Ran the Columbia, Mo Roots N Blues Festival Half Marathon yesterday. Lots of hills but I finished within a couple minutes of my normal. No pains today; yay for that.
St. Charles Lewis & Clark half marathon; Bass Pro Springfield MO half marathon; Memphis St. Jude half marathon; Little Rock half marathon; Olathe half marathon; Illinois half marathon; Go! St. Louis half marathon; KC Hospital Hill half marathon; Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon; KC Waddell & Reed 5k; KC Waddell & Reed Half Marathon, Columbia MO Roots and Blues Half Marathon, LaSportiva KATY 50 relay, a local 10k and a few local 5k's
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i see you've run the chicago rock n roll half marathon. i'm considering it next august 2010. how was it and what was the course like. would you recommend it?
I have been using Jeff Galloway plans for a while. I like the run/walk as it makes me feel like I can accomplish any distance without paying for it later. Makes running enjoyable.
Carl,
I don't know much of value I can give you in terms of training, Mister Half Marathon. One thing I concentrated on this winter wa building an aerobic base. Using a heart rate monitor I watch my hr and never exceeded 80% effort which was about 140 bpm. That worked hand in hand with my treadmill prep for my first marathon because it allowed me to build my long slow distance. See: http://www.trifuel.com/training/triathlon-training/aerobic-base-training-going-slower-to-get-faster The other thing I do is not to overwork. I try never to either run more that 3 days in a row or to miss 2 days in a row. One last thing I find helped was lucky enough to find group of charming young ladies to train with. How are you training? It seems to be working for you.
Good luck Carl, this is a tough one!! And with the heat, makes it even tougher. The quote on the back of the T shirt this year was from a contest and it was my training buddy that submitted it. She has ran the half the last 3 yrs. I hope to do the half next year!!