Half marathon new thread

Loving the before and after still :)

I am on track with my training for my 12th Nov Trail HM, 11 miles in the pouring rain done yesterday

vet I scared the rain off with my get up!! it was pretty glorious - you did so well!

and after...

Before...

Before...

Really well done Vet that sounds tough so a great thing to have done.

Hope you got on OK still, I was thinking of you as I was running through torrential rain today. My shoes felt so heavy so was glad it was only 10k. Waiting on the official times but reckon I knocked 7 minutes off of last years time and over a minute off my PB (which infuriatingly was 1:00:00!).

Well done vet - sounds like an excellent effort.

Ugh this weather is grim - I was meant to be walking 20 mins to a bus stop to get to the start of mine this morning but have chickened out and got an Uber instead the driver can't believe I am going to be voluntarily running in it and keeps giving me strange looks in the rear view mirror...

Well done Veterinari, that sounds like a tough race.

Thanks everyone!
Still good luck for tomorrow - you'll be grand!

I honestly don't care about coming last - there were about 25 runners in the race and the conditions were tough so with my lack of training I had zero expectations of coming anywhere else! I'm just happy to have made sub 1.40! When I was training I'd hoped for sub 1.30 but maybe next time on a friendlier course!

High five vet welcome to the special club of runners who have come last in a HM (I am a fully paid up member of that club)

still all the very best for tomorrow (and yes, we want a picture of your start line outfit)

Hello to new posters, this is a lovely thread to be on.

I had a (by my recent standards) pretty fast parkrun today - first run since the RPHM, although I did bootcamp on Tuesday and yoga yesterday.

Thanks still and chutney - the recovery is unfortunately going very slowly. I could defer one race entry (the marathon) but none of the others, sadly. Most organisers don't let you do it these days, apparently! I don't want to think about the wasted sorry fees...argh!

As for running in the wet, I usually just wear my usual wicking t shirt and capris. A long sleeved wicking top if it's cold. I do have a few running waterproofs, but I can only wear them if it's properly cold (ie snow) or if I'm running up very exposed hills, otherwise I ooze with sweat. Nice!
I have a Gore windproof which I love, too, but not in rain so much.

Nice work, veterinari - mega well done, and there is NO shame in being last. You're still lapping everyone on the couch, as they say!

Good luck to all those running tomorrow.

Super thank you emummy will check it out online.
Well done veterinari that is amazing considering how little you have run- you must have stored your fitness!

I have a Gore windstopper, quite expensive so I waited till I got one on sale! There are quite a few available though; I do like my gilet, I think it is one of my best bits of clothing.

Hello again all!
Glad I found the new thread. Sorry for the silence - the past month has been ridiculous with work and family health problems and my training dropped to pretty much zero (I managed 7km in the last month) so I was pretty worried about today.

But I made it!! Horizontal rain, 25mph head wind and some giant (70m, 90m, 50m) hills. I'm certainly not going to win any speed records but did it in 2hrs 36 which I'm super-happy about (last but I don't care!!)

How is everyone else doing? Any more runs coming up?

Thank
You emummy hoping I won't be too stiff tomorrow as I have got to take the kids to junior Parkrun! When you run with a gilet what type do you use? Any recommended brands? Think that will be my next purchase but am also tempted to get some trail shoes. Happy running all.

Thank you imnot - good luck with your 15!

Thanks for all your tips. I think I'll see how it goes, I also tend to get very hot when running. Good luck ZigAZig tomorrow!

Thank you london and emummy - weather forecast hasn't changed unfortunately but oh well. Rain and mud will just make the post-run bath even more enjoyable

Good luck to everyone else with a run coming up!

I always wear a cap, keeps my glasses mostly rain free, and in the winter sometimes t-shirt with separate sleeves and a gilet. When it's really cold then long sleeved top and winter running tights, and my waterproof socks for trail runs on waterlogged paths. I like the gilet/ sleeves combo as I can take off a layer from arms or chest while keeping other bits warm!

Hello im not! I usually wear long leggings, long sleeve t shirt and fleece. But I'm nearly always too hot after a couple of miles! I find running in snow the worst as I usually get caught out with no hat. Cold face is awful!

I have the thinnest "showerproof" fluorescent jacket, because I hate wearing layers and rapidly over heat.
I quite enjoy the rain if I'm honest, but I need something to keep my phone dry

Thanks for the welcome everyone!

Training is going well, I think, "accidentally" did 15k last week (instead of 14), by taking a wrong path 😳. I wasn't totaly wiped out at the end though, so I'm well chuffed about it! Another 15 tomorrow so we'll see how I feel after that!

Can I ask what do you all wear when it's pouring down? I've done short runs in light rain, but a downpour in winter must be quite a different thing!!

Good luck for tomorrow Zig, having been completely drowned at park run this morning I sympathiser! Hope you do indeed have fun. Fingers crossed the rain lets up a bit.
Welcome Cheese, hope the training continues to go well.