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Half Marathon thread

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Pikachuwithyourmouthclosed · 30/06/2017 08:26

Anyone up for a bit of half m support?

I'm registered to run my first half m in early September.

I'm struggling a bit with motivation tbh. I think I peaked too soon - could have done it 6 weeks ago. I've got time to get prepared though - it's 8 weeks away and I'm not starting from scratch. The most important thing for me is to keep up the strength work or my knees go kerboom.

Anyone else?

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Abra1d · 16/09/2017 20:55

Princess, you're on fire!

TriGirl007 · 16/09/2017 18:48

Have a look at the list of people on here www.theisrm.com/ they have trained to a high level for sports therapeutic massage. Hopefully you can find someone local.

minesapintofwine · 16/09/2017 17:57

HRH that is very fast well done! I'm seriously thinking about booking one of these massages...

mogglemoo · 16/09/2017 17:27

mammy and sirzy

Hope you have a fabulous day tomorrow. You've trained, sweated and panicked; but this is your hour- the day when it all comes together...

Enjoy the attention, enjoy the atmosphere; you will both be fab.

🥇👍🏻🏃‍♀️

HRHPrincessMegan · 16/09/2017 14:40

Good luck mammy and Sirzy! Hope you both have a great run and I'm looking forward to hearing all the details.

Thursday's massage certainly didn't have a negative impact on me. I did my park run in 25.53, over a minute faster than last time and felt good enough to participate in a boot camp straight after. I still have no tightness in either my calves or thighs yet, although I suspect they will feel differently after tomorrow's long run. I'm now seriously considering another massage before the HM.

Abra1d · 16/09/2017 12:37

Good luck all racing today!

shortaris1 · 16/09/2017 09:26

So Sirzy and mammy racing tomorrow. Anybody else?

I've signed up for a half at the end of November. Foot feels fab so here's hoping. Started new plan this week and going to do a slow 5k tomorrow.

Sirzy · 16/09/2017 09:11

I did a 5k race last night, tomorrow is my next half!

minesapintofwine · 16/09/2017 09:05

Kids marathon? How far is that? You're not an eejit- Im looking forward to the next half and not even done this one yet. Glad you are still here thoughSmile

mammy GOOD LUCK

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Pikachuwithyourmouthclosed · 16/09/2017 07:05

Well done Moggle!!!

Well done everyone still training like billy-o!!

I'm an eejit. I've just registered to do another half. Next month. My 9yo is doing the kids marathon too (his first) so we've just been out for a run together. So lovely running with my boy.

Soooo... I'm still here Grin

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TriGirl007 · 15/09/2017 13:40

Highly recommend a good sports massage it's my treat to myself every month normally around PMT time and it really helps everything as something is always niggling!
thisgirl I'm doing my first ever Go-Tri this Sunday arrhhh feeling very nervous hardly been out cycling at all but my running fitness meant the cycle did feel easy last month when I did a half hr ride. It's the swim I'm most nervous about but that is pool based and hopefully only 10mins!

Rankellior · 15/09/2017 13:27

I'm glad you've said that HRH as I have one booked for next week so fingers crossed it helps. Have been doing yoga and can't believe how tight my muscles are compared to a few months ago. Clearly need to update my yoga rather than reduce it

mammymammyIRL · 15/09/2017 12:19

@rankellior that's fantastic well done. The extra 2.5 miles doesn't even matter once you get to 10 miles you're sorted I think.

Mine is this sunday @hrhprincessmegan HmmGrin

Interested to hear about massage helping you

HRHPrincessMegan · 15/09/2017 11:56

What date is your HM Mammy? Is it this weekend?

I went for a deep tissue massage yesterday and feel much better for it. Everything is so much looser. I haven't been running today but think I'll do a park in tomorrow before Sunday's 12 miler. We'll see if the benefits are still felt after that.

christinarossetti · 15/09/2017 11:54

Is anyone else doing the Ealing half next weekend?

Rankellior · 15/09/2017 11:53

I just ran 10.56 miles. It was slow and I had to walk at stages but given my knee has been sore all week I can live with that. Slightly panicking that I have to do that twice more in training and then 2.5 miles longer than that on race day but you know what. I just ran 10.5 miles so I'll just focus on that today and hope I've not knackered my knee further!

mammymammyIRL · 15/09/2017 10:29

Thanks @rankellior

mammymammyIRL · 15/09/2017 10:28

@Thisgirlrides it's Run Mummy Run it's a facebook group for women in UK

Rankellior · 15/09/2017 08:11

Good luck mammy

thisgirlrides · 15/09/2017 08:05

What's rmr @mammymammyIRL ? Good luck with the HM.

mammymammyIRL · 15/09/2017 05:46

Advice on rmr was to rest today not do a short run so next run will be HM Smile

Run fingers crossed for your long run

thisgirlrides · 14/09/2017 21:48

@TriGirl007 I swim once a week too & guessing by your username you also like to squeeze the odd cycle in too Wink

Rankellior · 14/09/2017 21:42

I've not managed to run yet this week because of a poorly knee and my HM Is coming up (although have just realised it's in 4.5 weeks not 3.5). Going to attempt 10.5 miles tomorrow and hope knee is rested well. Feel like I've lost all my mojo. Love reading the stories from GNR though ladies, very inspiring.

TriGirl007 · 14/09/2017 20:59

thisgirlrides I've also signed up to a HM in march and the most I've run is 12k once. I'm only doing two runs a week at the moment 1x5-6k and 1x10k I do swim 1k twice a week as well. I've worked out I can add 0.5k a week to the longer run and hit HM by Feb which is what I'm going to try, plus I may try to add in another 5k mid-week. Avoiding injuries is my biggest fear!

mogglemoo · 14/09/2017 15:48

Some of the things that got me through the hard times was to tell myself that I was X% through with only Y% left to run, that I had signed up to run a HM and if I failed this time, I would have to run the whole thing sometime in the future again which made it easier.

That and hearing the Mo had won as I was passing the 10mile mark.

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