Board 8 > Has anyone ever run a half marathon?

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I'm running one in a couple of weeks, and consider myself to be a pretty fit guy, what kind of time is a good one?

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What kind of time is 'good' really depends on how fit you are, and how much running you have done in the past.

For a club runner who's been running for a few years or more a good time would be sub 1:30, and a very good/excellent time would be sub 1:20.

For someone who has little to no history of running, and has done very few if any races of this length before a good target time would be sub 2 hours, and a very good time sub 1:45.

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For your first one I'd suggest to not run for a time but to just run to finish.

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AndrewWarner posted...
For someone who has little to no history of running, and has done very few if any races of this length before a good target time would be sub 2 hours, and a very good time sub 1:45.

Although I have run in the past, we're talking like 400m/800m on track, so nothing like this far, I'll use 1:45 as a good target then ^_^

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Ainoxi posted...
For your first one I'd suggest to not run for a time but to just run to finish.

Agreed.

Especially if your fairly new to running/racing over this distance.

Besides that my number one tip would be, don't go off too fast at the start. If you maintain a solid pace throughout (perhaps pushing it up a gear in the last few miles if you have the energy) you will be amazed by how many people you will pass who went off much too hard in the early stages. It's very easy to get pulled along with the buzz and energy of the whistle/gun, resist the urge!

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bbbtime posted...
AndrewWarner posted...
For someone who has little to no history of running, and has done very few if any races of this length before a good target time would be sub 2 hours, and a very good time sub 1:45.

Although I have run in the past, we're talking like 400m/800m on track, so nothing like this far, I'll use 1:45 as a good target then ^_^

If you do it under 1:45 you should be really pleased. But don't be too disappointed if you don't quite make it, the first time you do something like this it can be tough!

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Black Turtle: the most recent in a long line of users to cause my contest score some extreme embarrassment .

I've run two halfs and a full marathon, running my 3rd half in a two weeks. It all depends on your training. If this is your first, just aim to finish. If your dead set in setting a target, under 2:00 can be realistic if you've trained well. Good luck!

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Very good advice thanks, I'll maybe work out the minutes per mile and make sure I'm not going too fast at the start.

It seemed like such a good idea to sign up at the time.

Work colleagues: Sign up, it'll be so much fun to all do together!
Me: Okay, let's do this!

...(1 month later)
Me: So how's everyone's training going, are you super psyched like me!?
Work colleagues: Oh...we're not actually doing it anymore

Wha-wha-WHAT!?

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Velcro - what a rip off.

Start out slow because at the beginning of a race you you're going faster than you think you are, and it catches up to you. Let people pass you at the beginning then throughout the rest of the race you'll be slowly passing them all back. It's a morale boost and you'll run a better time that way.

Edit; Someone else already said this, I didn't read all the posts.

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Like everyone is saying, aim to finish. I consider myself very out of shape, and I ran a 10 mile race this past summer. Just finishing felt like an amazing accomplishment to me. To someone in shape, finishing might not sound like enough at first, but just remember to pace yourself. Lots of people tire themselves out or, worse, work themselves into exhaustion and end up vomiting or fainting. If you're new to races, I'd say don't run with a final finishing time in mind as your only goal. Your goal should be to stay hydrated, limber up beforehand, find a comfortable pace, and push yourself to just keep going. I can't comment on what other people in this topic are suggesting as good finishing times, but I'm sure they're fairly appropriate.

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