Half Marathon training support group?

Man, my long run sucked today. I got going late, then seemed to take about 3 miles before I got anywhere near comfortable, or settled with my running. Then my car key is jiggling around the the shirt that I took off when I got hot is riding up on my waist and then at the halfway mark when I checked my distance I realized I had forgot to switch back to the imapmyrun app on my phone so it wasn't picking up my miles. I was feeling tired so I guessed about how far I had come and was about 3/4 mile under my planned 12 miles. I was tired though. Don't know if it was not enough sleep or what, but ugh! I hate days like that. I drew out the map after I got home to see the distance and it was 11.25miles. Oh well. I didn't run my fastest, but i didn't run my slowest either, so that is good I suppose. Rest day tomorrow then hopefully things will start looking up. I think I need a new route, I am getting bored with my last few runs. Hmmm. My half is in 3 weeks.

I've found I run my best runs after I've had my worst. Matt Fitzgerald wrote a book called Brain Training for runners, it's very indepth and goes into the brain in a lot of detail - however, a lot of the main message, was don't feel bad about changing up your plan or quitting early, but get back out there with a good attitude the next time. We ALL have those days that just suck. I hope it makes you feel better just knowing you are not alone. Bad days suck! But I believe it's our bodies telling us to rest up and back off for a better response next time - Yoga is my solution.

I am gonna be sore tomorrow for sure. Did my long run today, just got back actually. 7.5 miles averaging just under a 9 minute per mile pace. left my phone at home and though i was averaging a 10 minute per mile pace, did the math wrong in my head while i was running.

good lord, running in the heat has an effect on me. My run was way slow, and pretty miserable. I hope that my race day temp is in the 60's.

oh lord, I ran for the first time in 3 weeks do to injury and boy did that suck. Injury is officially healed but the damage done to my stamina is.... really bad. I ran for about 25 minutes (with two one minute walk breaks) and it was painful. My heartrate hit 190 on my slow pace (5.5) and during a sprint it was over 200. Ugh.

oh lord, I ran for the first time in 3 weeks do to injury and boy did that suck. Injury is officially healed but the damage done to my stamina is.... really bad. I ran for about 25 minutes (with two one minute walk breaks) and it was painful. My heartrate hit 190 on my slow pace (5.5) and during a sprint it was over 200. Ugh.

I had surgery June 29 and was taken out of ANY exercise for 6 weeks - I recovered so quickly that the Dr released me to "mild" runs August 1 - My first run left me almost in tears it was so bad. I promised a friend I wouldn't track time for the first 2 weeks - and first time I timed myself I was almost back to where I left off. Now - 2 months later, I've surpassed where I was and making gains even faster. I couldn't believe how quickly I lost it - and how fast I got it back too. You will get there no problem!


I did my "hill" run today- it the actual hill I'll be running in my half marathon in 2 weeks. I'm in the Taper Mode - not so good at that - I'll do Insanity 3 days, recovery 1 day, then run the next two days - off Saturday and Sunday due to travel for work - and will do a recovery version of Insanity each day along with short fast runs the week before my half. I'll rest on Thursday and Friday with only Yoga. I've scheduled a massage for Monday - to release my piriformus muscles that get awfully tight. It's the countdown.

I have until October 31 to get the discount to sign up for my half I want to run in March, I'll schedule it now. But I'm almost wondering if I want to do it as a half or full marathon - I'll have to read the details online and figure out how easy and when I can switch over by. After my half in 2 weeks, I'm hoping to increase my mileage 1 mile every 2 weeks, but if I need to do more to marathon train, I have the time to do that too.

weeeee! Ran 40 minutes today, conquered my fear of running on a track, and it felt GREAT. Yesterday was such poo, and today is so good!

Question: The tips of my toes hurt after my run today (all except my big toes). Is this a. normal, b. something dealing with my shoe, c. dealing with my form, or d. none of the above?

weeeee! Ran 40 minutes today, conquered my fear of running on a track, and it felt GREAT. Yesterday was such poo, and today is so good!

Question: The tips of my toes hurt after my run today (all except my big toes). Is this a. normal, b. something dealing with my shoe, c. dealing with my form, or d. none of the above?

Hard to say. You can read all over the place where the wrong size shoe can cause a lot of toe problems. My shoes are plenty big but after i broke them in for a long time, like 4 months, my outside toes hit the end when i run and go numb. Takes about 5 miles before they go numb.

Hmmm, I would recommend getting some nice (although can be expensive) running socks. If the socks I wear are too thin, my toes can ache a little, so for my long runs I wear a little bit thicker running socks to provide more protection. I personally love the Feetures socks, which are $9-11 a pair, but there are tons out there, just head to your local running store and check it out!

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Thanks i will check that out. I do have running socks i wear but they are cheap one's from walmart. I know they arent the best but they worked for when i first strated running. Problem is i dont have a local store, even though i live in a decent sized city. Closest one is 15 miles away which isnt to far and i plan to head there next week on my vacation to look at some winter running gear. Maybe i should just open my own running store in my town? i already work in retail.

weeeee! Ran 40 minutes today, conquered my fear of running on a track, and it felt GREAT. Yesterday was such poo, and today is so good!

Question: The tips of my toes hurt after my run today (all except my big toes). Is this a. normal, b. something dealing with my shoe, c. dealing with my form, or d. none of the above?

Hard to say. You can read all over the place where the wrong size shoe can cause a lot of toe problems. My shoes are plenty big but after i broke them in for a long time, like 4 months, my outside toes hit the end when i run and go numb. Takes about 5 miles before they go numb.

Ceratianly, sore toes can be a sign of shoes that are too small / tight, but I am most likely to get sore on a course that has a lot of downhill or irregular footing, so your foot tends to get jammed up in the front because of the change in your stride. Good socks really help. I run in Thorlos. They are thin over the arch and around your ankle, but have cushioning in the sole and around your toes.

my shoes are about a size and half larger than my normal shoe size (US 6.5-8), so I don't think they are too small.

my shoes are about a size and half larger than my normal shoe size (US 6.5-8), so I don't think they are too small.

Maybe try using body glide on your feet? Maybe that will help?

The only time my feet start to rub funny is if my shoes are worn out or my socks need replaced.

summertime - when is your next race? Are you cross training on that knee? I had to really learn to give my knees extra work off running because of muscle imbalances caused by running only.