Sub 1:30 half marathon

I broke the 1:30 by just jogging one hour a day and one long run per week about 60 mpw with no workouts just easy running.

It's always impossible to say. But with the work you've put in around 6:50 pace and faster, I think you're in the position to go for it. Don't get to excited early on. Just try to settle into the pace for the first 9 or 10 miles. After that, well, suffer as much as you can.

[quote]Winning wrote:

I broke the 1:30 by just jogging one hour a day and one long run per week about 60 mpw with no workouts just easy runnmarathon

Correction it was 50 mpw when I was 13. It was 12 to 13 on sat and 8 miles easy sun through Friday just easy mileage, jogging basically. 1:28 half marathon at age 13 from just jogging.

Good luck with this goal, I think it would be a world record. I BELIEVE the current record is 1:48. Just remember to pace yourself correctly and carb up the night before. I have only been running for a few weeks but I think I have real talent!!!!

That's nice- at age 13, was 5'8 and 200 lbs. I threw shot and disc in middle/high school and started running 6 years ago at 300lbs to lose weight (heaviest was 325). First 5K was 33 minutes in 2012. Some of us weren't athletes or had any work ethic as kids.

I can confirm that the course is nice and fast. The first half is gentle downhill then it flattens out with one short steeper downhill near the end.

You were one true fat@ss!!!!

Man these boards really suck sometimes.

Good work on the running and body comp progression. That is awesome stuff. Have fun in the race.

Oh, and if you want some more solid advice/quality responses, consider posting in the weekly Road Racing Training Threads that come up. There is a good group in there.

fat alert wrote:

You were one true fat@ss!!!!

Yup - sure was. Not afraid to admit it one bit.

keepgoing wrote:

Man these boards really suck sometimes.

Good work on the running and body comp progression. That is awesome stuff. Have fun in the race.

Oh, and if you want some more solid advice/quality responses, consider posting in the weekly Road Racing Training Threads that come up. There is a good group in there.

Yeah - it's FILLED with trolls any more. Thanks for the advice and the response. It's crazy to think I may very well do it - 2 years ago I broke 1:40 for the first time and I said I would never see 1:20s. So exciting to see.

If you can do 5 miles at 6:49/mile pace on average, I think you're good to go. Good luck!

I think you have a pretty good shot at this. I’m also targeting 1:30 for next month, and it sounds like you’re in a little better shape than me. Realistically I think I’m closer to 1:35 right now. Are you on Strava? I like following folks with similar fitness/goals.

fatbody wrote:

I think you have a pretty good shot at this. I’m also targeting 1:30 for next month, and it sounds like you’re in a little better shape than me. Realistically I think I’m closer to 1:35 right now. Are you on Strava? I like following folks with similar fitness/goals.

Hey fatbody - Yes I am. You and any one else can follow me on Strava -

. I will follow you back, best of luck in your quest for sub 1:30!

You have a reasonable shot but it will be close I think. Make sure to pace smart.

How hard was the 8 w/ 5 @ sub 6:52 (6:57-6:52-6:38-6:39-6:57)?

If that felt hard but not killer, then I think you're ready. If it's the race I'm thinking of, that's an extremely fast course which should help.

Good luck!

If you can consistently run 5 at 6:50 pace or better in the midst of an 8 mile run without any tapering or other resting then you should be golden. Then again your 5/10k PRs are slow relative to the goal...

darkwave wrote:

How hard was the 8 w/ 5 @ sub 6:52 (6:57-6:52-6:38-6:39-6:57)?

If that felt hard but not killer, then I think you're ready. If it's the race I'm thinking of, that's an extremely fast course which should help.

Good luck!

Darkwave,

It was challenging for sure. Trying to convince my brain to go fast first thing in the morning is half the battle. The only problem with living in San Diego is it is not flat. 40ft of elevation gain in a mile is enough to make you focus on effort over pace. I think it was a tad bit more difficult than the 3 mile, 90s jog, 3 mile. Friday's run will be a true test of my fitness. It's going to hurt.

What is your weight? That has yet to be discussed. You could get faster by dropping some weight, or making sure that you are at a certain weight come race day.

losing 3-5 pounds could make a huge difference. That's 10 seconds faster per mile.

I'd say taking rest days/weeks seriously.

Wasn't afraid to take a day off here and there (I train seven days a week) and would take every third or fourth week at 70% or so of peak mileage.

Did an easy, abbreviated workout every other week or so.

Did the little things like stretching, core, plyo, but didn't obsess over them.

Just followed you on strava, best of luck.