Half marathon in december

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HI all.... I would like to run a half marathon (white
rock, Texas) in December. what is the best way to train
long term. Work up to the half quickly (relatively)
following online guides, then do maintenance till the
marathon

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I take it you mean "half marathon" here ?

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or stretch out the same online guides to be able to do the
half in December...

Like you say, you've got a lot of options. In the interests
of keeping it fun and interesting, I'd suggest picking a
race in between (10k or so) and following a schedule for
that, and then do a half marathon training schedule. Use the
remaining weeks for mostly easy running and base building
(you should have time for 2 12 week schedules plus another 8
or so extra weeks)

Cheers,
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jojo said:

HI all.... I would like to run a half marathon (white
rock, Texas) in December. what is the best way to train
long term. Work up to the half quickly (relatively)
following online guides, then do maintenance till the
marathon

^^^^^^^^^^-
^^^^^^^

I take it you mean "half marathon" here ?

Quoted message said:

or stretch out the same online guides to be able to do
the half in December...

Like you say, you've got a lot of options. In the
interests of keeping it

fun

Quoted message said:

and interesting, I'd suggest picking a race in between
(10k or so) and following a schedule for that, and then do
a half marathon training

schedule.

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Use the remaining weeks for mostly easy running and base
building (you

should

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have time for 2 12 week schedules plus another 8 or so
extra weeks)

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi pegasus.rutgers.edu~elflordOpen ↗

Great idea, thanks! I want to take it easy so as to avoid
any injury..your plan of a 10K in between sound great. Is
there any harm in throwing in a couple of 5k's for fun? Is
there a particular online (i.e., free) plan that you would
recommend? If it matters I'm 42 female and in relatively
good shape. and yes, in the previous post I meant "half
marathon" ;-)

Thanks, jo

In article said:

Great idea, thanks! I want to take it easy so as to avoid
any injury..your plan of a 10K in between sound great. Is
there any harm in throwing in a couple of 5k's for fun?

No in fact I'd recommend it.

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Is there a particular online (i.e., free) plan that you
would recommend? If

Not really. I would recommend Bob Glover's books on running.
They're relatively inexpensive.

Cheers,
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In article
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jojo said:

Great idea, thanks! I want to take it easy so as to
avoid any injury..your plan of a 10K in between sound
great. Is there any harm in throwing in a couple of 5k's
for fun?

No in fact I'd recommend it.

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Is there a particular online (i.e., free) plan that you
would recommend? If

Peter Elliott's site has some good ones:

onrunning.comgenOpen ↗
sched.asp#

Something there for your intermediate distances. Most
important thing to remember is you've got plenty of time, so
take it steady, build up gradually, listen to your body.

HTH

Edward

I suggest gradually increasing average daily run to 50-60
minutes by November- gradually an even amount each month.
The every-other-week long run should increase to 13 miles by
November too.

In a have marathon you dont have The Wall issues.