Half marathon training

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7 mile run tomorrow morning

Going ok. I'm not mad on peanuts but the chocolate is great so I just get stuck in. Managed a whole bite this morning on the bus to work and hoping to nail the half Marathon in 9 days without too much hassle.

Defo still a way away from eating a full one...

Ally

Ive heard running hills is really good, but i have none near me at all? Would treadmill hill running do the job?

half marathon ?.....wimps. I'm doing the full whack tonight. I Intend to get my full quota of beer whilst watching Scotland get humped upside doon and If I'm not steemin drunk before the final whistle I'll be extremely disappoited.

Ooops missed an "n" oot there somewhere.

Do I get sore knees? No not any more, did initially but got proper running shoes as opposed to Adidas Zx trainers!

Oh the marathon jokes

Joe, unless you live in Holland there must be hills they dont need to be steep anything with an incline. Since I started doing my 5 mile course my 5k time has improved by almost a minute so the strength is evident! If you are using a treadmill on an incline it is beneficial to a degree but the same as only running on a treadmill you need the elements to show greater improvement.

If you drive get yourself to Gardner Street, Partick and train there

Unfortunately im banned until after the race, not my fault though.. Theres plenty of hills on the routes i run but i thought it was more a case of extreme inclines and declines?

No need for extremes as you shouldnt encounter these!

Try and keep your pace consistant regardless of uphill/downhill or flat. If you cant do this then you are running to fast!

If you are aiming for sub 2hrs then your training runs should be around 9m 45s to 10 minute per mile. This will get you used to distance running increase your stamina and reduce injuries.

Running at a consistant pace will also encourage you to do this in the race and not get caught up with trying to be Mo Farah

Ran 12 miles Wednesday, two minutes quicker than when I ran a mile less last week?