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I ran competitively through high school and college and have posted times indicating my ability to go sub 2;47, but it was childbirth that really made me realize I could handle the training. After that pain, there is only discomfort. My kids are just about 3 and 5 and this is the first year I can get out in the morning while they're still sleeping and then again at night when their daddy comes home, so I finally have gotten back to a few doubles. It's funny, when I had all the time in the world to train, pre-kids, I didn't have the focus,now I'm totally committed, but scrape to get the training in. I feel most comfortable with 9 workouts a week over 6 days I find. I need the day off.I train 99% alone, just me and my MP3, and am getting used to Kansas landscaping after a lifetime in So Cal. Even if I don't reach my goals, my kids see me through the process and are realizing that you have to stick to something if you really want it. My two yr old asks me every day why I run,and every day I tell him 'to make my heart strong'. I want my kids to start from the health perspective and then latch onto competing, have a great day!
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| So Hal, how many 20's is the minimum to scrape by with for a 3 -ish atttempt? It's the summer humidity runs that get to me, in California, I loved the high miles, here in Kansas, I find about 1 1/2 hours gets me pretty uncomfortable. I have no problem with two-a-days equalling 24 or so miles, I wish that worked for equalling a twenty, I'd be golden. Instead, I'll hit the treed trails to sneak in the time. Is it more important to get the 2.5 hour run ro the twenties? Thanks Sam | |
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| Hi everybody, My name is Danny, I'm 40 yrs young & I run in the hills of East TN. You can't put a 1 mile run together in my area without climbing a hill. I consider the hills good training. I've been active in exercise of one kind or another most of my life but mostly playing basketball. I started officiating hoops in '01. In the last 3 yrs I have set various exercise goals; to lose weight, excell at my military fitness test, & now run 25.2. I was 164lbs Jun 03. I'm 5'5" & 164lbs was a max for me. About 6 months later I weighed 140-145lbs & have maintained that for 3yrs. Then I wanted to score 100 on my TN Air National Guard fitness test. I scored 100 in Apr 06. Right after that I decided to run a marathon. Now I'm working on Hal's novice 18 week program for the Air Force Marathon, 16 Sep 06. I currently work 12-hour rotating shifts, i.e. one week of days then one week of nights. Thur morning / 15 Jun, I just finished 4 midnight shifts & the 3-5-3 mile runs this week were very tough. I don't sleep well during the day. I cross-train on M-W-Sat with shadow boxing, push ups, sit ups, bicep, tricep, & chin up exercises. Due to my work schedule I slid Hal's running days to Mon, Tues, Wed, then the long run on Fri. So far I have really enjoyed the training, except for running after working a midnight shift. I have set some PR's & will set many more if I can complete the training program. I've never ran 26.2. I'm getting ready to do 10 miles today & that will be another PR. Thanks Hal & everyone for your questions & answers. | |
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Location: Grayslake, IL | Hi all,
My name is Neil. I'm a potter by trade, and own a gallery in Grayslake, IL, a far north burb of Chicago. I've only been running for about two years, consistently for 1 year. Never ran before that- seemed way too boring. Now that I'm in my 30's, though, I've found I gain weight easier, so I started running to keep trim. I'm hooked now, and I think about running all the time. My wife thinks I'm nuts to be this excited about running. Plus the gear is totally cool. It's like buying tools!
I did the Shamrock Shuffle this year, and didn't die, so I'm planning on running the LaSalle Bank 1/2 marathon this fall. Training has been going well- did an 8 mile run this week, which felt great! I'm planning on 9 miles on Monday, although my neck has been a bit sore this week. I've beeen paying a lot more attention to my form, and stregthening my core, as I've been increasing distance, but it maybe caught up to me this week.
I love this site, and have been getting a lot of great information from the discussions! | |
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| Hi All. My name is Doug Agren and I'm a runner... I'm 37 years old and am married with 3 boys ages 12, 10 and 7. I started running last year after my wife signed up to run a 5k race in Salt Lake City that was being run in conjunction with the marathon. After waving goodbye to her while she boarded the bus, I felt bad that she had to do it alone and resolved to get on the bus with her the next time! I tend to go overboard when I get interested in things though. My goal at the first of the year was to run a 10k in July, but as I started running more and more and was able to run 6 miles without much difficulty I signed up for a 1/2. After doing some more reading, finding this board, and buying some gear, and LOVING having a plan, I decided "might as well run the big one if I can finish the 1/2 in good shape. So... I have a 10k in July, a 1/2 in August, and the Top of Utah Marathon in September.
