Orewa Half Marathon

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Let us know what you are capable of now, and what training you have done so far, and how sore your muscles get etc, how long you've got until the run and I'll try to do you a schedule.

Would it include any of this....

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=95479

[Mrs Busa Pete]

You've left it too late to begin specific training for the Orewa Half Marathon event. 12-15 weeks is whats needed, to do the best you can.

You're walking 10+ hours a week at the moment? You'll have no trouble walking the half marathon on the 5th. To be the best you can be on that day, in the short time thats left, i'd advise doing a long (easy) session this sunday then taper ie: have a light week next week (1 or 2 short, easy sessions) so come event day you are jumping out of your skin ready to go.

You say you want to run some as well... are you doing any running at the moment? How much?

Have you got proper shoes? (Ones that have been fitted to your gait, not just off the shelf).

If you are new to running take your time. I wouldn't advise ANY "fast" running for at least 6 months. Its all about building a base slowly by doing long, slow, easy runs. Once you have built this base you can add speed sessions few weeks before an event. I follow Arthur Lydiard's techniques, i'd recommend reading some of his writings, most notably "Run : the Lydiard way".

http://search.aucklandcitylibraries.com/?q=lydiard

Also "Complete or compete : half marathon", amongst others, by Jon Ackland.

http://search.aucklandcitylibraries....=jon%20ackland

Acording to map my run i just done 12k walk mind you that didn't take in the hills and steps. And then on sunday i thought i would do a 10k walk with a couple of smaller one's next week maybe 5k walks. Do you think that will be enough. I really appreciate the help that you have given as i really don't want to burn out before i get to do the walk. I am pretty fit i walk every day and i also go the gym 6 days a week as well so if i need to do more than that i could.

Thanks Wendy

[kiwifruit]

Acording to map my run i just done 12k walk mind you that didn't take in the hills and steps. And then on sunday i thought i would do a 10k walk with a couple of smaller one's next week maybe 5k walks. Do you think that will be enough. I really appreciate the help that you have given as i really don't want to burn out before i get to do the walk. I am pretty fit i walk every day and i also go the gym 6 days a week as well so if i need to do more than that i could.

Thanks Wendy

Yes, that will be plenty. If you do the event at the intensity at which you've been training you'll be fine. Try to think of your walks in time not distance... for example, go for a 2 hour walk this sunday coming and forget about the distance covered, its all about time.

A couple of short sessions early next week, say monday and wed or tuesday and thursday, be sure to rest (no sessions) for 3 days before the event. Same goes with the gym... do a little less from this sunday onward with 3 days off before the event. You'll be jumping out of your skin and peaking come "race" day.

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Talk to kiwifruit about the training.

When is the run itself? I'd be keen on entering too

So are you going to do it Pete's coming as well.

[kiwifruit]

Good luck for today. Lettuce know how you get on

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Good luck for today. Lettuce know how you get on

I'm stoked bring on the next one hopefully i will get closer to the time i wanted. Without the blisters i might of made it.

Greg and Racheal (Little Man & whitebelt) done it with us but they ran greg done really well and came in at sub 2 hours. Racheal rocks because that was her first one as well but i will leave her time for her to put up. And we can't forget Petecoming in at 2.57 he done a run & walk.

People don't come home and drink a it gives you a shocking headache.

Thanks Allen for your help.

[Harvd]

My advice is dont do it. Its really, really tiring. You will get all sweaty, smelly and sore.

Its just not worth it.

Did a half marathon last year in 1:30 with a good training set up and did a few 18 km runs before but man the full 21 is harder as i got carried away with the faster runners at the end and almost died.

Ignore me btw

[Nasty]

I'm stoked bring on the next one hopefully i will get closer to the time i wanted. Without the blisters i might of made it.

Greg and Racheal (Little Man & whitebelt) done it with us but they ran greg done really well and came in at sub 2 hours. Racheal rocks because that was her first one as well but i will leave her time for her to put up. And we can't forget Petecoming in at 2.57 he done a run & walk.

People don't come home and drink a it gives you a shocking headache.

Thanks Allen for your help.

Pete .. congratulations .. did Mrs BP finish well as well!!

[kiwifruit]

Great effort, you'll sleep well tonight

[Mrs Busa Pete]

My advice is dont do it. Its really, really tiring. You will get all sweaty, smelly and sore.

Its just not worth it.

Did a half marathon last year in 1:30 with a good training set up and did a few 18 km runs before but man the full 21 is harder as i got carried away with the faster runners at the end and almost died.

Ignore me btw

Well you could of told me that before i done it. No i'm really looking forward to the next one so that i can get my time down.

I'm also working up to doing the Auckland Marathon. You could always come and do that one with us.

[Nasty]

Well you could of told me that before i done it. No i'm really looking forward to the next one so that i can get my time down.

I'm also working up to doing the Auckland Marathon. You could always come and do that one with us.

Great achievement Mrs BP ... Its good to see this won't be the last one .. and that others are coming!!

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Great effort, you'll sleep well tonight

I had a shocking nights sleep i kept waking up thinking about differant parts of the course and what i could of done differant to get my time down. So i hope i get a better nights sleep.

[Maha]

I ran the 30th Fletcher Marathon in 94'...never did any running before but had a mate that was into Triathlons and had run the Fletcher twice. He wrote up a training schedule for me (there are Marathon clinics that run a 12 week schedule) ....my first run ever was ..5 mins out and return. Its all about time on the road, not distance when training. The times slowly increased. I would run four days, have a day off etc. My first real run was the Rerewhakaitu rugged run...25 kms. A few weeks before the Marathon, I was running at around 12 kph, and feeling comfortable after a 30 K run so I knew I could do the 42k. Well, the last 10-12 kms are the hardest, that wall gets bigger every kilometer....but I got there. Would I ever do it again? no way.

Strange as it may seem... a few of us (after the marathon) spent about an hour at Leisure World in Rotorua on the Water Slides, up those stairs for ten slides. Took about 3-4 days to walk properly afterwards.

[white belt]

I was happy with the run given my one training session.

The best part of these things is the guilt free wind down and carbo loading for the next run in 2010 or 2011.

Thanks for the lunch and the afternoon sleep on the leather couch Wendy and Pete.