The half marathon – 13.1 miles – is a great race. It’s not as physically draining as a full marathon, but you also can’t wing it like you can a 5k. To be prepared, you’ll need to train – using one of these 12 week half marathon training plans. I took a look at a … Read more
Last week, I ran a half marathon time trial and you can read more about the race itself here. But today I wanted to reflect a bit on my taper before the race and my recovery after the race. Tapering for My Half Marathon I increased my volume a lot over the summer, and at … Read more
I spent the spring getting back into running after an injury, followed by some base building in the summer. By August, it was time to actually train a bit and set a baseline for what kind of times I could achieve. I didn’t have a solid plan, and I kind of muddled through a bit. … Read more
When I started running again earlier this year, my goal was to survive until the end of the year without getting injured and (hopefully) run a half marathon. Well, I made it to the fall injury free. And last weekend, it was finally time for the half marathon time trial that I had put on … Read more