Hey folks,
I have a current HM PR of 1:45. Looking towards a HM in March and possibly in May, I'm wondering if 1:30 is too ambitious of a goal, or if there's a more manageable goal I should strive towards? For addtl context, I just ran Berlin in 3:56, on avg of 35mpw with a 50mile week peak.
It's a stretch, as it means going from 8:00/mile to under 7:00/mile for your HM race pace.
Another way to think of the problem is not to set a time goal yet, but set a training goal. What will you differently in this next HM buildup? Then revise your time goal as you get closer to the race based on how your training is going.
Also, run more miles.
With these goals in mind, what would be a good training goal? Just more miles overall, per your suggestion?
Thank you!
ddch wrote:
With these goals in mind, what would be a good training goal? Just more miles overall, per your suggestion?
Thank you!
I ran 1:33:xx about a year and a half ago. I really wanted to break 1:30 that same year. It didn’t happen as life/work got in the way of my training but here’s what I had done prior to the 1:33 and what I was looking to do in prep for the 1:30:
1:33 prep:
25-30 mpw, 40 peak
6x mile w/ 1/4 jog: 7:05/mile
6 mile time trial: 7:15/mile
1:30 prep:
40-45 mpw, 50 peak
6x mile w/ 1/4 jog: 6:50-6:55/mile
6 mile time trial: 7:00-7:05/mile
You have a lot of work to do but also plenty of time. If you have any weight to drop, I suggest focusing on that first as it will make holding those faster paces far easier when you get to that point. Plus if you drop the weight early on, you won’t need to be cutting calories during the peak of your training as the race nears.