Thank you everyone, and Im off to the 1/2 marathon

Hello Everyone. A while back I posted, and got into some
"newbie" tips on running. I just ran my first 10K this
summer (a month back) - and just did it again this weekend.
Before this year I was barley able to run 4K on my best day,
now I found the 10 quite enjoyable... your advice was great.
Esp the advice about slowing down and starting up... one
thing I also found that helped was a watch monitoring my
heart. kept me in line.

Anyhow, I'm about to try and pull off the next thing, a 1/2
marathon in September... I was wondering:

1. I weigh 220lb, don't smoke.
2. Just started longer distance running this year (jogged
for years but short distances).
3. so I'm doubling the distance

Is this a double goal, or should I just give it a year or
two? If doable, any good advice for this one?

Thanks again everyone Richard

On 2004-06-21, Keith <keithcali2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone. A while back I posted, and got into some
> "newbie" tips on running. I just ran my first 10K this
> summer (a month back) - and just did it again this
> weekend. Before this year I was barley able to run 4K on
> my best day, now I found the 10 quite enjoyable... your
> advice was great. Esp the advice about slowing down and
> starting up... one thing I also found that helped was a
> watch monitoring my heart. kept me in line.
>
> Anyhow, I'm about to try and pull off the next thing, a
> 1/2 marathon in September... I was wondering:
>
> 1. I weigh 220lb, don't smoke.
> 2. Just started longer distance running this year (jogged
> for years but short distances).
> 3. so I'm doubling the distance
>
> Is this a double goal, or should I just give it a year or
> two? If doable, any good advice for this one?

It's doable. Keep up the good work, try to steadily increase
the length of your long runs. You'll want to build up to a
9-10 mile run in training to be in decent shape to get
through the half. Do a long run every week if you're running
5x/week or more, every other week if you're running less
frequently. If you add 1 mile to each long run, you'll be
running your first 10 miler in 8 weeks, even if you nly go
long every other week.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Keith wrote:

>Anyhow, I'm about to try and pull off the next thing, a 1/2
>marathon in September... I was wondering:
>
>1. I weigh 220lb, don't smoke.
>2. Just started longer distance running this year (jogged
> for years but short distances).
>3. so I'm doubling the distance
>
>Is this a double goal, or should I just give it a year or
>two? If doable, any good advice for this one?
>

Should be possible. Might be worth looking at a 1/2M
training guide. Try www.halhigdon.com Try the novice
program. If you've already run a 10K then you can increase
your long run gradually. According to Hal, and others, the
longest you need to run pre-race is 16K (10 miles). This
worked fine for me on my 1st 1/2M.

Good luck.

Anthony.

Donovan Rebbechi wrote:

> On 2004-06-21, Keith <keithcali2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Hello Everyone. A while back I posted, and got into some
>>"newbie" tips on running. I just ran my first 10K this
>>summer (a month back) - and just did it again this
>>weekend. Before this year I was barley able to run 4K on
>>my best day, now I found the 10 quite enjoyable... your
>>advice was great. Esp the advice about slowing down and
>>starting up... one thing I also found that helped was a
>>watch monitoring my heart. kept me in line.
>>
>>Anyhow, I'm about to try and pull off the next thing, a
>>1/2 marathon in September... I was wondering:
>>
>>1. I weigh 220lb, don't smoke.
>>2. Just started longer distance running this year (jogged
>> for years but short distances).
>>3. so I'm doubling the distance
>>
>>Is this a double goal, or should I just give it a year or
>>two? If doable, any good advice for this one?
>
>
> It's doable. Keep up the good work, try to steadily
> increase the length of your long runs. You'll want to
> build up to a 9-10 mile run in training to be in decent
> shape to get through the half. Do a long run every week if
> you're running 5x/week or more, every other week if you're
> running less frequently. If you add 1 mile to each long
> run, you'll be running your first 10 miler in 8 weeks,
> even if you nly go long every other week.
>
> Cheers,

And remember one thing on race day. Treat it as if you are
in Rocky I, plan to just "go the distance". The half is
where endurance really becomes an issue.

Enjoy your first half marathon. It's a great experience.

--
Ed Prochak running http://www.faqs.org/faqs/running-faq/
netiquette http://www.psg.com/emily.html
--
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I
I took the one less travelled by
and that has made all the difference."
robert frost

Hark! I heard Ed Prochak <ed.prochak@magicinterface.com> say in
news:F_MBc.667$7H1.665@fe39.usenetserver.com:

> Treat it as if you are in Rocky I, plan to just "go the
> distance".

Yeah, but you might want to skip the pre-race raw eggs.

Phil M.

--
"Do, or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

Ed Prochak <ed.prochak@magicinterface.com> wrote in message news:<F_MBc.667$7H1.665@fe39.usenetserver.com>...
> And remember one thing on race day. Treat it as if you are
> in Rocky I, plan >to just "go the distance".

Like you have any other choices. I predict you crash at mile
3 and quit, crying like a baby in a soiled diaper (for good
reason, you're wearing a Depends) because of an ankle injury
from your nikes.

"Phil M." <pmarg@charter.net> wrote in message news:<Xns950FE7A085AAAseilogramp@216.77.188.18>...
> Hark! I heard Ed Prochak <ed.prochak@magicinterface.com>
> say in news:F_MBc.667$7H1.665@fe39.usenetserver.com:
>
> > Treat it as if you are in Rocky I, plan to just "go the
> > distance".
>
> Yeah, but you might want to skip the pre-race raw eggs.
>
> Phil M.

and his BF engage in "poop chuting" the night before
the race? Will it effect his endurance? Will he run
funny that day?