10 Things I Learned Training for a Half Marathon

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  • dorseykm
    dorseykm Posts: 412 Member
    Great list of lessons!
  • cypspade
    cypspade Posts: 8
    Nice job Jessi!! Now your addicted.

    I did two half marathons last year June(1:59) and December in Vegas(1:57)
    Tried to bust 1:50 in Vegas and fell apart. Yuck it got really cold and was not put on well.

    I just started training again for one in August. Make sure you take some time off to recover!
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Very entertaining!
  • vicmonster
    vicmonster Posts: 297 Member
    Thanks for sharing such a great post. Good advice!
  • danzan15
    danzan15 Posts: 5 Member
    great list,laughed at the squirrels. i have just started a couch to 5k programme with the ambition of doing a half marathon next june. i will t6ake all your advice on board especially the bit about listening to your body as mine is starting to scream at me. keep up the good work and good luck in your next one.
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    Love this and thank you!! Can't wait to run my first 1/2 in October. Silly question; I'm hypoglycemic and am worried about maintaining my sugars throughout, do you or anyone have suggestions? I broke my training into 3 phases and right now I'm on a 10k plan for 4 weeks then will do the 1/2 marathon program for 9-12 weeks so I want to develop a plan on keeping them elevated ony upcoming long runs.
  • SweatpantsRebellion
    SweatpantsRebellion Posts: 754 Member
    Fun list. Thank you. I'm training for my first half this fall. The event I'm doing has pacers, but the slowest pacer group is still too fast for me. I'm an absolute snail right now as far as my running abilities are concerned!

    As far as squirrels go, I see them all the time. I have yet to see the diabolical sort that you've found...lol! I get chased by dogs instead. Okay, not lately, but the first month or so I had a dog chase me at least once a week! Of course now they all bark from their houses and their fences. I'm starting to know how the mailman feels!
  • Alysgrma
    Alysgrma Posts: 365 Member
    Bump...my goal is to become a true runner. I now walk/jog but it is getting easier to keep jogging each time. It is helping me take off the last 50 lbs so maybe I will be a true runner!!!
  • DKing33
    DKing33 Posts: 78 Member
    This is awesome ! And so true! LOL
  • CMorning99
    CMorning99 Posts: 924 Member
    The pace group is self explanatory, but what is a hot pacer?

    A Hot Pacer is a Pacer - who out of obligation is required to run at the same pace and therefore not away from you (hahaha) and is also very attractive. As someone else in the thread said earlier, it's a must have every single time. :smile: A Hot Pacer will make everything much more pleasant and motivational! If they happen to be funny as well, all the better!


    I used to be stationed at Pearl Harbor and every friday the Navy Divers would run some ungodly distance...I would keep up as long as I could just to oogle thier shirtless chisled sun kissed pecs and itsy bitsy running shorts. There was no problem getting the ladies out for early morning PT on those days! I miss them :(
  • tlb8970
    tlb8970 Posts: 1 Member
    Awesome list! Thanks for the inspiration & the smiles!:smile:
  • dpvike80
    dpvike80 Posts: 32 Member
    dang now i want a hot pacer.

    dang....now I want to BE a hot pacer!

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