can any one help im doing the half marathon this year and realy want to get round (raising mony for cancer reserch ) im male 41 does any one know of a running club in the sheffeild 5 area plz help thanks

Cant help you on the running club but I'd love to do this too. Where did you get details/application form etc?

Cheers

http://www.sheffieldmarathon.com/

i had a guess and turns out it was right, think i may even have a go at this bad boy! What u need running classes for? :hihi:

http://www.sheffieldmarathon.com/

i had a guess and turns out it was right, think i may even have a go at this bad boy! What u need running classes for? :hihi:

well if your doing it, i might as well..... get us some applications forms and we can do it for charity

well if your doing it, i might as well..... get us some applications forms and we can do it for charity

Super! you can get an application form from the website, or give em a call. :) But it is a long way, sure u can handle it?

Super! you can get an application form from the website, or give em a call. :) But it is a long way, sure u can handle it?

yeah im defo up for it....... NSPCC sound good to you??

for the original poster, there is a running club near nunnery square, i shall try and find the number out for you

thanks for your replys only want a club to go training with lonly on my own :( any 1 interested in doing some miles with me ? if not c u at the start

you could try hallamshire harriers, on a tuesday or thursday night. Various groups of different speeds. Meet just before 6 in the clubhouse just in hillsborough park, at the end of hawksley avenue.

thanks jayne great help will try to make it but finnish work at 5 so might be a bit tight

try Tuesday nights at Don Valley ,a new group is starting next week,6pm ready to run meet at the far end of the indoor straight.

thanks nick work just round the corner so ill give it a go do you know any more info

just been on don valleys web site monday night 6-8 so thats no prob but thanks again nick great help as it sounds very good

I'm doing the London Marathon for Macmillan this year and intend to do the Sheffield half also legs willing.It's 3 weeks after london and according to people in the know if i don't go lame i should be able to manage both.
If you put the right amount of training in it shouldn't be a problem.
Many years ago iturned up on the day without training and did the sheffield half.I was fine for the first hour but felt like dieing for the last 4.It's certainly not much fun.So make sure you train.See you there.

thanks for the advice did 6 miles sunday killed me but will see you at the start

It gets easier mate.The next 6 miles you do wont be as bad.The harder something is the more satisfying it is to do.I had never run more than 13 miles until a few weeks ago and now i've done a 20 miles and 3 17 miles.The trouble i now have is plotting a route that is fairly flat but interesting enough to stop it getting boring.
You ought to do a couple of 10k's before the day to get you used to running in a crowd.It also helps in keeping you motivated.

An excellent prep race is the Huddersfield 10k on Feb 26.

It's much hillier than the Sheffield Half (*much* hillier), but that's good because if you get through that, then the gentle undulations at Sheffield are a breeze.

http://www.huddersfieldroadrunners.co.uk/

Closer to home on April 9, there's the Lord Mayor's 10k race which conveniently starts and finsihes at Don Valley Stadium. It's a bit of a funny course though (twisty 3 laps).

http://www.handsworthroadhogs.co.uk/200610k.htm

Both fine for beginners, but the Sheffield one is much easier.

I'm doing the Great North Run on the 1st October and have just started training. I did 45 mins today and it nearly killed me.

I have a training schedule I found on the Talk Sport website. Although it's for the London marathon I'm finding it useful. it can be found here http://www.talksport.net/components/1272.pdf

Thanks for letting me know about the Lord Mayor's 10k run. i have printed out an entry form and will enter that as practice.

going to don vally tomorow six till eight there doing some training for the half marathon going to see if its any good this is the web site see some of you there http://www.donvalleystadium.co.uk/content.php?nPageID=139

Thinking of doing it again this year knee been playing up a bit though.

anyone else giving it a go seen loads out running recently.

I'm following "Running, a year round plan" by Jeff Galloway I'll be signing up, depending on the state of my legs, in mid April.

Is a 10k race (Rother Valley) a week before the half marathon advisable?

This will be my first 1/2 marathon

I'm following "Running, a year round plan" by Jeff Galloway I'll be signing up, depending on the state of my legs, in mid April.

Is a 10k race (Rother Valley) a week before the half marathon advisable?

