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It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Hi everyone. I don't really know where to start...I'm so new to running and have so many questions...I feel like I hit the lottery finding this place! I started running about 6 months ago and so far have done two 5ks and I'm signed up for a 10k this Saturday. I also want to do the AFC half marathon in August. The thing is I don't want to walk any of it. I plan on using Higdon's training guide...is it (me running the half, without stopping) doable? Right now I run about a 9:30 mile (guess that's a fast walk for a lot of you ) and the farthest I've run is 5.5. Running the half seems impossible right now, I can't imagnine running for over two hours...Do I just add half a mile to my long run each week? I'll meet a limit, right? Knee pain!! Ouch, I'm having some bad right knee pain...almost like, behind my leg?! Today I did crosstraining and I feel fine...but I know when I do my 2 miles tomorrow it's going to start hurting again. It'll hurt about a half mile for the first part of my run then it goes away and the pain returns once I'm done. I think I need new shoes, but could it be more serious or is it common? Form....I saw race pics of my second race....I run funny!! My arms looked like they had a mind of their own...and my brother commented that I have a 'heavy"?? run....does it matter? How do I fix it if I don't know what I'm supposed to look like when I'm running? Stretching...when I was only running 2 or 3 miles I wouldn't bother..now that I'm doing 5 I have a feeling I'm going to hurt myself...how long should I stretch for? Before and after? Any stretch tips? Ok, I better stop now...any help would be appreciated....if these questions have already been asked and answered please just tell me where to go . Thanks in advance to anyone who is able to answer my millions of questions. Nicole
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Rick "The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." - Juma Ikangaa "I wanna go fast." Ricky Bobbyrunningforcassy.blogspot.com
.would you say to use something like that over the Higdon guide I was planning to use to train for the 1/2 marathon? Or use that schedule when I'm not training for a race? 'Nother question for anyone who made it this far....Now that I'm going to be slowing down my training runs....how long will it take before I start seeing improvement in my time? Do I test it (how fast I can go) out every once in a while? Or....? I guess where I am confused is...if I'm slowing down...how will I know when I'm ready to speed it up a little? Happy Saturday everyone!
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So today I was scheduled to run 2 miles and do some strength training. I decided to focus on changing 3 things....1. I slowed down from a 9:30 to about 10:55...it defiinitely felt weird but I noticed my run didn't sound as heavy. 2. I shortened my stride. That caused me to feel like my toes were hitting the ground first? Hard to explain. But I started to feel it more in my calves. 3. I tried to keep my arms at 90 degrees and not flapping in front of me...that was the most difficult change because it just didn't feel natural.
So, here's my post race report: It was cancelled ! So much for it saying on the website...'rain or shine'....I drove an hour! to get there, didn't sleep well because I was tossing and turning all night due to pre-race jitters, finally got up at 5:15am...The entire drive down there, I spent psyching myself up for running my first 10k in rain, or liquid sunshine, as my friend calls it....and blech. Cancelled. First, I was upset. Then I saw a chance for a once in a lifetime opportunity. I could win the race ! I wanted to take off running and shout back at the sopping wet race director to "TIME ME!" Oh well. I decided to go to the gym on my way home and ran 6 miles on the treadmill (longest run yet ) Jimmy-Thanks for the link to the McMillan calculator...I think I find that approach the easiest to understand, so I plugged in my numbers and will use the suggested times for my easy and recovery runs. As far as your example running schedule you posted....would you say to use something like that over the Higdon guide I was planning to use to train for the 1/2 marathon? Or use that schedule when I'm not training for a race? 'Nother question for anyone who made it this far....Now that I'm going to be slowing down my training runs....how long will it take before I start seeing improvement in my time? Do I test it (how fast I can go) out every once in a while? Or....? I guess where I am confused is...if I'm slowing down...how will I know when I'm ready to speed it up a little? Happy Saturday everyone!