Half Marathon training support group?

Hay all, I just found this group, I am running my first half October 2nd. I'm super pumped and ready to rock it!! When I get time to sit for a while Im excited to read thru all your success stories good luck all!

Hi!
I will run the half-marathon Rock'n'Roll on Oct 2nd. Are you too? You said that you are gonna rock it, so I assumed that yes. If not, good luck anyway!

Actually I am running the Wineglass half in Corning NY. It's supposed to be a beautiful course and relatively flat (which is good). Some of my runner friends have run it in the past and said its a great race for a marathon newbie like myself.

My first half is also on Oct. 2nd, but in Maryland. It's the first annual race for the organization, so I have no idea how the course will be. Hopefully it's flat! Good luck to the both of you!

Cold rain is my least favorite...

I would encourage you to give it a try once in a while. If nothing else, you really get a sense of what you need to wear in case the weather's nasty on race day.

I'll add, no matter how prepared you may think you are, you can't prepare enough. My first marathon, was horrible, downpour, cold, windy, and huge puddles. I ended up with blisters on my arches of my feet and felt like hypothermia, it took days to feel warm again. I used to not mind the rain, but 26.2 miles of it was horrible.

Ran 4 miles today. Also some weight lifting.

I am thinking I will run another 4 Thursday and then I have my 10k Sunday!

Linnea ~ I also like Hal Higdon's training program, I'm loosely following it for my full Keep up your mileage over the winter, you can repeat a long run each week if you wish...we did for this half that I just completed, and I never felt better!

FunRun~ Good luck on your upcoming half!! Do you get wine and a glass after?? That would be awesome!

Bprague ~ I hope your ankles start feeling better, I would def see the doctor about it!

Paladeac ~ So sorry about your injury!

27strange ~ Sorry abotu your knee acting up, I hardly ever run two days in a row...but probably because I'm so busy getting other forms of exercise in, I just don't have time for it LOL

Urbanhippie ~ Good luck on your 10k!

Shelly ~ Have you signed up for anything yet?

Ran 8 miles yesterday, but let my husband use the garmin so I couldn't keep track of pace. (it was supposed to be a race pace run) Instead I based it off of my HR and what I think I could sustain for 4.5 hours, and I actually managed 9:50/mile, which is better than what I want my race pace to be Physically this run wasn't hard, mentally though it was. It was my first solo run in weeks! I have really come to depend on my band of girls from half marathon training, makes me worry about my long lonely full LOL

Hi guys,
Was wondering if I could drop into this thread. I have run half marathons since I was 18 (am 28 now) so have had 10yrs of running fun :happy: I have always used Hal higdon's plans and did so when I was running marathons too. Sadly I got injured a couple of years ago and that scared me so much that I stopped running completely. But luckily I have just got a really cool new doctor who has given me the confidence to start running again, yay! So far I have been running 3 x a week and am slowly building up to run the Brighton half marathon in feb 2012. Fingers crossed I don't get injured..... Nice to meet you all in this thread

Ran 8 miles yesterday, but let my husband use the garmin so I couldn't keep track of pace. (it was supposed to be a race pace run) Instead I based it off of my HR and what I think I could sustain for 4.5 hours, and I actually managed 9:50/mile, which is better than what I want my race pace to be Physically this run wasn't hard, mentally though it was. It was my first solo run in weeks! I have really come to depend on my band of girls from half marathon training, makes me worry about my long lonely full LOL

That's a great training pace! Best of luck with the mental game, its tough to run solo long distances if you aren't accustomed to it. Good luck with the continued training :-)

im interested to join the group... im planning to run a full marathon next year...

PS: Half Marathon Pictures!

Awesome pics! Cant wait for my first half!! Congrats!!

Ran 8 miles yesterday, but let my husband use the garmin so I couldn't keep track of pace. (it was supposed to be a race pace run) Instead I based it off of my HR and what I think I could sustain for 4.5 hours, and I actually managed 9:50/mile, which is better than what I want my race pace to be Physically this run wasn't hard, mentally though it was. It was my first solo run in weeks! I have really come to depend on my band of girls from half marathon training, makes me worry about my long lonely full LOL

Although I am a big proponent of having a running group for training (helps keep you motivated and commited), you do need to throw in some solo long runs in your marathon training (and probably 1/2 training too) to work on the mental toughness. You have to know that you can dig deep and pull through it on your own when the going gets tough.

Thanks for that! I know I should probably do some of my runs alone....doesn't make me happy, but I know it needs to be done ;-P A lot of the girls are joining me halfway through my long runs, so I will be running the first part alone, and the last part alone...hopefully that will be enough to toughen my mind

Gals and guys, sorry I haven't been participating much.

I have to confess the 10k really took it out of me and I'm convinced I'm not ready for the half marathon yet. I've been in similar situations before and forcing myself through a race has made me hate running, hurt myself or make myself ill, and give it up for months. I don't want that to happen.

I'm also still too slow to be in the main pack and being right at the back for long races time and time again is a very lonely, miserable experience.

I think I'm going to pull out of the race and go back to running being a fun part of my favoured training routine. I plan to keep up a respectable distance over winter and work on my speed when the weather drives me indoor.

Good luck with all your race plans!

Berry - hang in there. I totally understand! Don't give up and just keep on doing what you're doing. When the time comes and you do run that distance you will be so glad you stepped up. It's always good to go based on how you "feel."


Slb- You may have said, but which race are you doing? I think I have short runs next week too. I like taking a couple of days off before a half marathon. I *may* do some cross training early morning on the Friday before but won't do much more than walking the day before my race.

Kimert, I'm doing the Run for Shelter in Annapolis, MD. Which one are you doing? It makes me feel better to know that you take the two days off before the race. That's what my training schedule says to do, but I guess it made me kind of nervous.

Gals and guys, sorry I haven't been participating much.

I have to confess the 10k really took it out of me and I'm convinced I'm not ready for the half marathon yet. I've been in similar situations before and forcing myself through a race has made me hate running, hurt myself or make myself ill, and give it up for months. I don't want that to happen.

I'm also still too slow to be in the main pack and being right at the back for long races time and time again is a very lonely, miserable experience.

I think I'm going to pull out of the race and go back to running being a fun part of my favoured training routine. I plan to keep up a respectable distance over winter and work on my speed when the weather drives me indoor.

Good luck with all your race plans!

Sorry your 10 K was a rough run. No need to apologize - we all have runs that don't go well from time to time. If you don't think you can run the 1/2 for fun, drop out! We are here for fun and fitness, and if pushing yourself to do the half is not fun and risks injury, forget about it., with no regrets. There will be other races, when you are better prepared to tackle them.

This is probably a little late (as I see this group started in the beginning of September!), but I'm running a half marathon as well and would love to get in on this. I'm running the Rock 'n Roll Savannah one on November 5th. Super excited! I just started running this year and have since run four 5K's...I'm sort of doing my own thing with training (my longest run so far has been 8 miles), but a support group is always good.

Is anybody else running theirs in November?