SlowBigG

CarsonRuns - thanks for taking the time to reply to my BT question. It's appreciated. I have a Half in a couple of weeks and I've got some speed sessions lined up for that. I may consider a BT phase once that's out the way, as my next event isn't' until August. For about 9 months, I've been doing a mixture of sessions…

CarsonRuns - as a matter of interest, have you done or do you know about base training? I'm considering giving it a go using Maffetone. I can see the benefits with people saying that when they started BT they were running 12min/miles at 142bpm and after "a few months" they were running 8.5 min/mile at 142bpm. I don't know…

In my opinion, rest days are important as it's the way the body recovers. Without rest days, it means that each training session is potentially compromised (i.e, you'll be too tired to do a proper sprint session). Elites have rest days and the very popular P&D Advanced Marathoning plans have rest days. To the OP. Bin the…

I agree - there is a wrong way to run. People learn how to swim, learn how to ride a bike etc. What is different about running? It's best to get into good practices with regards to correct form etc, as in the longer term it will help you run with an efficient style and avoid injury. As others have said, look at a C25K…

I kind of agree with others that what ever you do is great, but if you want to be more scientific have you looked at age-graded tables? This will give you an exact figure of what is "average" for your age and gender for a given distance. In most "mass participant" halfs the average time for all runners tends to be around 2…

Sonic - I am in the top third of the BMI range, but the range itself is quite large. There is some formula that for every 1lb of weight you carry you will be x-mins slower on a marathon or half marathon. Trust me when I say it's not vanity; it's because I want to get quicker at running....that is my goal. After all, you…

Dave - thanks for the comments. Lots of "food for thought" there so to speak!

Hi Jen - thanks for your reply. I confess that I don't do enough strength exercises and that is another area I need to look at. I do quite a bit of stretching before/after each run and do some fairly limited core work about once or twice a week but I know I'm not doing enough in this area. I have a foam roller to help with…