I completed my first Half marathon with a time of 2:33:45 and it was HARD!! After a week or two off from heavy duty running and I am ready to rock it again!!!! Princess here I come! Race report will be written (WITH PHOTOS) tomorrow. My medal is heavy!
Looking forward to that trip report.I completed my first Half marathon with a time of 2:33:45 and it was HARD!! After a week or two off from heavy duty running and I am ready to rock it again!!!! Princess here I come! Race report will be written (WITH PHOTOS) tomorrow. My medal is heavy!
I completed my first Half marathon with a time of 2:33:45 and it was HARD!! After a week or two off from heavy duty running and I am ready to rock it again!!!! Princess here I come! Race report will be written (WITH PHOTOS) tomorrow. My medal is heavy!
i completed my first half marathon with a time of 2:33:45 and it was hard!! After a week or two off from heavy duty running and i am ready to rock it again!!!! Princess here i come! Race report will be written (with photos) tomorrow. My medal is heavy!
You don't need to complete a half marathon before the race. Just get up to at least the 10 mile threshold before the race! You can do it!!
Have you tried the Hal Higdon Walking Half Marathon schedule? It is a lot more doable than the plan that you appear to be on. If you can work your way up to the 4 mph setting on a treadmill and complete each milestone with Hal's plan on it, you will have no problem beating the threshold and will do well at the Princess. But, if you aren't prepared, it is better to sit it out. It isn't worth the injury risks. But, most of all, this isn't a race that you want to change your mind with IMO. Just the fact that it is an expensive race by itself (not including tickets, hotel, gas, airfare, etc.) if you aren't truly dedicated to giving 110%, you won't enjoy it. There is nothing wrong with moving your goal to the 2012 race. I can't stress enough how important it is to be prepared for any race. It doesn't mean that you are at the front of the pack, but your body needs to be prepared for that wear and tear. It isn't a fun walk for charity where you can take your sweet time. Disney does sweep people who don't meet that 16 min. per mile threshold. They give some leeway, but I saw quite a few people swept when I was making my way back to the hotel from the DL half. I know not everyone can finish, but I know with the money I spend going to these races, there is no other option but to finish.
So, find that motivation, join a run/walk group in your area and keep on schedule. Hal Higdon has some groups, Galloway has some groups and you may even find a local group for the Princess. That was the best thing I ever did for the Princess. Towards the end, I was getting tired, it was colder and I didn't want to freeze. But, the people in my running group pushed me out of bed, got me to keep following my goals and I finished the race. Everyone loses motivation at some point, but if you have others going through the same thing, it makes it so much easier!
Just my two cents...go through this thread. You will see so many different levels and different training methods. But, we do have one thing in common. To get that sparkly medal and finish the race!
I completed my first Half marathon with a time of 2:33:45 and it was HARD!! After a week or two off from heavy duty running and I am ready to rock it again!!!! Princess here I come! Race report will be written (WITH PHOTOS) tomorrow. My medal is heavy!
I trained to walk the Princess in 2010 because I didn't think I had time to train properly to run it.
Your plan sounds like a good idea to me, actually. Just getting one under your belt will totally help to calm the nerves. Plus, training to walk fast helped me in the last half I did because it hurt too much to run by mile 7, and I had to walk it in.
es45, you are more than welcome to join us for any Sat AM run. All visitors are welcome for the first 3 runs, for free. We have a base of 10 miles each week.
Also, which 10K are you doing? I might be interested.
Thanks for the advice and encouragement. I just came in from a good run in the rain. It felt great
Laurie~I read your blog. I really enjoyed reading the details of the race. Wow, what an amazing run. I am so proud of you. It seems only runners really get the emotion that goes along with this.
I will say, I am a bit nervous about my half. On my 8 mile run yesterday, I was tiring at mile 7. For some reason, it was just a hard run, and it was only 8 miles. My ipod wasn't charged, so I had NO music, and that's not a good thing. I found myself wondering what the heck I was doing, trying to train/run a HM. I was telling myself I was too old for this. Then I said, I have committed to these 2 HM, so I will do them, and then I was going to be done, D.O.N.E. done running after the Princess.
Well..........before I knew it, I was online, looking for Turkey Trot 5 miler on Thanksgiving Day, I am running a 5K in December, and even wondered if I should consider run/walking a marathon.
Heck, I remember running my first 5K and saying to myself that "this is stupid, and I will NEVER do this again". Never say never, LOL!
I have learned, I can't make any decisions while running. I am excited about my half, and I will do fine. All I have to do is keep putting one foot in front of the other.
