It’s not till next August, in Ayr, so I have plenty of time to get ready. I’m doing a 5k training plan just now for the Kelpies Supernova in November. Then I hope to do an 8-week 10k plan for Buchlyvie 10k in January: that will be my second official 10k race as I did one in August. After that a wee rest then a harder 12 week 10k plan with hills before the hilly EMF 10k in May. And then I thought I’d do the Canadian HM plan that someone posted here as it looks a very good fit for me: it’s also a 12week plan and I have 14 weeks after EMF so a week’s rest after the 10k and another week off for my summer holiday.
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Good for you Arthur, great plan, plenty of time to prepare for your first Half marathon in Ayr next August, as well as those above mentioned runs, you might get a little practice at Drumpelliier Parkrun, you told me that was near to where you used to live. 😊 🏃🏾
Yes I grew up in Coatbridge and still have family there but I live in Arbroath now so my home parkrun is Montrose. I may use the parkruns at Camperdown (near here) or Tollcross (near Coatbridge) for practice on hills nearer the time. I’ll be doing a fair amount of parkrun tourism anyway as I’ve organised one per month for my running club. We went to Lochore Meadows in Fife last month - lovely, lovely place to run. This month it’ll be Hazelhead in Aberdeen.
😀 I do try to choose training plans that leave some space for real life too 😊 It’s why I don’t think I’ll do a marathon though, everything I hear says your whole life revolves around it for months.
haha, I'm hte other way, I plan around Sunday events because most here required you to pick your bib up in advance and I have to do that on Saturdays for the event on the Sunday
I did the Supernova last year too and really enjoyed it which is why I’m going back. I’m doing the Sunday one as it’s earlier in the evening and I can get home by a civilised bedtime!
They have them in London and Bournemouth as well. Not sure how they compare though. A wee bit special with the Kelpies illuminated. They Can change the colours but they light them up all in red on the Sunday because it coincides with Remembrance Sunday.
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