Half Marathon- Suggestions/Ideas... (Page 2)

I did my first half mary this past February.  One of my objectives for doing it was to work on my run base since that's my weakest triathlon leg by far.

I used the Galloway first-timers plan which is basically two short runs (30-45 min) and one long run per week.  I worked up to 10-12 miles on my long runs the month prior to the race.   The plan worked well for me and I was able to finish fairly comfortably (I even was able to do a negative split).  

I think the long runs are important.  I don't think I had  run more than six miles in my life up to that point and the longer runs at first were definitely "unexplored territory", with a lot of the challenge being psychological as much as physical.  Once I had a couple of 10-milers under my belt then I started to feel a lot more confident about doing the race.

It is possible to do a race on a x2 schedule?  Sure, but I wouldn't recommend it.  I think you're setting yourself up for a painful experience and possible injury.

My $0.02

Mark

I did my first half mary this past February.  One of my objectives for doing it was to work on my run base since that's my weakest triathlon leg by far.

BINGO... That's my feelings exactly.

OK I will take everybody advise and run 3x a week. Short, mid and long...

Its only 5 weeks... After that my season is over and I do some base miles...back in the pool and on the bike..

But I first got a tri this weekend. Almost forgot..