Hey friends! 
I’m feeling a lot better than I was a few days ago..still a bit “off” but not as bad 
Guess what?! I am now officially registered for the Charlotte Racefest Half Marathon on April 10th!!!!!
So excited!!!
This will be my first half-marathon
Now, you guys know that I have been training for this [and when I say "training", what I really mean is: running whenever I can, for as long as time will allow]….I’m thinking maybe all of you experienced half-marathoners out there can shed some light on the debate that Jason and I have going on.
In the Stacey-Jason household, there is a very big training debate that I feel we need some third-party advice for. Jas and I are kind of at a disadvantage because the race is a little over 4 weeks away and neither of us have done a run longer than 8 miles before. My weekly miles usually total between 7-12…and Jason’s usually total about 8-ish.
We haven’t been training properly because he has been sick, then I have been sick, then the weather has been bad, or we’ve been stuck inside with too much dang homework.
Yesterday I went on to the Runner’s World website and printed out a 4 week training plan that had me doing 18-25 miles a week. Jason thinks this is ridiculous. His arguement is that I am going to wear myself out by running 4 times a week and be much more prone to get an injury before the race. He thinks we should do one looonnnggg run every weekend before the race and just not worry about speed when the actual race-day comes.
I have to agree with that last part: It’s not very realistic for me to try and be Speedy McQueen out there on the course when I only have 4 weeks to train! I think we should just focus on finishing the race…and the next one we can worry about speed
What do you guys think??
Last year I was training for a half-marathon and was running 20-25 miles a week. One day, after an 8-mile run, I realized I had pulled a groin muscle in both my legs. Who knows if it was the training, or maybe I wasn’t stretching right, or maybe it was because I decided to do a 30-Day Shred the day after??? Needless to say, that ended my running for about 3 months.
If you have ever trained for a long-distance run, how did you do it? Or, if you have trained for a half-marathon in a short amount of time, what were your strategies?? Do you think Jas and I should stick to the plan, or run a long distance run every weekend until the race?
I’d really like to hear from all you runners out there! This is my first half and I want to do it the right way, without injury this time
Thanks for your input!
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I usually like to run4-5 days a week and keep my weekly mileage 25+ when training for a half. But I don’t think you should do that since you only have 4 weeks. I would probably definitely aim to increase your long run to at least 10 miles before the race and maybe keep your weekly miles between 15-20ish since that’s not too far from where you have been. I think you may be get hurt or burnt out pretty quickly if you make that big of a jump in weekly mileage! If all else fails, just go out and have fun! Walk when you need to. After all, isn’t running supposed to be fun?! Hope that helps!
Congrats on the half-marathon, girl!
I´m sure you´ll rock
Have a great weekend!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
I ran a 5k this morning but before that I ran two 5k’s almost 3 years ago and decided to train for a full marathon. Some people think I’m crazy for going straight from running just 3-6 miles to a full marathon but I like to set big goals and accomplish them. That doesn’t necessarily mean I’m going to be the fastest. Increased speed will come with due time and I have the rest of my life to live. I’ve actually followed the marathonrookie.com marathon training plan for my long run days. But two other days a week I just run 3 miles each. I’m in the midst of finishing the book “Run Less Run Faster” and there training program makes complete sense. Run 3 times a week, cross train 2 days a week. I started hardcore training for my marathon the first week of January and am up to 17 miles for my long run days. I believe this has helped me avoid injury and not get burnt out. I feel like I have freedom and am not confined to having to run everyday or hit high mileage. I’d check into it! Good luck!! You can totally do it!
I am totally going to check that book out! Thanks for the helpful info
And go you!! Good luck with your marathon!
Hey Stacey! I’ve been reading for a while but haven’t commented yet. I don’t know if Whit’s told you but I am your roomie for Fit Bloggin! YAY! I felt like I should introduce myself. HI! I can’t wait to meet you next week!
Hi! Cool
I’m so excited about FitBloggin! So are all of us rooming together?? Should be fun!
Just us three! Should be tons of fun.
Oops, was logged in under my old blog.
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