Well done! Yes indeed, those were some brave deer. Qotd: Something I've wondered about is whether someone anticipating a half marathon of over two hours--including myself here--would do better following a marathon training plan and just dividing the distances by two. My feeling is that one-size-fits-all half marathon plans are really designed for runners in the 1:30-1:45 range despite what they say. But bodies know time and effort, not distance, and a half marathon for older, slower runners is essentially a marathon in terms of energy systems, fatigue, and number of steps. I don't know, maybe it would amount to more or less the same thing?
@@Shevock 15 miles strikes me as a lot, over three hours on feet. As busy as you are, that's a lot to try and recover from weekend to weekend. You ran 11.5 last week so you know that you'll be able to cover the race distance, and wear & tear might exceed the conditioning benefits. Mixing plans could definitely work. There's no magic to it, 5 ± 1 days a week of running, long on Sat or Sun, and one day of tempo or threshold-paced intervals. You certainly could use the long run progression from one plan and the speed workouts from another for instance.
Well done! Yes indeed, those were some brave deer. Qotd: Something I've wondered about is whether someone anticipating a half marathon of over two hours--including myself here--would do better following a marathon training plan and just dividing the distances by two. My feeling is that one-size-fits-all half marathon plans are really designed for runners in the 1:30-1:45 range despite what they say. But bodies know time and effort, not distance, and a half marathon for older, slower runners is essentially a marathon in terms of energy systems, fatigue, and number of steps. I don't know, maybe it would amount to more or less the same thing?
@@largeeddie Perhaps then the Galloway for long runs? It peaks at 15 miles. I could maybe mix the plans together?
@@Shevock 15 miles strikes me as a lot, over three hours on feet. As busy as you are, that's a lot to try and recover from weekend to weekend. You ran 11.5 last week so you know that you'll be able to cover the race distance, and wear & tear might exceed the conditioning benefits. Mixing plans could definitely work. There's no magic to it, 5 ± 1 days a week of running, long on Sat or Sun, and one day of tempo or threshold-paced intervals. You certainly could use the long run progression from one plan and the speed workouts from another for instance.