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Yikes! Half Marathon 3/22

kimmydctkimmydct
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Hi there!  I'm signed up for a HM 3/22 and regretting it now since the weather has been so crappy.  I haven't been doing that much "extra" running and my longest run has only been 6 miles.  I'll probably get to 9-10 prior to race day and I'm OK with that.  (I thought registering would motivate me more, but turns out the weather is a bigger deterent)

Anyway, my question is for my Sun. runs (I'm on the GF plan), should I do at least one or w (or more) of them at my estimated HM pace, vs. doing the 2 x 1mi, then Z1?  Typically after the  Z4 miles, I can't muster much more than Z1 because my neighborhood is so hilly.  My focus is GF, but I do think I might need a run or 2 at targeted pace.

Thoughts?

 

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  • Brenda RossBrenda Ross

    I'm kinda in the same spot as you Kim, but my half mary is at the end of April. Here is what I did for ya. I downloaded the Half Mary Intermediate Plan to end March 23. You have 5 weeks to go until your race. Here is what the long Sunday run has on that plan.



    Week of Feb 12 - 90 minutes ( I would make this 70 minutes, since that is just 10 minutes more than what we are already running on Sundays)

    MS: 3/3/3 as 3 miles at goal pace PLUS 30 seconds/mile, then 3 miles at goal pace, then 3 miles FASTER than goal pace.

    Warm Up as you would for a regular race, including some 30" pick ups. Track your splits per mile for post-run analysis.

    Week of Feb 24 – 80 minute run

    MS: 8 miles @ LRP/z1/Easy.

    Week of Mar 3 – 90 minute run

    MS: 4 miles @ LRP/z1/Easy, 6 miles at HMP/z3/ModHard.

    Solid effort run!!!



    Week of March 10 - 90minute run

    MS: 5 miles @ LRP/z1/Easy, 1 mile @ TP/z4/Hard, 1 mile @ LRP/z1/Easy, 1 mile @ TP/z4/Hard.



    Week of March 17 – race week

    I am now going to go in an reset the date to end April 29 and see what the long runs are for me. Hope this helps Kimmie.





     

  • kimmydctkimmydct
    Cool, that's awesome! Thanks so much for doing that for me!

    Are you doing any other modifications to the GF plan to prep?
  • Brenda RossBrenda Ross
    Probably just the week of the race, but other than that I am going to do my best to stick with the plan.
  • Leslie SchneiderLeslie Schneider

    Hey Kim,

    I'm in the exact same boat!  I have a half Mary on 3/22 as well.  Also longest run 6 miles so far.  Also on the GF plan.

    Thanks Brenda for posting modifications to the GF plan.  I'll follow too.     This weather has really been a deterrent to training.   Fingers crossed the ice and snow melts soon.

    Good luck to you!

  • Brenda RossBrenda Ross
    Just to be clear....I am not a coach and this is just friends sharing idea's. If you really want good advice, you can ask the coaches :-)
  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    @Kim let me know if you still need any help!
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