Carol asks…
google calendars and training for a half marathon?
Hi All
I have been running for a little while now and finally decided I do want to take the challenge of running a half marathon. Is anyone aware of a site which has a google calendar training schedule I can use to train for a half marathon? Ideally it should let me decide a start date for the training programme
admin answers:
Instead of using Google to find a "cookie-cutter" training plan, it might be better to build your own training based solely on your own running. Here's why:
Cookie-cutter schedules do not take into consideration your own ability as a runner, It is also necessary for you to establish a baseline of training, as well as your own times in both the 5K and 10K distances. By this, I mean that it will prove necessary to establish those times, in order to develop some consistency. If you run a single 10K race and it takes 60 minutes, and the next one takes 55 minutes, that's really not much to go on. You may find that your times will drop quite a bit in the beginning, and then start to level off somewhere along the way. (Note: The 10K PR is used as a yardstick for what we call LSD training, but more on that later.)
Thus, having at least 5 races of that distance will be necessary. The same is true of the 5K distance. Do at least 5 such road races, and take your PR (Personal Record) as the yardstick for the speed work you will be doing in preparation for the half-marathon.
You also will need to build your weekly mileage. An average of at least 30 training miles per week for at least 4 weeks will show that you are ready to start training for the half-marathon.
One absolute rule that I have for all of my runners (and they are all training for either the marathon or the half-marathon) is this: NEVER have hard runs on consecutive days. If you do speed work or hills on Tuesday, run easy and on flat terrain on Wednesday. If you run 10 Miles at LSD pace on Sunday, run a short and easy pace on Monday. The idea is that every hard run requires a period of rest afterwards, and the idea of alternating hard and easy runs works very well. It helps to avoid injuries!
If you have any further questions, please feel free to email me.
For now, good luck, and good running!
Mary asks…
What should I do when I can't run for a week about a month before my first half-marathon?
I'm training for a half-marathon on October 24. About a month before, just as training is getting intense, I will be in Yellowstone for a week. Nobody traveling with me will run with me, and I'm too afraid of the wildlife to go alone. What can I do instead and for how long? At that point, on my training calendar, I show a couple of x-trains, a 3mile run, a 10 mile run, and a 12 mile run.
admin answers:
Just because you're afraid to run doesn't mean you're not serious. That guy's an idoit. Pay no attention.
You're in Yellowstone, right? If you can't run, the next closest thing would be jump rope. As silly as it sounds, jump rope mirrors the same motion as running. You should jump for about the time you expect to be running. Missing one week of training won't be devestating, but you'll notice it if you get back into the swing of things. Try to eat healthy, do as much walking as humanly possible, and keep on your feet. You'll be okay.
Good luck!
Nancy asks…
Does anybody know of a (running) race schedule/calendar for 2010 in Jacksonville,FL?
My twin and I are training for a marathon but cant find a race anytime after June. We were looking for one in September. Can anyone help?
admin answers:
The big races in Jacksonville tend to be in the spring (the biggest was just last weekend - the Gate River Run.) It's still tends to be pretty hot and muggy in September in Jacksonville (plus that's usually the height of hurricane season - while Jax hasn't been hit directly by one in nearly 50 years, they do get their share of tropical storms).
Chris asks…
Is Christmas an endurance event on the Poetic calendar?
Happy Holiday everyone - I am 14 hours ahead of East Coast USA so have already endured a feasting on Christmas Day - I hope you all enjoy(ed) yours.
A Marathon Australian Christmas
circa 2003 by Jellz Fisher 081225
(a legend to assist non-Australian readers appears below also)
The calendar’s main event
Is again drawing near
It happens same time
At the end of each year
They’ve taken 12 months
To train for this day
They’re gathered in numbers
Couldn’t keep them away
They’ve come from near
And they’ve come from afar
By foot, bus
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