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Weekatiepea
Weekatiepea
Jul 2016
9:24am, 31 Jul 2016
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Hello folks, I would like to try and improve my half time of 1.51 this year and have entered Oxford half in October. Can anyone recommend a training plan to help me?
ndellar
ndellar
Aug 2016
8:45am, 1 Aug 2016
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Not really, but I hope this bumps the thread back up.

I've run my best half times during marathon training. So I suppose lots of slower long runs, speed work sessions thrown in, and medium runs with a chunk at HMP effort has worked for me.
NZD
NZD
16 Mar
9:33pm, 16 Mar 2025
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Resuscitating this thread from distant history. But seems more appropriate as 1:40 is beyond my aged legs.

Ran 1:50:47 chip in Jan on a relatively tough, hilly HM course, and 50:36 yesterday in a local (Auckland, NZ) 10k race (hilly & convoluted!). Didn't start running until mid-60s over 10 years ago, so the 1:50:47 is my lifetime PB for HM!

Have an HM coming up in 3 weeks (Auckland Waterfront HM). Finally a chance to run on a flat course 🤸. Prep has been far from ideal but definitely aiming for sub-1:50 this time 🤞.

Last week was light (10k taper week) and this week probably also (post-10k). Not leaving much time before HM! Fast parkrun next Saturday, followed by 20k plus long on Sunday sound OK? Or is that too much too after my 10k?
NZD
NZD
7 Apr
2:31am, 7 Apr 2025
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Well that post didn't gain much traction!

FWIW I did (just!) achieve sub-1:50 in the above half marathon yesterday (1:49:53, 2025 WAVA c. 79.3%). Also a PB by a slim margin. Second out of 21 M70+, 27 sec behind the 70 year old who came in first (WAVA 72%). Third a further 7+ minutes behind. I had hoped to do better given the course was flat (like WAVA over 80%!) but too many other commitments and had not put in the training required. Only two 'long' runs and very few faster reps in the lead up.
Mark J 🇳🇿
Mark J 🇳🇿
7 Apr
2:37am, 7 Apr 2025
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Epic racing, well done.
riggys99
riggys99
7 Apr
2:43am, 7 Apr 2025
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Well done @NZD especially if you felt you hadn’t done the training you would have wanted to do

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