I just wanted to thank Hal for all the time and information that he has given to his website and these boards. What is an interactive training plan and how does it differ from the information on the website? I'd like to send him large sums of cash, but will proabably have to settle for buying a book or a plan Oh, and what exactly does "V-team" stand for? | |
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Location: On the road somewhere in the Keystone State | To everyone - welcome! To Doug A. - go here http://www.trainingpeaks.com/bbs-forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=9672&posts=2 | |
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Location: The First Coast | DougA - What is an interactive training plan and how does it differ from the information on the website? If you sign up for an InterActive Program, I send you daily email messages telling you what to train that day and the next (if you sign up for the double-day option). That plus some tips. Click here for more information. | |
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Location: The First Coast | ...Hal to the rescue. Click here! It takes a while to figure out the system, Krista. Welcome! | |
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Location: Orewa, New Zealand | Hi everyone, I'm Chris, a 31-year-old Bicycle postman in Orewa, New Zealand (near Auckland). I ran xc and track in high school in New Jersey, then gave it up through college. I took it back up again and ran the Disney World Marathon in 2000, but stopped running after that.
About 6 months ago I got the urge to start up again, and after having been riding a bike for 3+hours a day for about 1.5 years I turned out to be in pretty reasonable shape. I ran a local 8.4-km fun-run (Round the Bays) a couple of months ago in about 6:30 min/mile pace. I've started a pre-program build up and will start the program to run the Auckland Marathon on Oct. 29.
Any other Kiwis out there feel free to contact me. My sister's moving to Sydney soon as well, so I was thinking of heading over to do Sydney Marathon, or maybe Six Foot Track Marathon in the next couple of years too if anyone's planning on going to either of those...
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Location: The First Coast | Chris, welcome aboard. I seem to recall several years ago having a bicycle postman from Down Under on the V-Boards. He hasn't been cloned, has he? We get occasional Kiwis posting here. The most active one was Sonya, and I don't recall having seen her name recently, but that doesn't mean she's not lurking in the middle of our night or won't be back. Glad to have you, mate. | |
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Location: Southsea, England | Okay so I posted on the original newbie/lurker thread so I'm re-posting here (edited!).
I am more of a lurker here than a newcomer as such - I mainly drop in to catch snippets of Hal and the team's infinite and wisdom and unerring generosity in answering questions to the likes of me.
I started running about 2 years ago now to run a race called the Great South Run, which is a large event (some 15,000 runners) in my home town, Portsmouth. Southsea is the seaside part of Portsmouth for those now looking quizzically at my profile. I couldn't run a mile when I started out but through the power of the internet found Hal's 10 mile schedule and never looked back. I have now used Hal's schedules for half and full marathons, including London and Paris. His book is also a permanent fixture on my bedside table.
So 19 races later and some 40 pounds lighter, I am now training for the Loch Ness Marathon up in Scotland in October. Apparently it's a monster of a marathon (get it?!). I'm not a fast runner by any stretch, but that's the beauty of running - unless you're up amongst the likes of Paul Tergat, the only person you can beat is yourself. I try to do that quite a bit!
My life is completely different to two years ago. When I'm not at home my little 2 and a bit year old girl assumes I'm out running, even when I'm not. She also notices when I'm not out for very long and tells me that I'm not very good. This is one of the reasons I started running, to be fit and healthy for her, and it gives me enormous satisfaction that running and other sports are part and parcel of her upbringing. | |
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| Hi everyone,
My name's Tom Nolan. I live in the suburbs South of Chicago. I followed Hal's Intermediate I program for a half marathon in Valparaiso, the Chicago Marathon and the Green Bay Marathon last month. I took my time from 4:07 in Chicago last October to 3:42 in Green Bay. Having just turned 45, I'm hoping to knock off another 12 minutes to qualify for Boston, figuring I have 4 years to do that. So, I'm going to step up to the Intermediate II program this summer.
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Location: Peoria, AZ | This site is great. I'm 59 and started running '04 Sept. Walked/ran the PF Changs 1/2 (Phx) in '05 and ran the 1/2 in '06. Then the 1/2 Capital City (Olympia) in '06. I'm going to start in Sept training for the PF Chang's marathon in Sept and run it in '07 and the young age of 60. I nver really ran at all until I started in Sept of '04. Love it. Thanks again for this site and great info. I'm a learning. | |
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| Hi,
I´m 28 years old, come from Germany and would like to apologize immediately for my terrible English :-) I´m a beginner in jogging and running. I had to go jogging in former times with my father, there I was 8 years old, his speed was too fast for me and the shinbone hurts me. Now I discovered running again, voluntarily this time. ;-)
I have one problem: I can walk for a long distance with ca. 7,5 km/h. This is my border from jogging to running. But the next step to run slow e.g. 8 km/h is too heavy, there 8 km/h for me is too slow for jogging/running and for walking too fast. If I increase the speed, with which I have then no problems for jogging, can I hold out this speed maximally one minute. How can I learn to jogg slowly?
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Location: Wasatch Mountains | Cosima - 6/20/2006 1:14 PM How can I learn to jogg slowly? Many greetings Cosima Hi Cosima, Welcome to the V-Team. My dad got me into running as well. Only my running was voluntary. Please start a new thread to ask a new question not related to the title of the existing thread. | |
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| Hi everyone! This is the greatest site ever.
I am 37, live in Chandler, AZ and am a married mother of a 10 year old girl.
