Anyone else training for a half marathon?

I am around.

I've managed to run once or twice a week for the last few week. I have been doing 5-7 mile runs.

I am going to do the Jingle Bell Jog in PP on Saturday morning. It's 4 miles (I think).

I am waiting to hear if I get a place for the half in March. I will most likely do the one in April if I don't get a place.

Come on then, where are we all?

I have been nursing poor DH. He got to mile 18 of his marathon last week, not bad on hardly any training (his knee had been playing up, so he'd only been running once a week for the last month). Then his knee went pop, but he kept going to mile 22. Not a great decision, since he's been diagnosed with a torn meniscus, probably needs surgery and is barely able to walk.

I have another HM in late Jan, so I'm starting to get back into training. I did 7 miles on Thursday (out for 10 in total but walked the first two and last one), and 5 today.

How's everyone else?

Well done Kiwi! Great progress!

Hello everyone! How are you all?

I just did 10k with my club and came second - and smashed the PB too. Hooray! Down to 43'28 now. Since I have knocked 5 minutes off my 10k time since May, I have decided that if i continue at this rate I'll be qualifying for Rio. Right? Right? Oh

Yay lemmings! Always worth having something to plan for! Gosh I remember how time would fly when juggling FT work and little children. Glad your lovely DH understands that you need some you time to regroup at the weekend.

I did 2 short runs in London last week, but have not been out all week since I got back here.

DH is running a marathon tomorrow on a dodgy knee and tendonitis and not enough training. It's in a local park, and is 6 full laps and three half laps, so if I position myself correctly I will have 9 opportunities to shout encouraging words .

I don't have anything booked until January. Then DH if he ever runs again after tomorrow and I both have a confirmed place in the NYC half in March

Glad to hear you are fine Neither. What a generous friend you are as well. I suspect your friends were very grateful for your help.

Enjoy your trip to the UK.

I ran 10 miles today around the park near me today. There was quite a lot of damage evident from the storm. Apparently over 300 trees were blown over. The clean up has been amazing though. Today was the first day it was open so there were a lot of people around. It was nice.

It's much colder now.

Thanks onedev! Working in London, and visiting family in Yorkshire. I'm going to try to do the Parkrun near my parents next weekend.

Where are you visiting Neither? Hope you have fun!

I'm good thanks humble, I have power and hot water at home. I have taken in four friends who were flooded/blacked out, and they are delightful guests.

I haven't done any running though. I'm off to the UK tomorrow and will take my running stuff and will report in from there.

neither are you okay? I was wondering if you have power?

thanks Issy and Onedev

Issy - I think I need to do some of this speed training. It feels so cold now I am not very keen on going out for a run, plus the parks are all still closed. Given I have another HM in 2 weeks, I really do need to do some running. My last training run was awful.

Glad you're ok Humble

Issy, good luck for training faster! I was so happy doing my half marathon in 2hrs 10mins - we've obviously got different perceptions as it certainly didn't feel like trundling to me!!!

Hi everyone.
We are fine. We live quite high up near Prospect Park so there are no concerns about flooding. I understand all of the lower level near the water have been evacuated. It is really windy.

It's like Christmas or Thanksgiving in our house as I have visitors and we are slowly working through our supplies. The biggest challenge is keeping 2 children entertained. Thank goodness for visitors!

Ido - there are some other NY'ers/New Jersey residents on the Living in the USA thread (which I hardly ever go on). Fingers crossed humble is OK.

Is it just you shredded, and humble in NYC that we know of?

Well done Ido and Issy!

humble - are you OK?

I did my run to the best yesterday. I didn't do as well as the Oxford half (I did it in 2.30.) which is 10 min slower [hblush] but I'm still happy as I did have to stop and go to the toilet; and my knees were suffering too. (So much so I sat in a cold bath last night- considering doing it again)

I also stunk out the tube with the tiger balm I smothered on them pre and post race hehe hopefully most people like the smell of it!

I think I'm going to cut back on the running for a while and work on strengthening my legs, a few of you have mentioned spinning- is that the best thing to do?

Take care Shredded. Sending out lots of positive thoughts

Thank you Ido. I was out this morning volunteering at a race (far more fun that I'd expected - I was handing out apples and bagels at the finish) but am happily tucked up at home for the afternoon now. My apartment looks south down the East River, so I will see Sandy coming .

A friend who lives over the river in Brooklyn posted on FB to say people are panic buying candles at her local supermarket .

Hope all you guys in NYC are safe and well thinking of you xx

Humble here is the calendar for next spring.

neither I hadn't seen that. Hmm! I just looked at the race schedule and I can only see they have published the date for the March Half. There don't seem to be any for January that I can see. I wonder if they put them up and then took them down again.

I'd consider doing two halfs on consecutive weekends ...but if there was a blizzard I may not do the second one There was an article about doing halfs/full marathons a wee apart. I think it was Runners World last month or the month before.