Half Marathon thread

I got my running mojo back! It has taken me a full month to get back to my groove in running after my disappointed in my half marathon performance.
Instead of heading out saying I was doing such a route & going to cover x no of kms, I headed to beach & set an alarm for the time I needed to turn around & run back to car. I also changed my stats to miles instead of kms which meant I didn't adjust my pace too often as I didn't know 'how I was doing' I just listened to my body & pushed myself a bit. I didn't walk a step.

Thanks to a friend's sister who I 'met' on run mummy run Facebook page who asked about my local beach yesterday as this inspired my beach run.

Mumthatruns you have to work your running to suit you rather than what the app tells you, and you listened to your body yesterday & still got a good run done too

RMC123 have you any family around who could visit elderly relative for an hour while you get out for a run?

Mum completely sympathise. I am in a real funk at the moment. Life is so busy and finding time to run is really impossible. I also have an unexpected and elderly visitor for a week next week. She can't be left alone and DH is away. Not sure how I am going to run. Add in the fact that I am properly struggling to run in the heat and we are away on holiday for two weeks in August I feel woefully unprepared and getting quite stressed about how I am going to change that.

mum yes it's horrible when we struggle. When I'm having a bad run, I just set myself a goal and reassess at that distance. Usually I feel better by then and keep going :)

mum I'm understand your frustration having been there many times myself. Onwards and upwards. You are back running and that's a start. It took me two weeks to get back into it after a month off.

Goodd luck.

Just done my longest run in a month. After every thing that's happened recently and a knee injury that stopped me running for about 12 days I really needed to get out!

It was hot and horrible and I struggled.

According to the asics training app I was meant to do 4.5 miles today but just didn't have it in me.

Tomorrow is meant to be a rest day for me, but I think I'm going to get out and try a couple of miles as I can't run on Friday because of the funeral, so I'll do that run on Saturday depending on everyone's emotions over the weekend.

Frustrating but hopefully will be back up to previous fitness levels soon.

No mine I didn't it was still wicked this morning, will go in the morning, it's ok out now but I'm tired 😴

Here everyone's called mom except me

Can't plans vary so much don't they?

Downloaded this audiobook & changing my music to this instead for next few runs

Yeah I'm crying up it at the moment and I swear there are snails passing me..I keep chanting my mantra...buttocks of steel, buttocks of steel...

youcant that sounds like a great plan! I only started running my very steep hill after I ran my first official HM

Mammy it was boiling! I don't blame you.

You can't Yoga or similar are fab for runners. I do body balance once a week and love it!

I have a timed 5k tonight with GreatRunLocal. Lovely crowd, even though I'm always last.

mines so am I! DS spent a week with us and his Irish gm in Ireland and now at 2 is the only one who calls me Mammy.

I ache. I really struggle first thing anyway with my back but even after a hot bath, glass of wine and leg run from DH bless him, I'm really sore..
I think I'm going to start yoga today, meant to do another 4.5 mile run accordi g to asics but that feels a bit of a jump from 3.5! according to another training plan i found i should do 2-3 miles and then another longer one on Sunday.
That's 4 runs this week, would be 12 miles in total. Running mostly, walking up two big bastard hills. (Live on the north downs. Regretting moving from the flatish town now!)
That sounds ok I Think? Will do yoga once/twice a week and 30 day shred once a week too.

Thunderstorms! We didn't have any
I've been waiting and waiting for weeks (we'll have them during the school holidays I bet).

Did you make it out mammy? (BTW in rl I am Mammymammymammy)

It's pouring rain here & there's thunder & lightning ⛈ will see how it is at 5.30am - I don't mind getting wet when I'm out running but I definitely won't go if it's raining when I get up

My watch measures in miles but gives me pace alerts every km!

I was going to change over to all miles when I started to move from 10k to half but it never happened!

I've always done metric for running 🏃

I do it in metric!! %k and 10k are metric after all ;)

Youcantscare thanks it means a lot getting support here, will go a circular route in morning & do 5k. Think I need to switch my stats to miles to fit in with everyone else here. My pace was 13.40 min/mile this morning, I'm normally under 11 mins so hopefully achieve that tomo.

2 mile route is perfect for those days you want to run but haven't time/energy/inclination

Short I missed my long run for same reason, no childcare too was issue didn't want to foist dc on Granny again

Sirzy well done rest up now

Sorry that should say mine's

mind's I'm doing the Glasgow.

Only managed 1.5 miles tonight as it was roasting! Meant to be cooler tomorrow.

mine thanks, it's a bit more idiotic than brave though..
Did another 3 miles tonight, it was really hard. I'd not eaten a great deal though and it's still really muggy. Took me 40 mins again.. :( tomorrow according to the asics app I've got to do 4.5..bloody hell! Bath and epsom salts tonight I think.

Hi youcant I am in awe of you doing couch to hm that's amazing you WILL do it, and what an achievement!

Everyone is doing well we're getting in the swing of it now.

shortaris which hm are you doing? I'm doing the Cardiff one which is in 11 weeks too.

I've had two really good runs this week. Just need to get a long one in on Thurs day. Like mammy I anticipate a knock to my confidence constantly but we know on the day we can pull it out of the bag! There's no rhyme or reason but some days I just can't run/be bothered/breathe/move. Like my feet just get stuck to the ground! That happened to me in a 10k race last year and it was horrible! BUT, that's running imo -the highs with the lows.

Great runs everyone!! I'm off to do my "speed" session!

I did a hilly 13k on Sunday including some of the route for my September half and was feeling really good.

Now I have a chesty cough so having a few days forced rest

I ran a bit more last week and managed a sweaty 5k with a group but missed another long run due to socializing at the weekend. Got 11 weeks to go now.

Bloody hot here too Youcantscareme

mammy there's nothing wrong with that! At least you got out and your time is good!
I started recently doing a little 2mile route near my house, I have never been able to run all the way, too hilly! Last night though it sort of clicked, I still walked a bit but ran pretty much all the way at a snail's pace of 13min/mile and did 3.4miles in the end, I couldn't do that last week. Just brush yourself off and keep going.
I ache like a bastard this morning though...ouch...

Well nearly home & went the route I started running on about 7 years ago & discovered I really need a circle route which I knew but said I'd go because it's all flat. Ended up only running 2km over & walking 2k back my confidence in myself running is shattered