Comments on: 1 Month, 2 Halfs

By: This Week in Tweets

This Week in Tweets — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:08:57 +0000

[...] you ran TWO #half #marathons in 1 month? Have some advice to share? Would love to hear it! http://lightfooted.ca/?p=121 [...]

By: Jodie

Jodie — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:07:39 +0000

Thanks for your input, Bernie: you’re right – having a clear idea what you want to achieve with each run is an important to the whole goal-setting process. In my case, the Okanagan Half this Sunday is to see where I stand (i.e. if I’m still running a 1:40:00 Half with very little training since May) and I will adjust my training plan accordingly. The next Half is playing for keeps – I will want to hit my target time, whatever that will be based on this Half’s performance.

Anyone else with back-to-back runs want to share their goal-setting process?

By: Bernie

Bernie — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:39:08 +0000

I’ve run two marathons in the space of a month. The first was for myself, the second to help someone run their first. It helps to have a plan for how to approach each run. For example, is the first one a qualifier and the second one a potential make up run? If so, train hard for the first, and have a plan to make adjustments between races. If the second race is the important one, use the first one as a workout and a way of figuring out what you need to improve between races.

Have fun!