Questions specific to racing a half marathon (21.1km/13.1mi).
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Cain I trainning for running with a minor injury?
I usually just run 1 day per week, I just do my long run for 20k, but now i have a minor injury in my finger, i have a mallet finger (or baseball finger) so i need to use a stack split in my finger ...
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What are the pros and cons of training running just one day per week (18k-22k)? [duplicate]
I usually do a long run every sunday, something beetween 18 and 22k, I am just starting training for runnning, so I woluld like to know the pros and cons of just training one day per week.
I mean ...
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How to keep rhythm when running for long-distances?
I will participate to a 4-Person Half Marathon Relay and I did a few training runs for the 5km that will be my part in the marathon. Usually I tend to accelerate and get tired earlier but I was with a ...
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Finding the correct Marathon Pace
Last Sunday on the weekly LSR, I got to talk with a follow runner that was about to run his first Marathon in 2 months time. The subject was how to find the correct Marathon pace, and it turned out ...
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Heart Rate for a Half Marathon
I've just completed the Newport Half Marathon and had an pretty steady heart rate of 88% of my max.
My details are here.
Is this good? Generally speaking, what should the heart rate be for a half ...
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What marathon program should I use to prepare for a race in 4 months?
I would like to follow a specific marathon program in order prepare for a marathon which is due on October 21 but don't really know which one to follow. There are actually so many programs available ...
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Worthwhile to cross-train while preparing for half-marathon
I will be running a half-marathon in two and a half months. This will be the third half marathon I've run. I hope to run it in under two hours; my previous best is just under 2:08. My resting heart ...
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How to practice for a half-marathon in three months while weight-lifting?
I'm not much of a runner currently, but can probably run 10 km in 55 min. I weight-lift three days a week and don't want to cut it down.
How should I design my running schedule so as to optimise my ...
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How to improve half marathon pace?
I am a slow runner averaging about 7 min/km. I run 2-3 times every week with a weekly mileage of 20-24 kms. I plan to sign up for a few HMs this summer and I am targeting a sub 2:30 hours finish time. ...
