Sub 1:30 half marathon in 2017 (Read 323 times)

flavio80


Intl. correspondent

    Welcome to the sub 1:30 in a half marathon, 2017 thread.

    Big thanks to Watson for taking care of the 2016 thread.

    This thread is for anyone AIMING to run sub 90 minutes or less in a half during 2017.  So 1:3x PR people are very welcome. You are also welcome if you run faster than 1:30. You come for the advice, but you really stay for the banter and the bad jokes

    Strava club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/sub90HM

    The link below can help outputting weekly summaries, if you use Strava.

    http://rwol-weekly.appspot.com/
    Here are the rules:

    1. Introduce yourself. Name, age, gender, height, weight, city and country, a brief running history, your personal records, recent injuries, what you do for a living, children etc.

    2. Your next half race, date, location, time aim, and afterwards the result.

    3. Post your weekly training summary each week. That way you will get personalized feedback from people who know your training log.

    4. Don't just disappear. Let us know how you're doing, how's recovery from the injury, what's the name of the baby, etc.

    5. Be a constructive poster and engage in the conversations.

    6. I've got a spreadsheet up and running.  Note that you'll need to have posted for 3 consecutive weeks before I'll recognize your upcoming races.  So if after that you're still missed, please remind me.  Regular posters are exempt from this rule.

    Here's the list of races this year:

    Name Date Location Aim Result
    Danish January 22 Fred Lebow half marathon 1h35 01:34:22
    RunetheChamp February 11 Bay Breeze Half Marathon 1h35 DNS
    Marky_Mark March 19 Coatesville TBD 01:20:54
    Commander Keen April 1 Aquarium Run TBD 01:28:12
    OneMileAtATime April 15 Eggshell Shuffle TBD 01:36
    Marky_Mark April 23 Orewa Beach TBD 01:20:32
    jmac11 May 20 Brooklyn Half sub 1:21 01:20:39
    Brent May 20 Fargo Half 1h34 01:32:44
    Crazy Justin June 3 Grand Teton   01:45:31
    Arvind Balaraman June 3 Raleigh 13.1   01:33:01
    Crazy Justin June 10 Helena, Montana   01:44:38
    Brent June 17 Perham Turtlefest Half Marathon   01:36
    Watson June 18 Wellington 01:29:59 01:30:06
    Marky_Mark September 3 North Shore sub 1:20 01:20:59
    Arvind Balaraman September 3 Rock and Roll half - Virginia beach sub 1:30 01:32:08
    Marky_Mark September 24 Devonport Training 01:21:13
    jmac11 September 24 Bronx 10 miler sub 62 01:03:05
    jmac11 October 14 SoNo Half sub 1:29 01:25:04
    BlairJB October 22 Legs for Literacy Half-Marathon sub 1:30 01:33:18
    Arvind Balaraman October 22 Bull city Race Fest Tempo 01:30:47
     Arvind Balaraman November 18 HollySprings Half  on Sat.    1:36:27
    JamesD50+ November 18 Soldier Marathon & Half sub 1:30  1:31:53
    RunetheChamp November 19 Berkeley Half Marathon 01:32:56  1:36:09
    Arvind November 23 skinny turkey half   1h36
    Marky_Mark December 10 Omaha 1:20:43  1:20:49

    PRs: 1500 4:54.1 2019 - 5K 17:53 2023 - 10K 37:55 2023 - HM 1:21:59 2021

    Up next: no idea

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    Marky_Mark_17


      Thanks for starting this off Flavio.  I think it will help us facilitate the discussion better than Strava or Facebook!

      3,000m: 9:07.7 (Nov-21) | 5,000m: 15:39 (Dec-19) | 10,000m: 32:34 (Mar-20)  

      10km: 33:15 (Sep-19) | HM: 1:09:41 (May-21)* | FM: 2:41:41 (Oct-20)

      * Net downhill course

      Last race: Maraetai HM, 10 Mar, DNF

      Up next: Waterfront HM, 7 Apr

      "CONSISTENCY IS KING"

        55+ PBs 5k 18:36 June 3rd TT

        " If you don't use it you lose it,  but if you use it, it wears out.

        Somewhere in between is about right "      

         

          Thanks for keeping the thread alive over here.

          Personal Bests: 5k 19:43 (04/2017), 10k 43.24 (10/2016), Half 1:33:18 (10/2017), Full 3:32:47 (05/2017)
          2018 Targets: 5k: sub19, 10k: sub41, Half: sub90

          ThisIsNotSam


          Jogger

            heyoooooo

            Mile 5:24 3k 11:01 5k 19:01 10k 38:34 hm 1:26:57 fm 3:02:33

            CommanderKeen


            Cobra Commander Keen

              Flavio - Thanks for getting this one started in the New Place!

