Does anybody know of a good website that is a be all and end all for preparing for a 1/2 marathon (13 miles or 21km)?
i.e. it covers training, nutrition, prep the day of, recovery etc??
08-13-2012 03:03 PM
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Website for training for 1/2 MarathonDoes anybody know of a good website that is a be all and end all for preparing for a 1/2 marathon (13 miles or 21km)? | |
08-13-2012 03:11 PM
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I don't believe that it covers nutrition, but look up one of the Hal Higdon programs. His programs seem to be the default recommendation as a place to get started. | |
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08-13-2012 03:18 PM
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I just ran a 13.3 mile run yesterday lol training for the Dublin marathon on the 29th october thought it was a bit of a coincidence i seen this lol | |
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08-13-2012 03:26 PM
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About the stretching, I've read that it's now thought that stretching before hand is not really necessary, and if done while your muscles are cold can cause injury, tearing muscles that aren't ready to stretch yet. | |
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08-13-2012 03:36 PM
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Yes stretching cold isn't recommended although i do it all the time and never any problems. Start with a light jog 800m or so then some ballistic or light static stretches only for 10-15 secs i usually do but after the run i hold the stretch for 2mins and it has to be sore or else its not doing anything. Ballistic stretches are better before the run though i much prefer them, then static after. | |
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08-13-2012 03:43 PM
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It's been forever since I've looked at this stuff, but I recall Lyle McDonald's forum always had a lot of endurance athletes and enthusiasts. They have a subforum for it Welcome to Monkey Island |
08-13-2012 09:40 PM
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Yea most was mentioned here. Any Couch to __K program works well. Lyle McDonald is a great nutritional guy so just follow whatever programs you would require depending on body type, whether you need to build muscle or burn fat before the big runs and really work on strength and flexibility. Spend a few bucks and talk to someone who has trained runners, look for a running room or a running club and find out what they do. | |
08-14-2012 12:00 AM
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This helps.... | |
08-14-2012 12:22 AM
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trolling freetrollers
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10 months and you can already do a comfortable 5km means you're fine if you do the right training |
Last edited by daven; 08-14-2012 at 12:30 AM.
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08-14-2012 06:01 AM
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08-14-2012 12:40 PM
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daven's list is very solid. and if you can run 5k without feeling dead afterwards you are well on your way to being able to run a half marathon! | |
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08-14-2012 11:47 PM
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08-15-2012 01:30 AM
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trolling freetrollers
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finish eating 2hrs before is fine. Get up around 4:15-4:30am. Have breakfast, make sure you've finished eating it by 5am. Don't go back to sleep. I mean, you have to get to the race start point by 6:30ish anyway, so you're not getting any more meaningful sleep in. By the time ten months from now rolls around you will have done a bunch of runs starting about 2 hrs after you've finished breakfast, so you'll know how your body deals with it. |
Last edited by daven; 08-15-2012 at 01:33 AM.
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08-15-2012 05:16 AM
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Yeah a boatload of pasta the night before and then simple breakfast is how I've done it for the two half marathons I've run, fits with me better because I've never really been a breakfast person and am always paranoid about food jiggling around in my tummy while I run. I've since heard that carbo-loading is falling out of fashion, but I can't remember where I heard that so bow to people on here who clearly have more of an idea than I. | |
08-15-2012 12:08 PM
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Whatever eating plan you decide on for the race, test it out on some training run to make sure it works for you. | |
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08-15-2012 09:34 PM
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Purely anecdotal: | |
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