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Well Comrades didn't quite go to the hopeful plan, made it past the half way cut off with 90 seconds to spare but the effort involved pretty much finished me and I was done a couple of km later. But I'll be back again hopefully next year to have a crack. In the meantime this weekend it's off to the Gold Coast for finish number 12 (and GC number 4).
 
stmookeyj said:
Well Comrades didn't quite go to the hopeful plan, made it past the half way cut off with 90 seconds to spare but the effort involved pretty much finished me and I was done a couple of km later. But I'll be back again hopefully next year to have a crack. In the meantime this weekend it's off to the Gold Coast for finish number 12 (and GC number 4).
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Good effort though mate.
 
I've decided I'm going to run a half marathon is 3 months time and just want to get some tips before I start training. I play footy and have always been reasonably fit, but at the same time I've never really done any continuous running above the 5km mark (as it's not really relevant to footy). What sort of training sort I be doing in the lead up to the event?
 

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Golden_6 said:
I've decided I'm going to run a half marathon is 3 months time and just want to get some tips before I start training. I play footy and have always been reasonably fit, but at the same time I've never really done any continuous running above the 5km mark (as it's not really relevant to footy). What sort of training sort I be doing in the lead up to the event?
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I would be intrested in this help as well. At the moment I can do 5 to 7 k.
 
Golden_6 said:
I've decided I'm going to run a half marathon is 3 months time and just want to get some tips before I start training. I play footy and have always been reasonably fit, but at the same time I've never really done any continuous running above the 5km mark (as it's not really relevant to footy). What sort of training sort I be doing in the lead up to the event?
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I was in the same boat a couple years ago, just without the footy background. What worked for me was doing 2-3 shorter runs (3-5kms) and one longer run per week. Each week, increase the distance of the longer run by 1-2kms.

My longest "long" run prior to running my first half marathon was 17kms. Ideally, I would have tried to get it to about 20kms but injury meant I couldnt run at all for a month prior which really screwed up my program.

There are plenty of programs to follow online. Most of the big runs (Melbourne Marathon, Run Melbourne, Blackmores Sydney Marathon, etc) will have some sort of training plan on their website.
 
Got the Run Melbourne half this Sunday. My previous best HM is 1:36:50 set at the same event 2 years ago.

Had fairly high hopes of beating that and hopefully going under 1:35:00 after a few good months running. Unfortunately tweaked my back Saturday and it's still very stiff. Just bound up very tight through the lower back and abs/groin...core area. It's not so bad that I can't run but I'm not as free as I'd like to be and doubt I'll be setting any records.

Have had an easy week this week hoping a little rest might help but will probably get out for 5-10k tonight with a few strides to see how it goes.
 
MinerBoy said:
Got the Run Melbourne half this Sunday. My previous best HM is 1:36:50 set at the same event 2 years ago.

Had fairly high hopes of beating that and hopefully going under 1:35:00 after a few good months running. Unfortunately tweaked my back Saturday and it's still very stiff. Just bound up very tight through the lower back and abs/groin...core area. It's not so bad that I can't run but I'm not as free as I'd like to be and doubt I'll be setting any records.

Have had an easy week this week hoping a little rest might help but will probably get out for 5-10k tonight with a few strides to see how it goes.
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Good luck mate. Is it a quick course?

Had a bit of a tweak myself earlier this week in the groin and thought i better have an easier week this week as well. With only 2 weeks til the Track Ultra 6hr race i figured it wasnt going to hurt too much have a rest.
 
Milang_Panthers said:
Good luck mate. Is it a quick course?

Had a bit of a tweak myself earlier this week in the groin and thought i better have an easier week this week as well. With only 2 weeks til the Track Ultra 6hr race i figured it wasnt going to hurt too much have a rest.
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Pace of the course might be weather dependent as it's pretty rank over here at the moment. Hopefully no wind or rain Sunday morning. The cold doesn't bother me.

The course has changed a bit this year from other times I've done it. Usually stays in and around the gardens on the south east side of the city but starts up with a section through the docklands this year. Think for the most part should be pretty flat.


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GPW1 said:
2h00m14s for Run Melbourne. Cramps nailed me in the last 1.5km and just could not push it hard enough to crack 2 hours. I gave it all and fell 14 seconds short.
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ouch! so close.
well done on giving it everything though :thumbsu:

for now just call it a 1:59:74

congrats man. hope you have another crack soon.
 
PoopingHindi said:
for now just call it a 1:59:74
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Haha. THAT. IS. AWESOME.

In this case, I am re-assessing my 1:31:08 to 1:29:128

Woo hoo. Sub hour and a half.
 