I ran track in high school, but nothing to brag about. I started running again about a year ago when a friend challenged me to run the Rock N Roll 1/2 Marathon with her in Phoenix in Jan 06. I had had a few margaritias at the time, so I agreed. HA! So in the midst of the next mornings hang over, I went to my computer to come up with a plan. So where did I go for advice and training? You guessed it. HalHigdon.com! I did the beginner 1/2 marathon training schedule and completed that 1/2 marathon in 2:06:00.
Now I am totally addicted to running and have built up to a base of about 35 miles a week. I am planning on completing the full marathon in January 07. Last night I bought Hal's book Marathon- The Ultimate Training Guide, which is how I found this forum. I never looked passed the training guides before.
I have to say that running has completely changed my life. This time last year I could barely run a mile without needing an oxygen tank. Now Im running 35 a week. Running has intertwined itself into every aspect of my life with only positive results. The skills you aquire while training are life skills. Start small, work your way up, have clear, realistic goals, know when to rest, eat right, complete what you have started, enjoy yourself. I just cant believe it has taken me 37 years to figure it out. I also love how my daughter looks at me now, with pride and admiration. Her hero is her mother. How cool is that?
Enough about me. I wish all of you continued success whatever your goals are.
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| Hi everyone!!
My name is Ashley and I am a 23 year old 'novice' runner from Pittsburgh, PA training for the Chicago marathon. I just started Hal's 18 week program and am looking forward to all I will experience over the next several months.
I actually don't have a big running background... but as I read through Hal's book, I'm realizing that with proper training-I think I'll make out just fine! I do have to admit, I'm pretty nervous (I do realize I am only 3 days into the formal training program) but my goal is to cross the finish line with a smile. I ran when I was younger but as I got older, I focused solely on competitive swimming. After I stopped swimming in high school, I began running again. For the past few years, I've averaged about 30 miles a week. How fast I run is a different story...
I'm not real sure what motivated me to register for the marathon. Perhaps there were several reasons, but I think the number one factor that captured my attention was the positive vibe that surrounds people who talk about their marathon experiences. Everyone is there to encourage one another for the entire process! Personally, I'm very excited for this journey. Eventually, I would love to advance to an Intermediate level and run in other marathons... But for right now, I'm taking training day by day and just setting my sights on the finish line!
I'm looking forward to reading the posts and meeting new friends through out this whole process. Good luck everyone!
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| Hello everyone,
I'm Chris McNatt from Los Angeles - a long time friend (all the way back to high school) of Sam Green. She introduced my to the forum a few days ago and it looks great! After about a 15 year break following college I have been back on the roads for about a year now - since last 4th of July when Sam wiped me out in our hometown 5K. Since that time I've trained for and ran the LA Marathon (4:31) and La Jolla 1/2 (1:47) and am now gearing up for the Mt. Baldy run (8 miiles uphill starting at 6000 and ending at 10,000) on Labor Day and the Lake Tahoe Marathon.
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| Hi all;
I'm Russ from Ohio. I played soccer in high school and college. I hated to run unless I was chasing a ball! After school, I ran to stay in shape and make weight for Judo.
After Judo, I started gaining weight and decided to drop it back with running. I got some results, but I paid for my ignorance in training. If I ran 15 miles last week, I felt I should run 18 this week. If my miles were at 9:00 pace, they should be 8:45 next time, right? Well, as you can guess, I ended up with various injuries that put me on the couch.
I went to the internet for instruction, and recognized Hal's name. I learned about rest, nutrition, pace, and taper. I've done three 5 k's, several 10k's and a 1/2 marathon (Pig). My goal is the USAF marathon in September, 3 1/2 hours.
Like everyone else here, running has become a very important part of me. It kinda snuck up on me, but it's got me now. | |
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| Hello everyone!
I am Kenny. I am a 1st grade school teacher and am 31 years old. I have run off and on for several years. I started really working out last October to lose some weight. I started out gradual and worked up in mileage and speed. I am still slow at 10 min. miles, but seem to run faster in races. I just ran a 5K with a 24:09 time. Not great, but it is a best for me. I am hooked on running and plan on runnning my first marathon in November. It is called the Route 66 marathon in Tulsa. This forum is great and you guys are so kind and helpful. Thanks for all your input to questions asked. | |
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| I'm Chris Golden, 30, Dallas native, never been very active growing up (was a pianist and loved books; hated sweating) and didn't really have any motivation to do much else when I reached adult hood until I started noticing everyone else around me that were fit. Started Body for Life several times, and once I hit my goal, I'd slack off until I was right back where I started. There were various reasons why, i.e. a new relationship, major stuff to work through (my therapist tried to commit suicide just last year) so I've been on that roller coaster of fit and not fit since 24, and I come from a family of over eaters. This being my 30th year, I decided I'd run a marathon. Why not, it can't be all that hard. Right?? I've done the supreme novice first 12 weeks (2 weeks off in the middle due to illness and 30th party week) and looking forward to the coming 18 for LBCM. It was such a rush this past week to run my first 6 miler. I am experiencing a little pain but not too bad, and it's been a little lonely, but the local training groups are way past me in mileage AND they run way too early in the morning (night time runner here). Overall, I find great comfort from Hal and his training as well as the Vteam here. Thanks! | |
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