This was me at my first ever 1/2 marathon in 2010. I wasn't going for speed, I wasn't going to win(obviously), but I was going with the intentions of making it under 2 hours...which I did, barely, but did it nonetheless...little did I know baking in my body at this time was this little guy: I can tell him he ran my first 1/2 marathon with me...
So, after running my first one, I thought these aren't so bad, so I have continued running them...and I enjoy training for them, it keeps me focused. Let me preface this by saying, I ran 800's in high school, and was not a distance runner, so I have come a long way in the running department.
My husband and I ran the 2011
IMT Des Moines Half Marathon last year and are planning to do it again this year. (
this is not the picture from that race because we did not take one at the race, the less baggage the better)
I have also signed up for the
Marion Arts Festival Half Marathon on May 19th. This couple with a couple of triathlons and and 75 mile bike ride with
RAGBRAI, and I should be good to go....
The point of this post....this is the program I am following, by
Hal Higdon, I used it when I first began running and like the sequencing he does and the pace.
It is a 12 week program so I wouldn't have to technically start it till the end of February but I like to get going and will just repeat the last couple of weeks if I have too. Enjoy!
My goal for these next races: 1 hour 45 minutes or less....
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