're racing the half.

Have you raced a 5k?

80 min for 10 miles on a training run is pretty quick. If I run 10 miles on an easy training run would be 79-85 min.. I run 6:10 pace for a 5k.

I'd say, race a 5k to see where your fitness level is. Once you get the results, plug them into a running calculator.. My favorite is jack daniels run smart.. But I also use the charts in the Hanson Method book- they tend to let me a bit fast ;-)

Anyways, yes if you truly ran 80 min on a 10 mile training run, you should fairly easily be 1:40 for a half.