Is anyone doing this? If so how is the training going?

Do you know about the sessions held by Don Valley on helping people to prepare for the half?

If so please let me know.

Cheers!

There is a training group specifically set up for this. Tuesday nights at Don Valley. The group meet at the bottom of the indoor straight in the stadium. they meet at 6.00pm.

Yep I'm training for it at the moment.

Just come back from a run to fox house then back via Owler Bar.

Great Weather for a change last time I did it got caught in a blizzard !

This thread is well worth checking out at runners world

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/forummessages.asp?UTN=50413&URN=6&dt=4&srchdte=0&cp=1&v=1&sp=

I'm thinking about doing it.

I'm not interested in breaking any records, I just want to get round and preferably running all the way.

What kind of training schedule do you think I need to get in to / work up to?

I ran my first half marathon on sunday in 2hrs 3 mins (but it was off road). My legs still hurt. I think I will do another one, but may wait a while - 10k is so much nicer!!

As for training advice, mine went a bit to pot as I got injured, but I'd suggest doing longer runs at the weekend and a few shorter ones during the weekend. If you can do any speed training/hills this will also help (especially the hills!!)

a few mates and I are training in Tinsley on Monday & Thursday evenings. We've got a 2.5 mile circuit that we do a few times and so we can knock it on the head early if we get too tired.

W're looking at going out towards Ulley at the weekend so that should get us some hill trainig in.

GOOD LUCK my sweetheart on the day!!!!!

Yep I'm going to be doing it. Have missed two training sessions this week though!!!

It'll be my first half marathon, so I'm a bit nervous. I was very pleased with my Lord Mayor's time though so if I can keep up the training it should be fine (any body else do that race?). And I'm told that for people who train in and around Sheffield, the course will seem pretty flat... :thumbsup:

If there's anyone wants to join a running club, send me a PM and I'll put you in touch.

Im doing it to! Only done 2 10k races so it seems like a big step up! Aiming for around 2 hours.....

I did the Lord Mayors 10K - that was my first race and i enjoyed it! I was pleased with my time.

Hope to do a good time in the half but have had to miss training all this week due to a bad cold - its always such a pain when you go back after even a week of missed runs! Hope to get back on track (haha) for May.

Originally posted by pussycat

If there's anyone wants to join a running club, send me a PM and I'll put you in touch.

which running club is that??

Hallamshire Harriers, based at Hillsborough Park Pavillion.

We do a speed session on a Tuesday evening, 7 or 8 miles on a Thursday evening and about 11- 13 miles (depending on how lost we get) on a Sunday morning. There are groups for all abilities, the coaches are very helpful and the rest of us are nuts! We have a good laugh in the slow group, but you can take it as seriously as you like.

Pm if you want more info. :)

hey pussycat...did you see anyone familiar accepting his 1st place for age group at the lord mayors race?

and on the subject of the coaches at hallamshire harriers...welll.......i know a bit too much about some of them ;) and no matter how much they tried to convert me into a runner...i stayed on that sofa ...now theres determination for ya!.


i run if im being chased.....or missing the bus :D and shin splints have stopped that to short distances!

How we all doing?

There seem to be loads of people out running recently.

Been getting in loads of miles recently about 40 last week,not exactly quick though.

Looking to finish in about 1 hour 50.

Someone told me they have had a really big entry this year so far.