MinerBoy said:
Haha. THAT. IS. AWESOME.

In this case, I am re-assessing my 1:31:08 to 1:29:128

Woo hoo. Sub hour and a half.
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i think there's a limit to how far you can push that trick ;)
its still a bloody quick run. you should smash your marathon time if you do Melbourne again this year (the conditions cant be that bad again).

im going to have a crack at a parkrun pb soon...maybe this week weather permitting. hoping for an 11 second improvement for a 21:59, anything else will be a disappointment.
all i have to do is run 5 seconds a kilometre slower than your half pace :$

GPW1 said:
Haha I like it. Next one will be Blackmores Sydney Half Marathon in September.

If any one has any tips or ideas on avoiding calf/quad cramps in the last few km's, I'd love to hear it.
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without knowing what your running week looks like or how much time and effort you're willing to put into this the obvious answer is more k's in the legs.
stretch out your long runs a bit even if it means slowing down. you can always sharpen things up again as you get closer to race day.
 
6hr race coming up next weekend, first aim is 50km and anything after that would be awesome. Will be really interesting to see how I go once im past that marathon/4hr sort of mark especially with nutrition which might be a little bit of trial and error (has gone alright in training). Cant wait :) :thumbsu:
 

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Milang_Panthers said:
6hr race coming up next weekend, first aim is 50km and anything after that would be awesome. Will be really interesting to see how I go once im past that marathon/4hr sort of mark especially with nutrition which might be a little bit of trial and error (has gone alright in training). Cant wait :) :thumbsu:
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Good luck mate.

What's the go? Running laps for a time period and just cover as much distance as you can?
 
MinerBoy said:
Good luck mate.

What's the go? Running laps for a time period and just cover as much distance as you can?
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Cheers mate.
Yeah so its just laps of an athletics track for however long your race is (theres 3,6,12 and 24 hour races) and its all electronically recorded. Feels like a good kind of event to test out past the marathon distance because you're never very far from your aid station.
 
Milang_Panthers said:
Yeah so its just laps of an athletics track for however long your race is (theres 3,6,12 and 24 hour races)
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holy smokes :eek:
thats as much a mental test as it is physical. i hope you've got a good playlist lined up on your ipod.
thats 125+ laps, just thinking about it hurts. plus, surely those 300 left hand bends have gotta create some sort of imbalance in your body.
anyone doing that for 24 hours is just nuts.

sorry if i sound discouraging, i dont mean to be. its just kinda mind blowing.

much respect and good luck :thumbsu:


EDIT: maths was never my strong suit.
 
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PoopingHindi said:
holy smokes :eek:
thats as much a mental test as it is physical. i hope you've got a good playlist lined up on your ipod.
thats 125+ laps, just thinking about it hurts. plus, surely those 300 left hand bends have gotta create some sort of imbalance in your body.
anyone doing that for 24 hours is just nuts.

sorry if i sound discouraging, i dont mean to be. its just kinda mind blowing.

much respect and good luck :thumbsu:


EDIT: maths was never my strong suit.
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Cheers mate. Will be a big mental challenge but we'll see how we go. Luckily every three hours they change the direction that you run so its not all left hand turns thank god haha
 
so today was the day i decided to have a crack at running under 22 at parkrun.
...here's how it went

1st K - slight downhill start coupled with fresh legs means i go out way too hard. im ok with that though cause im not the type of runner that has any sort of kick or acceleration and im not trying to kid myself that i can negative split this so its go from the gun or dont go at all.
4:11

2nd K - in a nice rhythm now. legs feel good and pace is pretty much spot on
4:24

3rd K - a couple of tiny inclines means my pace slows a fraction but the rhythm is still good and im pretty much exactly where i want to be.
4:32

4th K - about 200 metres in i turn a corner and what has been a gentle breeze starts gusting wildly straight into my face. i'm a feather weight and get knocked around easily by the wind so my normal strategy is to back off slightly until it passes but there's no time for that now. push, push, push.
fortunately after less than a minute it either calms or i change direction again. im not sure which cause right now its taking 100% of my concentration to run as hard as i can.
4:24

Final K - almost there. my legs feel ok but my lungs are on fire. rhythm is completely shot, gonna have to do this on brute force. im sure it doesnt look pretty but buggered if im slowing down now.
200m to go and i can see the finish line so i start to sprint. it feels like i'm moving faster than Usain Bolt but the reality is im barely holding on to my goal pace.
anyway, i run through the finish and double over hands on knees. its done.
4:23

for a grand total of 21:54 and a shiny new 16 second pb. :)


im effing ecstatic.
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