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Runners? Half Marathons? So yesterday I ran my first race, 5k in 31:39. I had this brilliantly insane idea on Saturday that I'm going to sign up for a half marathon in October. So anyone ever run one? Advice? I just bought John Stanton's book on running, it has the Running Room training programs. |
I have! I was fairly new to running for my first half marathon and made two very stupid mistakes: 1) I did not train. For some reason 13.1 miles didn't seem like THAT far to me. Yeah, right. 2) I ran in brand new shoes. Four words: Shoes SOAKED in blood. It was a looooong 13 miles and had I realized how badly my foot was hurt (I literally had no skin left on the sole of my right foot) I probably wouldn't have finished. But I did and it was great enough that I've done it many times since then! So DEFINITELY train and wear shoes you've already worn in, lol. A lot of runners load up on carbs before a marathon (usually 60% of your food intake) but I don't think that much is necessary for a half marathon, for other people it is though. You will find what works for you while you're training. Stay hydrated (personally I swear by CytoMax for marathons and any long distance runs) and have fun! |
My Husband just ran his first half marathon. Hes going to run a full marathon at Disney in January and Im gonna run a 5k there. That will be an accomplishment for us both. |
That's awesome, Chachi! The Disney marathon is definitely something I want to do soon! |
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Yeah! They are so cute! And supposedly the characters run a little with you :) One of the last running expos I went to before a marathon had a table for the Disney marathon. They had the Cinderella glass slipper but it was a running shoe. Adorable! Are you going to Disneyland or Disney World? Bc I thought Disneyland just did theirs on Labor Day weekend which is my birthday weekend so I can never go! I love to run, but I don't want to be in that much pain for my bday lol. |
Yeah I'm a bit nervous cause I plan on training 5 days a week this summer cause I'm not working, but when I move to law school in August my running time will definitely be down to two or three times a week. I figure if I'm able to hit the full distance in the summer I'll be able to survive in in October. On the shoes note... I have a great pair of running shoes right now, I'm going to use those for about half the training and then they will probably be dead, so I'll have a new pair for the larger half of my training. I'm excited though, will be starting back lightly on Sunday and starting the official training program on the following Wednesday. |
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