Half marathon - any one doing one?

chutney!!! fantastic time - I bet you are still high from that?
I missed the long run this weekend as I have been having funny turns - but just did a super speedy two and a half miles in my lunch break.

Thanks for the nutrition info kitty I need to do a trial run on nutrition too.

Wow chutney that's a brilliant time.

I did 8 miles this morning in 1:31. I took your tips and took haribo with me, had one every mile from 4 plus hydro drink (I sweat disgusting amounts and it's really salty, I find I need hydro drink past 6 miles now) I also tried out a gel at 6.5 miles, mainly to see how my stomach dealt with it and it was fine. Tastes disgusting and the texture, especially warm, was less than desirable but it did the job as I got to 8 miles and could have kept pushing.

That's my furthest distance so far and I felt pretty good. Thanks for the advice. I'm starting to feel a bit more confident now.

Well done Chutney.

Well done chutney! Sounds like a great run.

Glad to have been of help running I might see you there if i decide to do it.

chutney you absolute what a brilliant time. I'm so pleased you had a good run.

I had a rubbish 5 miles this afternoon. I had asthma when I was younger and it occasionally comes back. I've been a bit wheezy all week and couldn't get my breath properly today. It also occurred to me on the way round that I could probably do with a bit of an iron boost.

Well done chutney, that's a great time! Glad it all went well. Feet up time!

Afternoon all . All went well, had a great morning, I loved the atmosphere. Loads of support around which made a huge difference. Despite all my worries I felt pretty good all the way round - no official time yet but my Garmin says 2.16, so five minutes quicker than my first half.. I think it helped it was so busy, much better pacing at the start.

No I haven't - I think it's a different thing to the regular National Trust one, even though it starts at the same place.
Thanks for the tip, I'm signing up!

It might be rumning. It's the Wildest Peaks Trail Run on 20 Nov, the website says the venue is the Moorland Discovery Centre, Longshaw. Have you done it before?

Hey Fifty, what's the trail race in the Peaks? I'm after a November 10k and am struggling to find one that's not the Abbey Dash. Is it the regular Longshaw one?

Good luck for today chutney, you must be finishing round about now!

Good luck chutney, hope it goes well.
Final long run for me this morning, was a nice easy run along country roads, cool & cloudy. Feel nice & relaxed now, don't see that lasting!

Hope your HM goes well today chutney looking forward to hearing all about it!

Thanks Cherry I've been feeling the urge to run today so much better than I was last week. Hopefully will dodge the rain!

Hope the run went well today.

Fifty not sure about Willow should be taking it easy that weekend and its quite an expensive run. Could go and trot round.

Hello Halle good to see you! Yes, I'm doing the Willow 10K followed by the Royal Parks. Maybe see you at one or the other?

chutney the plan was for DS to do the trail 10k with me, but it turns out he has a rowing commitment that day. So I might rethink and go to watch him row instead

Fifty are you doing RPHM? I am too. I did a few long runs over the summer including a trail half on my doorstep. That was hard I did doubt myself then. Anyway last long run on Sunday. I am hoping all the hills I have been running up and down will mean the flat race will be a nice change.

Oh Cherry that must have been a jolt to get the race number. I thought my training his time would go great, more time, better idea of what I was doing and it's not been the case at all. I think your idea of the regular 10ks is great and will be a good base for the HM in May.

Mines this Sunday and I've gone completely off the rails. Only running I've done has been an obstacle course 5k last weekend and I was dreadful. I think the rest has helped a bit, I should have done a short run this week I think but life got in the way. I've been concentrating on eating enough and I did get some iron supplements and I do feel better. This one will be a completely different beast to my last small local one, so I'm hoping the atmosphere will be a boost.

I've just booked another half for December, I was in two minds as the sweeper bus is coming at 2.30, but it sells out so quickly I bit the bullet. I've got a couple of 10ks booked, I definitely prefer the cooler weather!

The trail in the Peaks sounds good Fifty, I'm guessing that's a proper technical trail with lots of hills! Bit of a change from Royal Parks, is your DS doing it too?

That' a shame Cherry, although I am sure the rest will have done you good. Your plan sounds like a good one.

I've just booked a 10K in early October, then I have the Royal Parks the week after. I'm thinking about (but haven't booked yet) a trail 10K in the Peak District in November, and then have my local HM in December. And that's it.

vet hard as it is, if you have chronic spin shints it might be better to postpone, assuming you want to carry on running and do more in future. Although I probably wouldn't take my own advice, and have struggled through more races than I care to remember . Maybe that's why I never get any better

I always say that if you can run 10 miles you can run a HM. When you get to 10 miles you just tell yourself it's only a parkrun to go . If you decided to continue I'd ditch the plan and just keep ticking over. I've run several HMs on v little training, but that's because I have run 4 or 5 a year for the last 4 or 5 years so I know I have it in me.

Life sounds very busy and stressful for you, and although running is usually a good stress-buster, if it is becoming a chore it might be worth thinking about doing a bit less just while things are busy.

Arghhh vet I feel for you but I am not sure I have any decent advice. 10 miles I think is fine - a lot of HM plans don't go up that far anyway. If it were me I might try to do short runs but maybe 3 or 4 times a week? That would keep my fitness up - even if my endurance isn't as good as it could be.

The thing is I do think that people hardly ever go into races feeling at their best with all the training runs neatly ticked off - there are injuries and work and basic life stuff.

Having said that pain is not good and if it is that bad I would think twice for now - it is only a postponement isn't it.

Helpful me eh?

Thanks for the floradix tip - I'll try that too - running has Ben awful this week. Nothing since Friday due to travelling commitments and just did a painful 3 miles this morning. I know that my eating/drinking/sleeping routine is all out of whack and I need to prioritise recovery but I'm starting to panic again. Lots of travelling/work stress over the next few weeks and also a couple of wedding weekends plus I have a really I'll family member who is taking up a lot of time. Only 3 weeks til my HM and the longest run I managed was 10 miles - I'm not sure whether to try and rest a bit (chronic shin splints!) or to keep running as per the plan and just taper?

Ooooh, good luck fiftynine. I think I'm going to put in for the park half next year. A few of my friends have done it and loved it!

chutney tapering is going ok. Feels strange not running so much. I have been so hungry, maybe my body knows what's ahead this weekend. Last short run tonight. I just have to trust that all the training I put in will result in a good run.

59 exciting! RPHM seems like a good run, depending on how this one goes, I might enter the ballot next year.