Aboardman
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| posted on 26/1/08 at 11:25 PM |
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half marathon
I normally do my running indoors on a treadmill but a mate asked me about doing the blackpool half marathon with him in april
He had mentioned about a running shop in Bolton that did videos of you running and sold correct fitting trainers,
so i am now have some nike structure trax 11 after watching video of me wearing different trainers these felt the best.
I have some Sennheiser PMX70 headphones awaiting delivery from amazon.
i am looking at the runnersworld tips and programme, I try and do at least 2No 5 mile runs per week on the treadmil at the moment.
so any tips from anyone (apart from get outside),
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Worzey
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| posted on 26/1/08 at 11:33 PM |
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I ran the Reading Half Marathon and London Marathon last year.
Get outside but be careful, roads are harder than treadmills so try and do some off road (grass) running as well as on the road otherwise you get sore
knees or shin splints and they are painful.
Half Marathons aren't too bad. Set yourself a nice even pace and just enjoy.
I got a sat Nav watch which is also for training and pacing yourself, have a look at the ForeRunner.
Try stepping up the training and get a few 9 - 10 mile runs in before you do it. Look to be running 20-25 miles a week and you should be fine for a
half. Also think about taking some drinks with you if your going over 6 miles - Sports drinks are best.
Finally, make sure you have good trainers (sounds like you have) and try getting some ultra glider for the chaffing and blisters. Dual layer socks
are also a good idea as well 
Hope it all goes well and have fun
[Edited on 26-1-2008 by Worzey]
Caterham R400
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jambojeef
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| posted on 26/1/08 at 11:41 PM |
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I did the Great North Run in '99 (i think it was) and my training was nothing to be proud of....
But I did find that the running top I bought - some fancy adidas thing - was so rough I destroyed my nipples on the longer training runs I did and
chafed under the armpits to the point of extreme pain!
On the GNR there are ST John Ambulance guys standing with vaseline in outstretched arms so you can lube yourself up halfway round - handier than you
might think - so the first bit of advice - soft comfy gear!
My next bit of advice would be get a mile or so caned off every night or other night then at the weekend get a 5 miler in. Then every month see if you
can stick a 10+ miler - they are significantly harder in my experience!
ALl the sub 10 mile runs I did made me feel great - the post 10 milers were the killers and on the actual run I hit what I now know to be "the
wall" at about 10.5 miles which on the GNR is a gentle uphill for 2 miles - what a killer!!
Having said all of that I only limped round in about 2 hours which is pretty poor really but given that I couldnt run 400m at skool it felt like a
massive achievement.
Best of luck and the golden rule is run at your own pace - once youve found it and you're under way you feel like you could go on forever. Too
fast or too slow and you soon feel uncomfortable. Shame my natural pace was so slow really!
Best of luck - it'll be brilliant!
Geoff
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StevieB
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| posted on 27/1/08 at 12:32 AM |
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Best thing I've come accross yet that I find good are the Nike training playlists on ITunes.
There are various lengths and objectives to get and they're effectively a mix tape tailored to the programme (relaxing music for the easy bits,
up beat for the work sections).
Get the 45 minute Improve Your Endurance
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Avoneer
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| posted on 27/1/08 at 09:01 AM |
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Time on your feet running is the key and more important than speed for anything over 10k, so you need to be out there every other night doing at least
a 5mile and then at least 10mile once a week.
Even if you have to walk for a mile in the middle, fine - just get the time in.
If you want to improve your speed, you need to be doing interval training - flat out for a mile, jog for a mile, but not necessary unless you have got
plenty of time on your feet first.
Pat ;-)
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tomblyth
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| posted on 27/1/08 at 11:59 AM |
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Im running the north run this year and I've not run for 6/7 years, so have to lose 3 or 4 stone! but can remember years ago I ran 3 marathons
(London in 3hrs 15min was my fastest) and I know the more prepared you are the more you'll enjoy it!
don't run when you have cold/flu and keep a running diary so you track your improvements!
join your local running club, and always have 1 day a week off, get two or three pairs of shoes so you never run in a knackerd or wet pair..
good luck !
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