In a fit of enthusiasm / madness it appears I have signed up for a half marathon in September. Because even the less experienced runners in Good Gym did.
Baa! 🐑
I did manage an 11km non stop today with the last 3.5km uphill, in a sub 12min mile (7:24/km). So 10km is 1:13 now, but the HM is twice as far 😳
Saw a fantastic t-shirt on Facebook that said ‘Everything hurts and I’m dying’.
Think I might need it! 😬
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Congratulations for that run of 11k, glad you enjoyed it, now go and try to get that T shirt which will sum up your feelings for that HM. 😊, you won't die, you will enjoy your first HM👍
Fantastic Equi! We’ll be here cheering you on during your training and during your race, and we’ll obviously supply the bubbly at the end! You go girl! 👊👊👊
My daughter has done so recently.... her first half marathon ... the London Vitality Big Half M in a couple of weeks .... never thought it could happen but two years post-kidney transplant she is there with her training...... we are blessed! She was home for half term this week and did her twelve mile training run whoop whoop!!!!! We were race support crew 😀😀😀😀
Equi you are so ready for this.... time to just believe!
Wow, really! After a kidney transplant? Puts everything into perspective doesn’t it?! Huge hugs and 🤞 for the London Vitality. She’s already a winner though with that training distance!
It's doing really well. Lovely group of people. I volunteer or run every week. Usually around 150 runners of all abilities and speeds. It's not an easy course, on grass and a lot is an incline. But love it. Will get to Lydiard soon hopefully. Am taking grand daughter there on Monday!
What are you like Equi? First the GSR and now a HM. You are flying and I’ve every faith in you. You are going to do this, and at least you don’t have to travel as far. Good luck with the training.
You can do it. Focus on non-stop slow running, train well, look after yourself, there’s plenty of time. HM is a comfortable distance and always remember that’s just a regular training run towards its big brother, Full Marathon. It’s sounds way more daunting than it really is, but in reality it’s just a few comfortable hours of your time 😉.
Congratulations on taking the plunge. I swore I would never run a half but peer pressure ( an ultra runner at work) told me "what's the worst thing that can happen"? I run the Sheffield half in April and the training has been going ok. If you can run 11k now you're gonna be fine for your event in September. Good luck and don't do what I did and try and do too much too soon and then need a month off through injury...... You're gonna be amazing 😁 😁
Booking a HM with a hill at mile 11-12? What were you thinking 🤦♀️........😱😩........only kidding! 😂 , you’ll be brilliant, you can definitely do this......if you can do 10 miles, (and you can) it’s in the bag...🏅💪
I want to know I can do it before signing up BUT without signing up there's less impetus. So well done on being so brave / nutty! 😁
So far I find that I can extend distance by running slowly (like barely above walk speed) just to prove to myself I can do it, and then try to do it again at a later date at a running speed.
I did 13k at the start of the month and it took me 2 hours. I did 13k yesterday and it took me 1h20m.
Now onto 15k....
As you go beyond 10k it helps to drink extra water the day before to make sure you're hydrated.
Also, to carb load effectively, take 3x as much water as the weight of carbs.
Then drink plenty of water after your run to flush out the stuff generated. I find this really aids recovery.
I’ve signed up for Cardiff half in October and did Winchester 10k today at a similar pace to you. So we’re on a similar journey. I’m Bob Monk on Strava if you want to follow my ‘progress’ 😊
Good for you! Have done this so can say, "Been there, done that, got the Tshirt!". Believe me, you can do it. The feeling of the first half is incredible and the excitement of creeping up slowly from 10k too. This time last year, I had a month left before my first and I had been doing 3x5k during the week and at the weekend, 10k one Sunday, 12k the next, 15k after 2 more Sundays and then an 18k two weeks before the day. It worked although the last 2k were hard. Nothing beats the first time so go for it!
Whoohoo! Congrats on taking the plunge! You’ll do great! There is lots of time to prepare and will have others in your Good Gym group to commiserate with (plus us, of course!)
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Just signed up for my first 10k!
I signed up for a half marathon!!
This is what a knackered runner looks like... 
