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Treadmill running does not , nor will it ever, correspond 1:1 with outdoor running. I started with a run/walk group last Jan and mostly walked with a few very short run intervals. I did my first half marathon, over a 4700 elevation summit, in 4hrs 11 mins. I continued to build my base using run walk intervals and this year…
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Well done!
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Last January I got off the couch and by the 3rd week in April I did a half marathon in 4 hrs 11 mins. I have kept training all year and on the 21 will run it again - I'm on track to finish in 3 hrs 30 mins or less. YOU can totally do this :)
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I'm running a half marathon, on hills, Apr 21 my schedule leading into it is today (Thurs) 40 min run, Fri cross training day, Sat (Mar 24) 12 miles on hills, Sun a rest day, MWT I'll do 40-50-35 min runs, Sat (Mar 31) I'll do 8 miles on flats, MWT I'll do 25-50-25, Sat (Apr 7) 13 miles on hills, MWT another 30-25-15 min…
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Check out some of the articles at www.boiserunwalk.com It has some great ones on fueling and form that might help.
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The textbooks tell us that we should have a rest day before and after our long runs and not do more than 2 mid week workouts back to back. Example - my schedule this week is 40 mins Mon & Wed, 25 mins Thursday and 9 miles on Sat. Sun, Tues & Fri are rest days from running but perfect for cross training. Based on Jeff…
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I'm training for my 2nd half with the Galloway method. It might seem like the mid weeks aren't very much running but that is where you would do your speed work if you are working on a better time. The long day during the week should be done slowly to build endurance. My target event is the Race to Robie Creek...
