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Farther or faster?

CrazyAdventure
CrazyAdventure Posts: 113 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
This is a question for those runners out there.... I am training for a half marathon at the moment, but my miles are not the fastest.... What is your opinion....should time be first dedicated to jogging farther or faster?

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  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Farther. Once you are able to go farther, faster will take care of itself.

    That said, don't get caught in the trap of running every run slow so you can go farther. Mix it up with some "faster" runs, but nothing too crazy. Just mildly uncomfortable levels of effort, also called tempo runs.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Double post
  • datguy2011
    datguy2011 Posts: 477 Member
    farther
  • ChRiStA_1983
    ChRiStA_1983 Posts: 380 Member
    Farther. Once you are able to go farther, faster will take care of itself.

    That said, don't get caught in the trap of running every run slow so you can go farther. Mix it up with some "faster" runs, but nothing too crazy. Just mildly uncomfortable levels of effort, also called tempo runs.

    *Points upward*. What he said.
  • zowgati
    zowgati Posts: 25
    Agree. Build your endurance first, then your fitness will allow quicker times, variety of workouts (tempo, hills, cross-training). Keep it interestingf and have fun! :)
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    Further, but get a proper training schedule, so you know the answers yourself
  • arc918
    arc918 Posts: 2,037 Member
    Agreed with everyone else, keep upping the mileage and the speed will come. Speed without endurance is useless for a half marathon.
  • CrazyAdventure
    CrazyAdventure Posts: 113 Member
    Farther. Once you are able to go farther, faster will take care of itself.

    That said, don't get caught in the trap of running every run slow so you can go farther. Mix it up with some "faster" runs, but nothing too crazy. Just mildly uncomfortable levels of effort, also called tempo runs.

    this sounds like great advice! thanks everyone for your help. It's pretty easy to go far with a 12 min mile so during the training (thanks to hal higdon), I've increased my speeds for the shorter runs to make it more of a challenge (9-10min). But even at 10 min. miles, the half would take over 2 hours... but I'll keep going for the distance! Thanks again!
  • bunchesonothing
    bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
    Hah! Least controversial tread I've read all day!
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