2 half marathons 2 weeks apart?

jerseyrunner

posted: 3/8/2010 at 5:24 PM

I am already registered for a half marathon on May 2, but found another one on April 18 (2 weeks before) that I'd really like to try -- it's more local, has a great course with crowds and music and supports a good cause. Am I crazy to think about this? I have run marathons and half marathons before and am comfortable with the distance; my long training runs are typically between 12 and 17 miles. But do I need more than 2 weeks to recover from the first one before doing a second?

2012 goals:

1600 miles

5k < 25

10k< 55

HM < 1:55

Marathon < 4:00

bhearn

posted: 3/8/2010 at 5:36 PM

No, not crazy at all. One rule of thumb is one recovery day per mile raced. And of course you could also use the first one as a training run, keeping the second as your goal race, if you were worried.

"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasn't tired and kept running anyway" -- Ennay's 7-year-old daughter

HoosierDaddy

posted: 3/8/2010 at 5:53 PM

Quote from bhearn on 3/8/2010 at 5:36 PM:

And of course you could also use the first one as a training run, keeping the second as your goal race, if you were worried

This would be my recommendation, too.

Unless you feel really in shape in which case you could just race them both. I would be surprised if you did better in #2 as a strong race #1 will take a lot out of you.

To Run Long

Amores Perros

What does Tunis make?

posted: 3/8/2010 at 7:03 PM

I'm no expert (far from it), but I imagine that it's harder if you plan to run both hard, and depending on your mileage. I'm running two marathons in the next two weeks, but figure I'll take at least the first one fairly easy.

It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.

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