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Jesus. I thought breaking 3 was crushing it for amateurs. Congrats. What sort of training do you do to progress? I’m relatively fit (swim/ride/squash) but haven

Jesus. I thought breaking 3 was crushing it for amateurs. Congrats. What sort of training do you do to progress? I’m relatively fit (swim/ride/squash) but haven’t run much for a long time. Now doing 1-2 10ks a week but no idea how to move further

tavorep 4y ago
Breaking 3 hours is crushing it for a full marathon. The post you're replying to is talking about a half-marathon.
- kashyapc 4y ago
  Yes, indeed. At a crucial place I missed the word "half"; corrected it. Sorry for the sloppiness, once again.
kashyapc 4y ago
Firstly, sorry for the bad thinko at a crucial occurrence in my first comment; I was talking about half marathons all along. I'm still a novice runner; only one year in. :-). For both the half marathons, I implemented the below bog-standard rough plan (no fancy high-interval training or anything like that—it helps, though!): - "Rest" on Mondays - walk 6K or bike 10K - 7K run on Tuesdays - "Rest" on Wednesdays - 10K biking - 7K run on Thursdays - Rest on Friday; just daily life walking/bicycling - 5K run on Saturdays - 10K run on Sundays[1] Most importantly, pay attention to diet (a whole another beast). As the saying goes, "you can't out-run a bad diet!" And here's[2] my silly 'retro' of my most recent half marathon. [1] When training for a race, I gradually increase the Sunday distance to 13K, 15K, and 18K; reserve the best for the race day. "Taper off" the intensity of running in the last week before the race. (Specific to my situation, in retrospect, all the city bicycling I was doing as part of daily life here must've contributed to my running too. So take that "hidden training" into account too.) [2] https://kashyapc.fedorapeople.org/half-m-Bruges-retro.html https://kashyapc.fedorapeople.org/half-m-Bruges-retro.html
- robbiep 4y ago
  Thanks so much for your plan! Much appreciated! I'll give it a bit of a whirl!
  - kashyapc 4y ago
    Glad to be useful. If you're putting in 1-2 10Ks/week, you can absolutely train for a half marathon—assuming no existing serious injuries. Also try coming up with your own bespoke plan (including experimenting with diet - keep an informal log) that's based on your unique needs and situation; it can be empowering.

tavorep 4y ago

Breaking 3 hours is crushing it for a full marathon. The post you're replying to is talking about a half-marathon.

kashyapc 4y ago
Yes, indeed. At a crucial place I missed the word "half"; corrected it. Sorry for the sloppiness, once again.

kashyapc 4y ago

Firstly, sorry for the bad thinko at a crucial occurrence in my first comment; I was talking about half marathons all along. I'm still a novice runner; only one year in. :-). For both the half marathons, I implemented the below bog-standard rough plan (no fancy high-interval training or anything like that—it helps, though!): - "Rest" on Mondays - walk 6K or bike 10K - 7K run on Tuesdays - "Rest" on Wednesdays - 10K biking - 7K run on Thursdays - Rest on Friday; just daily life walking/bicycling - 5K run on Saturdays - 10K run on Sundays[1] Most importantly, pay attention to diet (a whole another beast). As the saying goes, "you can't out-run a bad diet!" And here's[2] my silly 'retro' of my most recent half marathon. [1] When training for a race, I gradually increase the Sunday distance to 13K, 15K, and 18K; reserve the best for the race day. "Taper off" the intensity of running in the last week before the race. (Specific to my situation, in retrospect, all the city bicycling I was doing as part of daily life here must've contributed to my running too. So take that "hidden training" into account too.) [2] https://kashyapc.fedorapeople.org/half-m-Bruges-retro.html https://kashyapc.fedorapeople.org/half-m-Bruges-retro.html

robbiep 4y ago
Thanks so much for your plan! Much appreciated! I'll give it a bit of a whirl!
- kashyapc 4y ago
  Glad to be useful. If you're putting in 1-2 10Ks/week, you can absolutely train for a half marathon—assuming no existing serious injuries. Also try coming up with your own bespoke plan (including experimenting with diet - keep an informal log) that's based on your unique needs and situation; it can be empowering.