Half Marathon thread

I usually do 3 weekday runs plus the weekend - Parkrun plus a longer run. It helps that I need to "book" run time with DH so he is in charge of DD, plus my running club coach has me on Strava so can check which drags me out when I am really not feeling it...

Accountability helps me - and having a weekly mileage target to hit as well. Later today I need to do 4 miles as I need 20 this week and have total warrior 10 miles on Sunday!

Tuesday seems to be my most difficult day - partly timings as DH has a bike club so I either have to go out first thing or really late - and partly feeling knackered!

I can't wait until the kids go back to school so I can get back into my routine again. I only work 3 days a week so the other 2 days I could fit in a run but Summer has put a spanner in those plans.

Managed a run on Wednesday just to make sure my knee was ok and did some intervals last night.

I've also just ordered 2 new pairs of capris as i was struggling with the only 2 pairs I had.

Oh and I look stupidly overdressed for a dog walk in all my Lycra now. Thankfully it's early and not too busy

Just catching up on this week's action. Been manic at work but managed two runs earlier in the week and the yoga and spin since. Got up this morning for a run with the dog and my knees are gone. I can walk but can't even jog. HRH id be interested to see what your instructor says - my yoga instructor just said it's common. Feeling very disheartened and bleugh now.

hoolit I've only been getting out twice but that needs to change!

wine I had boiled eggs but obviously need more. I felt rotten til Tuesday, like I had a hangover as a pp said.

Deepfried I'm doing Glasgow too.

It is so difficult isn't it hoolit I think it's because you haven't paid membership for it, if you had there's no way you'd miss a session because it's paid for and it'd be a waste of money.

I went out this morning just did 2.25 miles due to time constraints & it dawned on me that for two of the next three weeks I can't run in the mornings before work my au pair is away and I won't have childcare until I've to leave for work Will book my evening slots with dh

hrh my goal is 4 times per week but they're 2.5/3 mile runs and a longer one at the weekend. There's a 10k on at the weekend, not sure whether to do it or be conservative and do the 5k.

It's hard isn't it trying to fit runs in around life and stuff!
You get on an even keel and cranking up up the miles then a busy work week or something crops up just missing one or two outings is enough to knock you off kilter.
My next run is Sunday and I find I'm much better if I have a couple of days rest beforehand, fingers crossed I manage 8 mile.
Adding fartlek on the end of a run is a good idea I might try that!
HRH I aim for at least 3 runs a week one long and one hill and the third anything I can muster!

My eyes water at the sight of foam rollers but will try to be disciplined about using one if it will get me through the next 7/8 weeks.

How many times is everyone running a week? I'm trying to follow a schedule I found online which consists of 1 short run, 3 medium distance which build up to a max of 6 miles and 1 long run to which a mile is added each week. This Sunday will be a 6 mile run.

I'm going to add fartlek training onto last half km of each run I do to try improve on my speed.

Have my running gear in the car and my dm is coming to visit this evening so I'm going to get a run in before coming home!!

Fartleks

I love saying farleks.

I had a decent sleep! Well, I would have had my cfn not been playing the radio/TV loud all night. But it was a much better recovery than last week.

My feet are sore/tired/achy

Pint I'm going to sound like such a vitamins nerd now but this & Ginseng are literally only two things I take. If I take magnesium(comes under brand mag365 calmag) I wake rested after my nights sleep. See pic attached, last night was only night I took it & the blue lines are restlessness & pink is awake time, restlessness reduced from 11-4 having taken magnesium & that was after a run too.

Had planned to go this morning too but it's wet cold & miserable & I don't want to spend day at work after that.

Well done on your long run mine I'm going to do 6 miles on sat eve or sun & start adding 1.5 miles per week then.

I added fartlek to end of my run yesterday & survived!!

Lol at all the knee cracking bleurgh!

Hoolit you sound super fit!

gandolf sorry about your injury that sounds so frustrating.

mammy glad your ds is better!

My intended 10miles was 8.5 miles when I got back but actually don't think I could have run another step anyway (bodes well for 13.1 miles not!)
I got absolutely soaked it was pouring down!

But I do feel loads better than last week's long run thank you for all the nutritional advice it really helped. I feel pleasantly tired too tired to empty the dishwasher not pukey so I am pleased. Just hope I get a good nights sleep not the usual post run insomnia.

The next week I'll be squeezing runs in around a wedding and a mini break to Legoland.

Glad ds is feeling better mammy
I've been playing netball and doing hi it classes all the time I've been running ivev stopped the hiit classes and one netball session for the holidays as I've just not got time and I need to concentrate on running for now.
I think I need to keep up fartlek runs but I do one or two then don't do them again, I also think a regular park might help as I need to push myself out of my comfort zone and actually up my pace!

I went out this evening after work with heavy showers & escaped all of them! Had intended doing another mini loop to add another half mile to this but want to see ds too (he's much better thanks he's a puke it up & get over it kind of guy)

I only had music & no pacing in my ear & it didn't make any difference to my time, it was also a new route.

Downloaded Spotify today it will place music to the tempo of your run, I wonder does it play through runkeeper?

I don't stretch either but starting to notice my calves tight about a mile in so must start

Evening all,

haven't been posting much as I have frustratingly injured my ankle, so haven't run properly for a couple of weeks. Have purchased an ankle support on advice from a physio so am going to attempt a run tomorrow morning.

Some of you are doing amazing runs - well done. I am going to try and get back on track with the My Asics App and the plan it has for me.

As the years creep up on me I have started doing a warm up and always stretch after. I now also do 2 strength training sessions at home, certain stretches every night and foam roll obsessively. Who knew running was so much work!

As the years creep up on me I have started doing a warm up and always stretch after. I now also do 2 strength training sessions at home, certain stretches every night and foam roll obsessively. Who knew running was so much work!

I will ask the trainer about knee exercises - no doubt he'll recommend sumo squats or something equally 😩. Years ago I was told the cause of my knee pain was my amnesiac bum muscles! After years of remedial lunges, squats and I was hoping my gluts would have started to remember...

Your knee cracking sounds quite dramatic DFP, maybe that's what I need!

I never stretch before running but always after. Maybe that needs to change too.

Confession: I've never stretched or warmed up

I've been running for 2.5 years. Will it all come back to bite me in the arse/knees?!

I am awful for not stretching, not doing cross training and not warming up.
I've had a sore knee for a few days now and thought my years of neglectful running has finally caught up with me but today my knee gave a massive crack and is now pain free.

I have ordered resistance bands and I am going to start doing knee strengthening training from now on

Hi, I'm doing the Aberdeen half in 25 days, eek! Training has not been brilliant but fingers crossed!
princess can you ask the bootcamp trainer for some knee strengthening exercises to help? Also make sure you have good shoes. If possible doing some running off road can be a bit nicer for your joints.

Mine is 1st Oct too (Glasgow)

Hi princess. There seems to be a few on here for the 1st Oct (myself included).

Hello - can I join? I'm running my first half-marathon 1st October.

I'm fairly fit from boot-camps and boxing but I haven't really done any running in the past 3 years as my knees always end up going. I started training last week and today my knees started to ache in the last half mile of a 4 mile run. Any tips on avoiding injury?