One month half marathon training

13.1 Tips For Running Your Best Half Marathon PodiumRunner

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1. Run for a reason. Training for (and competing in) a long race can be an arduous endeavor, even if you already have a few of them under your belt. Regardless of whether you’re a total newbie or a seasoned road warrior, ask yourself one simple question: “Why am I doing this?”
2. Train for at least 13 weeks. While it may seem a bit novel to allow yourself one week of training for every mile of the race, 13 weeks is long enough period of time to safely build up your long run, weekly mileage and key workouts, but not so long that you lose motivation and get stale with your training.
3. Buy two pairs of shoes. The miles will add up over the course of three months of half-marathon training, and one pair of shoes likely won’t be enough to handle the entire load.
4. Recruit a training partner. Don’t go at it alone — training is better with a buddy. A training partner can keep you excited and accountable when the miles rise, workouts get more challenging, or if motivation starts to dip.
5. Plan a 5K and 10K too. Three months out from your big race can seem like an eternity, so give yourself intermediate goals along the way to stay hungry and check your progress.
6. Run on different surfaces. Don’t get caught in a running rut. It can be easy to head out the door and run the same route from your house every day or cave to the convenience of the treadmill at the gym—yet again.
7. Get fast first. If you’re an experienced half marathoner targeting a PR this year, work on improving your speed at shorter distances by training like a 5K/10K runner in the first four to six weeks of your half-marathon training cycle.
8. Practice at race pace. The above statement seems like a given, but many runners, even experienced ones, will train either far slower or much faster than the pace they hope to maintain for 13.1 miles and then wonder why they couldn’t do so on race day.
9. Experiment with fuel. Nutrition is far from an exact science and it’s important to experiment with fueling and hydration strategies prior to race day.
10. Don’t overdo long runs. The long-run is one of the first workouts runners think of when they think of training for a half marathon. And why wouldn’t it be?

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