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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2000 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hi. Apologies for this one, it's a bit long!!!
I wonder if you could give me some feedback/advice regarding my training plan. I'm fairly new to running (about 2 months only) and like to run alone so I'm having to piece lots of different information together. Anyway, firstly, I would really like to do the Robin Hood Half-Marathon in Nottingham, England at the end of September. Do you think this is achievable given that I'm fairly new? Secondly, my training plan is a short run (3.2 miles) on Saturday, a longer run (7/8 miles) on Sunday, day off Monday, short runs (Saturday distance) on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, day off Friday. I aim to keep constant for a couple of weeks then increase the long run gradually to a maximum of 12 miles. After that I'll increase the short runs to say 4/5 miles, keep it for a couple of weeks then increase the long run again. I also do weight training twice per week (I hope I'm making sense! ). Does this seem like a good plan and do you think I'm being a bit too ambitious to do a half marathon so soon? I've read on some sites that it isn't advisable to run so far until you've been running for at least two years! I am also doing a 5k in two weeks time. Speed isn't too important for me, I just really enjoy the run, so I'm not too concerned with running faster. Also, nutrition wise, I tend to eat salads, pasta, jacket potatoes, bagels, breads and pulses (mainly beans)plus dessert rice or yoghurt. I also drink at least 2 litres of water a day. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks
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Dan Chief Pontificator
Joined: 22 Mar 1999 Posts: 9334 Location: Salem, OR
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2000 4:09 am Post subject: |
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Hi Heidi,
Nice work with the smilies.
I would say your training approach and diet are spot on, nothing I can see that needs to be changed. There's nothing wrong with trying to run a half-marathon in that period of time. You will just need to honestly guage your fitness and how fast you want to run it. If you're not feeling race-ready as the date approaches, just treat it as a long training run and you'll be fine.
One caution -- it's common for the body to need a light week on occasion. You might do well to ease off every fourth or fifth week to give the legs a chance to recuperate and adjust to the elevated training level. It's usally not till after a prolonged period of increased mileage that you become aware you overdid it.
Cheers,
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2000 4:36 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advice! I do feel a bit 'achey' in the legs today actually, so maybe tomorrow I'll have another rest day to be sure I don't give myself problems later. One other thing - I was thinking of getting one of those hydration systems, y'know the one's that you secure round your waist and you sip from a tube. Do you think they're worth it, or are they cumbersome? Are the bottle holders any good? - I get fed up with having to hold a water bottle all the time!!
Thanks,
Heidi
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Dan Chief Pontificator
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2000 4:53 am Post subject: |
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I've never tried running with water -- I also don't run long enough distances to necessitate it -- but I would find it cumbersome. I know people who run with fanny pack water bottle systems just fine, though. I use a camelback for cycling, but I wouldn't care for it bouncing around with running.
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