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Belfast half marathon tommorrow. This is the race i have ever run.
My training hasn't been consistent, busy work schedule and a newborn appearing 4 weeks early didn't help, but my last runs have been 15km and 17km and i could have kept going so i feel prepared.
Tempted to book the full marathon now as some extra motivation.
My training hasn't been consistent, busy work schedule and a newborn appearing 4 weeks early didn't help, but my last runs have been 15km and 17km and i could have kept going so i feel prepared.
Tempted to book the full marathon now as some extra motivation.
coollino
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15km to 17km is more than enough, I've done a few half marathons now. First one I was running that far and actual half marathons for training but since then for others I've just done 35-40km a week, as I don't really have as much time, and I've been doing as well at them. I'm running in the Nottingham one next weekend
My dad used to be a big runner and he always said if you can do 10km pretty well you don't even really need to put pressure on training for a HM as you may just get injured for no reason
A full marathon is a different story though, I CBA with that due to the training for it. You may find it difficult with a new born too
I checked my running history and i have run 11 road runs since May. I have done some treadmill runs too.
When i started then 5k was a real struggle so i'm more than happy with the progress i've made without much training.
As you said it's hard to train when time is tight.
Pretty much the same here as what you’re dad said.
I’ve done six trail half marathons this year and very rarely go over 8.5 miles with my training runs and do fine on all but the hilliest races.
I need this approach I think. The most I've done in a training run is around 6 miles during the week.
Flipping told today during a trail half marathon in Derbyshire, and it was flat as it can be.
I do live where no hills really exist, so doesn't help
Do you have any buildings near you with a decent set of steps.
It’s monotonous, but you can do hill repeats on these or hill sprints if you’re in the mood ?
I’ve pretty much got the same problem tbh, as even though it’s quite hilly where I live for Liverpool, it’s impossible to get more than 400ft of inclines into anyone training session, unless I do loops - which detest nearly as much as the treadmill !
No, nothing like that!
Plenty of flat open farm land, will settle for that for endurance, failing that put my hand in my pocket and enter more trail races
coollino
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I think you live near me, the kings cliffe 10 mile one is pretty good. I think there is a 20 mile one too.
I ran a Rutland night one last year too, I didn't enjoy that loads as I felt like I was a step away from twisting something the whole time. I came like 15th out of 700 tho so I did very well, but I wonder whether a lot of proper runners didn't bother due to chances of injuries
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There`s plenty of trail races that don`t have mad inclines.
There`s a Yorkshire company called " Grim Up North " who do a lot of events on and around canal towpaths, as well as regular stuff ( just as an example )
Events in forests don`t tend to have nutty inclines either - more undulating and are good for trail PB`s.
carlos21
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Good luck mate.
irishblue11
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Doing Belfast tomorrow as well, looks good weather wise. Good luck for it, hopefully we both can get a good run
Yes looks good, no rain and not too warm.Doing Belfast tomorrow as well, looks good weather wise. Good luck for it, hopefully we both can get a good run
Good luck to you too mate.
2hrs 3 minutes for my first ever race of any type at the half marathon today. Happy with that.
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