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2008-02-04 3:29 PM

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Subject: 12-week half mary plans?

Hi guys- just wondering if anyone knows of any 12-week half mary plans. I've seen a 16-week plan (Galloway), a 10-week plan (Runner's World), but nothing in between. I think a 12-week plan (3 months of training) would prepare me for a race...seeing as how I haven't done squat lately. I just happen to think 10 wks is too short and 16 wks is too long.

Thanks. I think I'm finally ready to get my ever-growing butt in gear...I've had enough of feeling bad about myself. I have just spent the past 20 minutes reading other people's logs and I really wish mine were pretty and pink like theirs!

 



2008-02-04 3:47 PM
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Subject: RE: 12-week half mary plans?
Hi - Just do the 10 week plan, but do the first week 3 times - or if the first week is a bit beyond what you are doing, notch it back by 2 bits the first week, just 1 the second week, then by your third week, you'll be on the first week of the plan. Or, if the first week is easy for you - do a couple of the later weeks twice so you get some longer runs in more than once on your schedule.

I can't see any problem w/that.... I've done everything from by the book training to just willy nilly on my own. The worst was willy-nilly, of course, but adapting a plan to make it longer won't hurt at all as long as you don't skip the longer runs.

Good luck, have fun.
2008-02-04 3:48 PM
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Subject: RE: 12-week half mary plans?
try the smartcoach plan on runnersworld, you can pretty much customize everything on it including length of plan,distance,long run day etc..
2008-02-04 10:03 PM
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Subject: RE: 12-week half mary plans?

X2 on the Smartcoach Plans from Runner's World.  Here is the link:

http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/smartcoach/1,7148,s6-238-277-278-0-0-0-0-0,00.html

2008-02-05 7:25 AM
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Subject: RE: 12-week half mary plans?
Here's one that was recommended to me by several people here.

http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/index.htm
2008-02-05 5:29 PM
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Subject: RE: 12-week half mary plans?
In either the January or February Tri magazine there is a 12 week 70.3 program by Mark Allen.
I may use it for my Half coming up in August. I took all of the info and loaded it onto my computer in an excel document. Let me know if you want it, and I can e-mail it to you.


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