Training Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
So I guess I better get started really. This will be the longest distance I\u2019ve ever ran competitively, and I\u2019ve only ran this distance twice before ever, and that was trail running not pounding concrete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
First things first, I need to start running concrete exclusively to condition my legs to it. It will make me sad to not see the hills but as the actual course is along the seafront I should run the course to get conditioned to it. You get to decide what days you want to do what on. I\u2019ve left a day between runs to either to gym stuff or actually rest altogether. I\u2019m very intrigued to see how this goes and looking forward to seeing if it helps! Around 16 weeks to go and looks like there is no moving house or other shenanigans to stop it! Let’s go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147072281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[100,95,93,101,46],"class_list":["post-141814659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-running","tag-brighton-half-marathon","tag-brighton-half-marathon-2023","tag-run","tag-runna-app","tag-running"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141814659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141814659"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141814659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147072283,"href":"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141814659\/revisions\/147072283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147072281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141814659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141814659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141814659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I\u2019ve started using an app called Runna to help with my training. I was apprehensive due to the price, but it\u2019s actually very good. It can provide training for 5k, 10k, 15k, Half Marathon, Marathons and even Ultras! I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll outgrow it any time soon. Another good thing is that it also provides strength and weights workouts to complement your running on off days. Here is my schedule for week 1!<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Week](\"https:\/\/danconn.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/brihalfmarrunna-819x1024.jpeg\")
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I found training last year with a simpler app OK but in just one week I\u2019ve been exposed to new terms like Tempo runs (running continually at a comfortable but hard pace), Interval runs (short bursts of run and walking to improve cardio), Easy Runs (you can guess this one) and Long Runs (Maps close to race performance). I hope treating training in this systematic way may improve my technique and fitness. At the moment my times for Half-Marathon distance are 3:07:48 and 3:45:28. Even though they\u2019re on trails I would like to get it down in 2:15:00 if possible!
Anyhow, will be interesting to see how this goes! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"