First Half Marathon

rlmiller216
rlmiller216 Posts: 7 Member
edited March 2015 in Introduce Yourself
A friend of mine asked me to do a half marathon with her this year... and I said yes! I've never ran in a race before, although I run on my own for fun. Excited and marginally terrified.

Looking for buddies to help me stay motivated to cross my weight and distance finish lines!

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  • drosebud
    drosebud Posts: 277 Member
    My first HM is in a couple of months time. Do you have a training plan? I'm using one from http://www.walkjogrun.net, as I'd not have a clue how to approach such a distance otherwise. I was at the 13K endurance stage yesterday and it was hard, but good to complete. Good luck!
  • rlmiller216
    rlmiller216 Posts: 7 Member
    I don't yet but I need to find one! Is it sad that I'm dissuaded from all the ones I've seen because the require working out 5 days a week? Lol

    Anyway the HM I have my eyes on is not until late October so I have a little time to mull things over. Sort of...
  • bself0128
    bself0128 Posts: 29 Member
    There's a ton of training plans out there....here's one that I've been using www.halhigdon.com
  • mwelch78
    mwelch78 Posts: 5 Member
    Feel free to add me. I am training for a half marathon that's in September. It has been a couple years since I have run one, but excited to run another one.

    There are tons of different training plans. I am trying a new one, https://my.asics.com. After getting an email from Runkeeper I checked it out. I like how you can customize your training plan based on what works for you. Not a cookie cutter training plan.
  • jefemullin
    jefemullin Posts: 42 Member
    mwelch78 wrote: »
    Feel free to add me. I am training for a half marathon that's in September. It has been a couple years since I have run one, but excited to run another one.

    I'm in the same boat. Got another one on May 31st and haven't run one since 2013.

    Prepare to be hooked! They are insanely fun and a great experience!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Do you currently run OP?
  • TheSwoleMinister
    TheSwoleMinister Posts: 70 Member
    Check out "Couch to 5K" and then build on from there. You'll do great!
  • AdelaideNat
    AdelaideNat Posts: 89 Member
    Currently training for a 10K and I use the "My ASICS" training plan ---> http://www.asics.com.au/about-myasics . You can choose a half-marathon plan if you so wish and you decide how many times/week you want to train.
  • jc93230
    jc93230 Posts: 33 Member
    Doing my first HM in August. It got some hills, so am gonna try to incorporate some travel to hills or treadmill incline sessions as part of the plan. I found a 20 Week plan that looked pretty good. Not sure where I found it.

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