When I signed up for September’s Tissington Trail HM at the end of last year, it seemed yonks away. Having realised it’s now only 3 months, I thought I’d better start doing something serious about it. I know there’s been a lot of discussion on here about various plans, so I’ve registered for the Garmin 14 week plan and a target time of 2.12, which would be 10 minutes faster than my only other HM. Tuesday was the first run (as part of my French running group’s gentle weekly outing). The weather has been awful since we arrived 10 days ago and, having filled the pool yesterday in warm sunshine, today the rain has returned, but run 2 beckoned. It was a 50 minute easy run with a target pace of 6.50-7.30. Light drizzle, 14c and my run from home with not too many hills for round here. It was so difficult trying to keep the pace down, but I managed 7k at an average 7.15. I’m still trying to work out quite how I fit the plan to running club runs, both here in France and back in the UK when we get back in mid August, but I’ve started. Wish me luck!
PS This lovely deer wandered across the end of our garden as I got home 😍
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Sandie1961
Half Marathon
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I started a HM plan and for a September race and finding that all I am getting is easy runs. About from one long run most are very short. My concern is that I will start detraining.
Hi Tabbles ! It’s Coach Greg. I can only see the sessions for a week ahead, but for weeks 1 and 2, there are easy runs, a long run and a “strides” run, which seems to be like intervals.
Completing another half marathon is still a success in my eyes. I'd blame the terrain or wind or something for the slower time 😁, but am wondering about the usefulness garmin plan now
Coach Gregg worked out for me the runs get more varied. I think if you add more time it tries to build up a base of slow runs.I had a goal of 2 hours which I missed by 12 seconds. But that was due to watch GPS getting the distance wrong, I would have made my goal time if I had manually tracked my distance/time.
Currently on new plan , lot more varied. Although the icy means I am missing some runs.
Yay Sandie! All the best to you with your training. I hope you get to love your long, slow runs, it becomes a great distraction concentrating on your pace and heart rate. Good luck and enjoy! 🥳
Hi Sandie, I did the 5k Garmin plan, wasn’t too impressed. Would love to know how adaptive it really is as I don’t think it is, you just don’t know what’s coming which I must admit I’m not a fan of. You can change the days the sessions fall on by rescheduling the run, though I just played about with my long run day to get them to fall in a reasonable manner then adjusted just one or two later.I’m now doing a non-adaptive 10k plan based on heart rate. Much prefer these one from Garmin.
Hi Sandie1961 I'm thinking if aiming for Belfast Half in Mid September if I can stay injury free.🤞I'm looking a plan based on 3 runs a week and pace wouldn't really matter as long as I complete it. Must check the Garmin plan out. Best of luck.👍
I’m not sure how experienced you are expected to be when you start the Garmin one but it seems quite a gentle start. The main problem as I already see it is that you can’t see the whole programme!
I have wanted to Humber Coastal one for ages. I ran the 5k yonks ago with my niece and we were scheduled to do the 10km the following year. It never happened though.
It’s a seafront finish, great medal, free ice cream and free coffees. Good support. What’s not to like 😀
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