Half Marathon thread

Thank you rights I know you know your stuff so I'm happy to hear you say that. I'll be good from now on or not

Well no! Don't worry about the running, you've done the training, it's just about ticking over.
If you want to do as well as your training allows then yeah...lay off the gluttony! You'll be cross with yourself come Sunday. Not the end of the world, just adjust your expectations accordingly and don't give yourself a hard time. It's about enjoying yourself!

So 3 more days to go and I've fallen into the trap of enjoying tapering too much 😂. I've been eating like an absolute 🐖 and drinking more wine than usual. I'm acting like I'm post half marathon not pre, with zero desire to discipline myself.

I have managed 2 runs this week which were OK but I felt a little tired. My question is-have I ruined months of hard work with my pure gluttony? Tell me no please!

Thank you purple. I do acknowledge that I placed well, but I did not perform as I wanted to. My pace was all over the shop, and I didn't recover after a long incline about 1/2 way through, and really struggled in the last few miles. I even took a gel at mile 9 which I don't usually need for a half and it didn't help at all.

I could run the same distance in the same time but feel that it has gone much, much better - it's not just the time it's so many other things. I do have high expectations of myself. I'll wallow for a bit and then move onto the next race (10K a week on Sunday).

Purple enjoy Glasgow. I'm hoping to come and cheer you all on!

Well done rights (though don't understand how you weren't pleased?!) Awesome!

Well done rights that sounds great!

Managed a 10k tonight for the first time since my foot got sore! Slow but delighted.

Mmm hash browns yum

I've been lowish carbing so live off eggs, fruit, yogurt, nuts, seeds, bacon etc for breakie yum

Bread, porridge, hash browns, baked beans...all the things I've been avoiding lately!

This is going to make me sound thick but what's a carby breakfast?

hrh that made me laugh! Same here and I know I've piled on the pounds over the last couple of weeks. I'm hoping to get back onto a diet after the hm but then...winter...and yummy stodgy food

mammy thanks for the tips.

tri get well soon.

Well done rights. What an amazing result.

It's countdown time for us mine. My diet has taken a serious hit since the beginning of this training process. I think I could comfortably beat any teenage boy to an eating contest. Not content with the added volume of food I've also said yes to every cake, biscuit, chocolate and carb that's crossed my path. And several that tried to avoid me. I will try to follow your pre-race eating tips mammy.

Woke up stuffed full of head cold which explains why I struggled abit yesterday

Well done on the race rights sounds like a cracking time.

stella my furthest is 8miles so far and I've signed up for a early March HM too. Hoping I should be fine barring illness/injuries

Wow rights that's fantastic well done 👍🏼
Cherry well done, I hate the gym but it's meant to really help your running.

Welcome auntie a ten miler before Christmas sounds perfect, you could do a half before Christmas if you wanted, if weather doesn't affect your training.
Mine thanks for your sympathy, keeping well hydrated is very important. As for carbs, your muscles can hold on to glycogen for 48 hours so for a Sunday morning race you'd have a carby meal fri pm, sat morn & lunchtime & then on to lighter meals as you want them to have worked their way through your system before the race. But don't eat anything your body doesn't usually have. I've read race day isn't a day for firsts & that goes for trainers, food, clothing, gels etc
Hrh training is hard work too, those runs sound perfect for race week.

Well done rights. That's brill.

I've been continuing my 3 times a week build up to actually starting to do proper training. Haven't bothered measuring distances yet - just increasing the time slowly.

Went to the gym for first time in ages and did a load of cycling and cross trainering plus some butt excercises.

Am def going to go more often - cross trainer is v good given my achy hips and machines more fun than lonely pelvic thrusts in my bedroom.

Still not decided which HM to aim for. Probably something next April is going to be realistic.

rights frickin awesome!

I raced. Can't tell you how I did because it will out me!
Not pleased with my performance at all, but I was in the first 25 women (3000 runners) and 3rd in my age category.
It was hard!

It sounds like you need to rest mammy get well soon

Hi auntie welcome🙋

hrh I want it to be over too as I'm fed up of wondering if I'm going to make it through lol. I've also been in bed early but think it's out of boredom. I've not been going to sleep early at all though so going to try that for the next week.

What kind of things should I eat this week? Pasta,chicken,potatoes? Loads of water?

Just creeping in to lurk for a while.

I've signed up for a half next year, thinking about doing a 10 miler before Xmas. Furthest I've run in training so far 8.75

I've been asleep by 9.30pm most nights for the past 2 weeks and I haven't even my HM yet!

I'm looking forward to having it done now. I'm tired, my legs are tired and my muscles are tight again resulting in some really undignified tripping up at random moments.

Today I ran 5 miles and next week I'll do two 3 mile runs and one 4 mile before HM on Sunday. I'm going to try to get to a Pilates class to stretch out and I've booked another massage for Thursday.

Trigirl maybe it's the comedown from an event so? I think I was just brewing it for ages & staved it off until I'd run the half & now I must suffer it!

Running group is tomo eve but I'm meeting my cousin for dinner instead. Will do 6am bootcamp tues & thurs & if I'm able then run wed eve.

Oh dear mammy hope a good nights sleep helps. I was like that last week in bed by 8.30pm every night. This week I'm feeling SO much better.

12k run done this morning but for the first time in a very long time I got a painful stitch at the 10k bit when I was on the easier downhill bit? Ended up walking as deep breaths didn't clear it.

Glad I didn't run , declined rapidly at 7pm & was asleep by 8.30 last night