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2012-02-19 9:21 AM

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Subject: Colfax Half Marathon : Official Thread
So, more than likely I will be running this half. This will be my 3rd half this year, and being a Florida girl does anyone have any tips about training for this race?  I am used to FLAT so not sure if this has lots of hills or not, any suggestions would be appreciated:)


2012-02-20 1:00 PM
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I'm doing the full, but from what it sounds like, most of the course is fairly flat for the half.  Bigger factors might be the weather (if it's warm, although in Florida you're probably used to that!), and the altitude (elevation 5200+ft).  Since there isn't really a way to train for higher altitude, I would plan on going out a little slower than usual.  Once you've run a couple of miles, you'll get an indication as to whether or not it has an impact on you.  Good luck!
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tedjohn - 2012-02-20 2:00 PMI'm doing the full, but from what it sounds like, most of the course is fairly flat for the half.  Bigger factors might be the weather (if it's warm, although in Florida you're probably used to that!), and the altitude (elevation 5200+ft).  Since there isn't really a way to train for higher altitude, I would plan on going out a little slower than usual.  Once you've run a couple of miles, you'll get an indication as to whether or not it has an impact on you.  Good luck!
Thanks so much! That is what I figured too. Good luck on the full!
2012-02-21 9:27 AM
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I'll be doing the half.  Treating it as a training run since I'm doing the Boise 70.3 a few weeks later.
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