Extending my running distance
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paganopj posted 10 weeks ago.
Toss the HR monitor.....and find a marathon training plan which will ease you up to longer distances.
Just keep spinning....spinning, spinning....uh, do I know you?
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paganopj posted 10 weeks ago.
http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/novice3.htm
I'm using the one above to get ready for a December 20th marathon. I'm in week 10 right now and it seems to be going pretty well. I can't run within the HR parameters either and run by perceived effort.
Just keep spinning....spinning, spinning....uh, do I know you?
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Clint-murphy posted 10 weeks ago.
From what I remember reading even Mark Allen had to walk up hills when he first started training the LSD to keep his HR down.
It eventually gets there - run / walk until you can run the full thing.
That said, I averaged at least 81-1/2 % over my HIM run - would hover in the 150s, climb to 160 and walk through an aid station to get back to 150 and climb....but I don't really train so was happy with that.
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jonovision_man posted 10 weeks ago.
I swear by run/walk... I had injury trouble every time I brought the distance up, but with run/walk it hasn't been a problem.
Keep your long runs slow, up them by no more than 10% each week and you'll get there in no time. (oh and take every 3rd or 4th week as a recovery week, cut the mileage and rest). Use your short runs to work on speed/hills/etc - try find a training plan to give you some ideas.
BTW - what's the significance of 15 miles?
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Anton posted 10 weeks ago.
A lot of Half-Mary programs will take you out to 15 as the longest run. Even My Wife's Galloway progrm takes her out past 13.1. It IS quite the confidence builder....
I vote on leaving the HRM behind. EXCEPT...i use it to make sure I run slow enough!
The above Ideas to find a program and follow that are spot on... I like www.jeffgalloway.com
especially for older folks (I'm USAT 55) who are just starting out.
Lots a Luck!
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JohnB posted 10 weeks ago.
Thanks everyone for all the suggestions. I think I will do some reading on the training plans suggested.
jonovision_man: I don't really have a significance to 15 miles. I just would like to be able to run more than the distance required of the 70.3 before participating in the race.
Thanks again everyone for the suggestions,
JohnB
I have been participating in sprint triathlons for the last two years. I want to train for a half ironman next summer. I won’t have any problem doing the swim and the bike. I can go those distances now. My problem is the running. I don’t have a problem running the 3 miles for the sprint. I consistently finish the 3.1/5K run of the triathlon between 25 and 26 minutes. During training I don’t run more than 6 miles. That is the farthest I have ever ran in my life, although I have done it many times.
I have been doing some reading and it is looking like extending my running distance will involve running long distances at 60% to 70% of my max heart rate. I’m 52 and most websites that have different calculations for the max heart rate bring my max in at around 173 bpm. I have been trying to run in the 60% to 70% of this 173 bpm and am finding it impossible. I can’t run slow enough to get down to even the 70% (122 bpm).
Am I misinformed about what it will take to extend my running distance? I will need to be able to run a half marathon to meet my goal of finishing a half ironman, so I would like to get up to 15 miles before my event hopefully at around 10mins/mile (I’m not in these to win, just for the fun).
I run 3 times/week, swim 3 times/week and ride my bike 2 time/week.
Can anyone suggest a simple training plan to get me to my goal of 15 miles @ 10mins/mile by next spring?
Thank you,
John B