              5k: 17:58 11/22 │ 10k: 37:55 9/21 │ HM: 1:23:22 4/22 │ M: 2:56:05 12/22

               

              Upcoming Races:

               

               

              watsonc123


                Flavio - thanks.

                PRs: 5km 18:43 (Dec 2015), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:26:16 (Sep 2016), full 3:09:28 (Jun 2015)

                 

                40+ PRs: 5km 19:31 (Oct 2020), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:29:39 (Jun 2018), full 3:13:55 (Sep 2022)

                 

                2023 PRs (hope to beat in 2024): 5km 20:34, 10km 41:37, half 1:32:32, full 3:21:05

                 

                2024 PRs: 5km 20:25

                flavio80


                Intl. correspondent

                  Welcome everyone, let's see how many switch over.

                   

                  I picked up a stomach bug earlier this week during the trip, now getting over it. I'll try to run 30K this week and get back at it the next one.

                  PRs: 1500 4:54.1 2019 - 5K 17:53 2023 - 10K 37:55 2023 - HM 1:21:59 2021

                  Up next: no idea

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                  JMac11


                  RIP Milkman

                    Flavio - I've made the transition!

                    5K: 16:37 (11/20)  |  10K: 34:49 (10/19)  |  HM: 1:14:57 (5/22)  |  FM: 2:36:31 (12/19) 

                     

                     

                    JamesD


                    JamesD

                      Flavio-  Thanks for moving this, and for all the work you've done this year.  Hope lots of us reassemble here..

                      Post-1987 PRs:  Half 1:30:14 (2019); 10K 39:35 (2019); 5K 19:12 (2017); Mile 5:37.3 (2020)

                      '24 Goals: consistency, age-graded PRs, half < 1:32

                        Good to see we survived Runnersworld armageddon .

                         

                        Flavio I was seeing lots of 6km runs at 6 mins/km so I thought you werent 100 %. Thats not your normal easy pace right ?

                         

                        Jmac well at least I got you on Strava now. 

                         

                        Good to see all you other guys over here.

                         

                        Im running without much of a goal right now which takes pressure off me but makes it hard to be fully motivated. A good local Strava segment this week gave me some motivation after I got 4th OA on a 1.7 km climb of 175m which is a popular running route.

                         

                        The Berlin Marathon was fun to watch. I like looking at the running styles, Kipchoge so smoothe and lovely heel lift, Adola much lower leg swing and looks annoyingly slow when running sub 3 min/km !

                        55+ PBs 5k 18:36 June 3rd TT

                        " If you don't use it you lose it,  but if you use it, it wears out.

                        Somewhere in between is about right "      

                         

                        watsonc123


                          RWOL has already killed the forums. They didn't even give us to the end of the week like they stated!

                          PRs: 5km 18:43 (Dec 2015), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:26:16 (Sep 2016), full 3:09:28 (Jun 2015)

                           

                          40+ PRs: 5km 19:31 (Oct 2020), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:29:39 (Jun 2018), full 3:13:55 (Sep 2022)

                           

                          2023 PRs (hope to beat in 2024): 5km 20:34, 10km 41:37, half 1:32:32, full 3:21:05

                           

                          2024 PRs: 5km 20:25

                            Yep all that running history wiped !

                             

                            It reminds me of races that get canned after a few years and all the online info disappears with it. I ran the Waikato Half twice running PBs both times and my 2nd best time 1.21.30 in the last one and then it was never held again.

                            55+ PBs 5k 18:36 June 3rd TT

                            " If you don't use it you lose it,  but if you use it, it wears out.

                            Somewhere in between is about right "      

                             

                            flavio80


                            Intl. correspondent

                              Piwi - those 6min pace runs are when running with the girlfriend. My easy pace is slightly under 5 per km these days.

                               

                              It looks like many of the groups switched here, I'll be glad to lurk them here as well.

                              PRs: 1500 4:54.1 2019 - 5K 17:53 2023 - 10K 37:55 2023 - HM 1:21:59 2021

                              Up next: no idea

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                                Flavio phew I thought you had slowed down 

                                55+ PBs 5k 18:36 June 3rd TT

                                " If you don't use it you lose it,  but if you use it, it wears out.

                                Somewhere in between is about right "