This will be my first 1/2 marathon

I do not think that is such a good idea.

With only that amount of time before the race I would be concentrating on slow and steady and maybe tapering off a bit as prep for the race day providing I had done the proper training beforehand.

Joffrey
As well as the Huddersfield 10k this Sunday there is a decent 10K in Dronfield on the 19th of March that should give you a bit of race practice.

http://www.7thdronfield10k.org.uk/

I hope everything goes well for you.http://www.7thdronfield10k.org.uk/

Joffrey
As well as the Huddersfield 10k this Sunday there is a decent 10K in Dronfield on the 19th of March that should give you a bit of race practice.

http://www.7thdronfield10k.org.uk/

I hope everything goes well for you.http://www.7thdronfield10k.org.uk/

Thanks for that, Dronfield is in biking distance, might have a go with that one.
:thumbsup:

was thinking of doing the rother valley 10k myself at just over 6 miles and being flat it shouldnt be to much will prob do more than that in training anyway

I think I'm going to go for it.

I've had real bad luck with my running of late. Last May I decided to take it up again and progressed nicely running about 12 miles a week. Then my right knee locked and I had to go for a scan (the result of which was that there was nothing they could do really).

So last autumn I managed to get back out again only to have a bad dose of cold. Then this year, I started afresh only to come down with the worst bout of 'flu I can ever remember! This week I've clocked up 10.6 miles and plan to hopefully slowly increase my mileage!

I've done two Sheffield Half-Marathons. In 1987 I managed it in something like 1 hour 36 minutes; in 1997 I got round in about 1 hour 50. I'm hoping for a similar time this year.

Health (and knees) permitting of course!

I used to be a member of valley hill runners at high green. They meet on monday, wed, friday and sunday. They meet in a car park at high green. They have a web site with useful numbers. The group is small (about 30 members). You can run with them without having to join. The only time you would have to join would be if you wanted to race with them

I've happened upon this most magnificent website which will benefit anyone planning on running the half-marathon this year.

Go to http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ and enter Sheffield in the top box.

Now you can plan all your routes and the map will tell you how far it is. There's more: you can insert mile markers and even calculate the gradient of your run (which is good for running in our city). Despite what it says, the gradient facility does work!

You can do 'there and back' runs, and it will even work out calories burned if you enter your weight. You can save the maps and print them out.

Eeh, technology today eh? And I used to have to run in me slippers.

Other runners on this forum have posted links to the charities for whom they are running (and raising much needed cash).

As some of you may have read, I am running the Sheffield Half-Marathon in May and hoping to raise money for my chosen charity, Starlight.

This year, Starlight will brighten the lives of over 400,000 seriously and terminally ill children. Starlight receives neither Government nor Lottery funding and relies entirely on the generosity of people like you.

Last year I ran the 5k York City Millennium Bridge run and raised over £60. I would hope to easily beat that amount this year.

Anyone kind enough to wish to sponsor me should visit http://www.starlight.org.uk/ and go to the relevant sponsorship page. From the pull-down menu, my name and event will be listed.

My name, boys and girls is David Fairey (I tell no lie - though it goes some way into explaining why I use Ousetunes on here!!).

You will be contributing to a most worthwhile cause.

Many, many thanks.

I've happened upon this most magnificent website which will benefit anyone planning on running the half-marathon this year.

Go to http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ and enter Sheffield in the top box.

Now you can plan all your routes and the map will tell you how far it is. There's more: you can insert mile markers and even calculate the gradient of your run (which is good for running in our city). Despite what it says, the gradient facility does work!

You can do 'there and back' runs, and it will even work out calories burned if you enter your weight. You can save the maps and print them out.

Eeh, technology today eh? And I used to have to run in me slippers.
I tremendous site mate.I just checked my route and was really pleased with the milage.I think it can become addictive though.

thanks for the site been on to see how my training was going makes u feel crap when your 5 mile run is only 4.3 miles and it stil hurt but never mind
as we are on the subject of charitys as well how about mine the yorkshire cancer reserch and if you know me like some of you do the pic is werth at least a few bob so come on get yourself to http://www.justgiving.com/stevenashmore and you can have a good laugh at training :hihi: see you later