Half Marathon Thread continues .....

Hi. Can I join you? Suddenly realised today I really should have started my HM training a good few weeks ago (It's at the beginning of March). I was struggling with motivation a bit but am raring to go now. I did 3 miles this morning and will be doing 2 or 3 runs per week as well as my long runs on a Saturday so the plan is to do 6 miles this week and build from there. Can I ask what the Jeff Galloway system is and am I too late to start for my HM ?

Did our local "morning after" fell run on NYD. Not fast, very hilly, must learn to let go on descents- ups aren't as bad as they were "easy" compared with DH's idea of a normal walk and but I waste so much effort slowing myself down on descents! Otherwise did my first non-organised run in ages today - weather was interesting but avoided woods and trails in favour of town roads and it wasn't too tough. Planning a double run tomorrow before DH is on call all weekend meaning no runs possible - will do cross training/workout videos instead.

Need to pin down my targets for the next year. My first vaguely planned half now clashes with a rearranged trail race and I have a real hankering for a fast 10k (sub 1 hour) but I also want to improve half and 5k times too..

Hope the wet & windy weather isn’t making it too hard to get out.

I did a long run on NYD 17k/10.5m and did 5k tonight but legs were still tired from long run. I’ve printed off a “colour in trainer” to track my 1000k goal this year

Be interested to hear how you get on if you go for jeffing.

Thanks :)

Essentially it is a run four minutes, walk one minute plan.

If you go to zenlabs, there is an app for the half-marathon, called 13.1.

Jeff Galloway also has a website, explaining his plan.

www.jeffgalloway.com

Hi, can someone point me to a quick description of 'jeffing'?

I want to enter my first half marathon and have started upping the miles but longest distance now only 5 miles and am finding my knees so so sore afterwards, wondering if I should try a different approach.

The weather here has not been good for running—either too icy and we don’t have any parks or many pavements, or pouring with rain.

Might have to do treadmill, which I hate. Much prefer fresh air.

I was quite surprised and keep trying to beat the system by running normally over a certain loop and seeing if I can do it faster than I can jeffing. I can’t!

Hi all

I was on this thread or the predecessor and just want to say that I ran my HM at the end of November, using the Jeff Galloway method and finished in 2:15. I broke with the walk intervals in the last three miles.

I thoroughly recommend the system. I’m 53 and it got me round safely. Interestingly when I run ‘normally’ without the intervals on distances above four miles I am no faster than I am Jeffing. The one-minute walk breaks really refresh me.

Thanks for all the support and sorry for the delay in coming back to the thread!

Hope everyone had a festive time I’m itching to get back to some longer runs post holidays. Been away skiing pre-xmas, (cross-training was the fittest I’ve been for years (from running) so was fab) and then been with in laws but I squeezed in 5k on C day pre-meal and a walk with the kids today. But need to get a long run in now got “twitchy” legs and very aware my first HM in mid-Feb...

Hi everyone, not been on thread for a wee while!

Not signed up for any 2018 races yet, but hoping to do my usual hometown Half early March followed by Stirling Full at the end of April. Usually long run on a Sunday, but the forecast was awful for today, really wet and windy. Just windy yesterday, so plodded round a slow 11 miles. Felt like I was going backwards at times, it was pretty breezy

Off to the panto this afternoon, Merry Christmas to everyone on this thread

Yes mammy he found slowing down for my SIL (who runs same pace as me) was really gd for his body as he had hardly any aches or pains and he enjoyed the run without the ‘pressure’ to go fast. SIL told him what she wanted to run so he just kept her there even when she wasn’t feeling brill but she was amazed after she got a strava PB on every split possible!

Nice medal n tee mammy.
You sound like us two random my DH said the other night “it be nice to do a HM with you..” hmmm I’m thinking I’ve got two lined up in Feb/mar I don’t think I want to do anymore yet but we will see. He runs SO much faster than me and did “pace” my SiL last month to her fastest HM so it would be gd prob as he’s quite patient.
I’m testing my legs out skiing this week it’s been fab so far the fittest I’ve been in years thanks to the running, but I’m knackered now

Finally back running after wretched snow. Still some lingering icy patches on pavements but avoidable. Felt ok while running but a little stiff now! Planned a few festive parkruns and about to start negotiating next year's schedule including at least 1 half with DH!