Training for a half marathon-anyone else?

[Happierwithouthim]

This weekend I'll be running 10k/6 miles. Plan is to increase by 1 mile a week.

It has been years since I ran a half marathon.

Excellent fishing well done, I was like I'd a hangover when I was finished didn't know what I wanted to eat drink or do

I did it!

Didn't get under 3 hours, but I think I knew I wouldn't. I'm just so happy I completed it.

Oh well done @Fishingforworkideas and @DuckWithOneWing !

I did it too, still in shock at my time! I was aiming for 02:15, and sorting hoping I could get under 02:10 if I had a good run - I actually finished in 02:02:53!
I have been running on and off for over 10 years now and have never ran that fast for that long in my life!
To think I nearly deferred a couple of weeks ago!

Well done!! I have just read all your updates from the start, as I did my first 10km since my now 2.5 year was born today. In a few years I think I might try to do a half marathon. (I did one many years ago, training time is a lot more limited now)

Well done on the races today! Anyone else doing the Royal Parks Half in 2 weeks? I'm doing that, then the Great South just a week later! Not going to go flat out for the Royal Parks (famous last words) but hoping for sub 2.10-2.15.

I've got another November half I'm going to target for a pb (sub 2hr).

Well done everyone! Today made me realise what a long distance it is, we can be really proud of ourselves!

I know what you mean @Happierwithouthim DH keeps asking if I want him to make me any food but I'm not even hungry weirdly.

Wow that's brilliant it definitely would have been a shame to defer! It's amazing how much the adrenaline pushes you on the day. Dangerously so as I did my fastest 10k in years in the first part of the race and almost burnt myself out!

Amazing runs everyone!

@Fishingforworkideas I've had exactly the same problem with DH keeping offering me food and me not wanting any!
Just had a lovely long soak in the bath and am starting to feel a bit more human now - also ate the popcorn that was in my race goodie bag!

You should definitely start slower I am sure if you run defensively at the start you can run even faster in the second 10k and that would get you a PB or the sub 2 hour whichever it is you want. I've done it myself many times.

I'm aiming for a PB next March (1:45, my current best time on the half is 1:48:18)

Since starting over 20 years ago I've worked myself up from my first half which was 2:28 something to this. You learn from the experience. Plus the long slow runs help and I always need to get out of the house (husband and two loud boys)

Forgot to say we'll done to everyone that raced today.

I did a 13.2km trail race over over 280 elevation gain yesterday. Then today a 30km long training run as doing a marathon end of October. I'm shattered today but will sleep well tonight for sure.

Does anyone else feel a little bit teary and emotional on the start line when everyone's about to set off or am I just a bit soft?

Well done everybody! Especially the 2.02 - that's fab!
Mine is next Sunday. Undecided what to do training wise, this week, although circumstances are currently dictating quite a quiet week, running wise, due to childcare and other various bits dragging on my time.

I was reading up on carb loading, but it seems that's pretty much my diet at the moment.

@noknit, yes I definitely needed to pace better today and might have gotten closer to my PB (which was 10 years ago and before babies so would have been a stretch anyway!) I'm usually quite good at pacing myself, not sure why I got carried away!

@whiskeyandkittens me! I'm not too bad at the start line but during the race when spectators were clapping or shouting 'well done' I was struggling to hold back tears. I get very tearful just watching too, I find it very emotional watching people try their best at something!

Your timings are impressive! I have 2 weeks until mine and I'm aiming for anything under 3 hours even if that's 2:59:59!

One more long run to go which I'm very happy about, I'm getting a bit fed up now. I did 16km on Friday which was tough and my 8km today felt really tough.

I cry at the start of a long race, and also at the pack collections! I find it very emotional and a bit overwhelming but then get on with it.
I fully expect to be bawling my eyes out at the startline in a few weeks🤣

I'm normally too busy trying to fight the urge to pee to get emotional.

I started towards the back, and just before I got to the start the person on the announcements said that there was over a mile of runners as the first people had already got to the mile marker. For some reason that made me feel a bit emotional as I started!

I went to McDonald's a few hours after I finished and that made me feel so much better. I didn't really feel hungry but food definitely helped.

I'm now sitting on the sofa wearing my medal, drinking wine and thinking about when I'm going to do my next one.

DH went out and got us kebabs ( with extra chicken on mine as I needed the protein to recover!)
I have added my medal to the last 3 on our fireplace cat. My first was in 2011 back when it was still a flat course!

I've just done 5k & finding it hard to believe that two weeks ago I did 4 times that in one go.

Great running everyone

I can still hardly walk and I'm having to go down the stairs one at a time and sideways!

My legs are fine! My hip really hurts though.

My legs are very bad! I'm travelling for work this week and whenever I stand up after long periods of sitting down (on trains/planes) I can barely walk!

I did run faster than I usually do but it seems extreme. I wonder if getting a sports massage a few days before was a bad idea. I did get leg pain while running too which I never usually do.

I felt it in my legs up to Thurs.

Half marathon done. 2.08. I had hoped for a wee bit faster but just chuffed I survived. I'm still pretty surprised that my legs are capable of that distance.