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Jun 08, 2011

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
2016 Vertical Feets Running! Lifetime Miles:						274518.00
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Sun, Sep 15, 2013

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

I am looking for ADVICE! I signed up to run a half marathon 5 weeks from today and since I have never followed a training plan, or well any kind of plan ever I don't really know what to do. I really want to beat my one and only (road) half marathon (Bryce Canyon 2011) time mostly as a fun challenge to myself, but also because of spite :) I had lots of ortho peeps tell me I should never run again after my hip injury and that I would never be as good as new and well darn it I feel better than new so I want to prove it! Yeah, I recognize that Bryce Canyon is a way easier course than The Other Half and that my goal may be a longshot, but whatever I want to go for it!

So what I am wondering... (1) How do you figure out what kind of pace you are capable of when your running has been all over the place? I am thinking I should maybe run a 5K in the upcoming weeks to gauge my fitness. I have no idea. (2) What kind of runs should I incoporate into my week? Up until now I just run when and as far and as hard as I feel like.

AM: 2 hour ride on the Legacy from me casa.

PM: Core, glutes, and feets. Operation back to PT starts today!

Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 27.00

Comments

From Jake K on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 20:32:33 from 67.177.11.154

Go run 3-4 miles @ LP at like 8:00 pace and see how that feels. I think you're well within grasp of beating that Bryce time. Just keep running longer on the weekends and get in one faster effort midweek, around your goal race pace. Do that consistently for a month and it'll be as sweet as high fructose corn syrup.

From Amiee on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 20:39:34 from 166.70.240.95

Thanks for the advice! What's an LP? Low pressure or launch potential?

From Jake K on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 20:42:39 from 67.177.11.154

Just re-iterating what Andrea probably already told you.

LP = laser pointer. Very useful tool.

From Amiee on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 20:44:33 from 166.70.240.95

No seriously, what is LP? I don't know anything about road running!

From Jake K on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 23:10:06 from 67.177.11.154

Liberty Park!

From allie on Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 16:40:59 from 97.117.81.92

Licorice Pizza.

jake's plan sounds good. a 5k also sounds good.

as for the faster efforts midweek -- a fun way to get your legs moving faster (at least in the beginning when you are still figuring out what "faster" means for you personally) -- 10x1 minute on/offs, and you can increase/decrease that to as many reps as you want. i find that's a good way for me to get my body adjusted to harder efforts -- just a little at a time until i am more comfortable pressing the gas for longer.

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