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Oct 2012
11:37am, 2 Oct 2012
144 posts
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Bex66
Hang on a minute - people who "run" ultras almost always walk at least a couple of sections of it and no-one would say they hadn't "run" the Western States, Badwater, Spartathlon or whatever hellish endeavour they choose to undertake. Sometimes walking a section of a race (eg steep uphill sections) is actually far more efficient in terms of getting round faster. For instance on a recent 10K race which I also ran last year I walked the steep uphill section and shaved a minute off last year (when I ran it all). And sometimes its more efficient to alternate between running slow and fast to get a PB - yet just because you went under 8:00 for a section of the race, you wouldn't say you hadn't "run" the race.
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Oct 2012
6:15pm, 2 Oct 2012
3,054 posts
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SharonD
Getting back on topic, you've just run your first half with 6 months till full:
1) Know why you are doing it.
2) Know what you think you want to achieve.
3) Research what you need to do in order to achieve your goal.
4) Sense check whether you feel this is achievable.
5) Check you still want to do one in 6 months or give yourself longer....
6) Set about achieving your goal, with No1 in mind all the time.
My first marathon was to quit smoking, I had a year to train, I completed both goals.
My second was to improve my time, I did by almost an hour.
Somewhere between 3-6 I lost the reasons and got frustrated at being nowhere near where I thought I should be-if I do another marathon it will be after improving (to my best) my 5k, 10k and half distances.
However long, hard etc you train for it will never be enough-you will always finish wanting more but know that you can accept how you approached it before stepping over the start line;-)
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Oct 2012
6:54pm, 2 Oct 2012
3,178 posts
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Mr. K.
What a good post SharonD 
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Oct 2012
6:35pm, 3 Oct 2012
48,801 posts
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Gobi
No harm in walking during a marathon and have seen it used as a tactic during water stations to break up the movement.
I ran a sub 2.45 while walking every drinks station in the 2nd half.
I do believe if you can't run at sub 12mm you shouldn't run a marathon but that is a whole nother can of worms
Along with my wait longer before the first one/get faster at shorter distances ethic etc. My view probably doesn't surprise anyone
Nice post Sharon but I have discovered the point where I had done enough training :¬)
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Oct 2012
6:52pm, 3 Oct 2012
14,238 posts
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Fenland Runner
I believe Galloway has some followers who have gone sub-3 with walk breaks!!!!
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Oct 2012
7:59pm, 3 Oct 2012
8,995 posts
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runner duck
yes, i didn't mean to imply i was 'against' walking breaks, in fact i'm an advocate of them, and i often do the 'walk through water stations' thing. i just wanted to get to the end of a marathon without feeling forced to walk because i couldn't run anymore, if that makes sense? rather than planned walk breaks. all my off road marathons have been 'walk the hills, run the rest' and i've thoroughly enjoyed them
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Oct 2012
8:42pm, 3 Oct 2012
87 posts
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beebop
RD, loved this: 'Just because I'm not swimming like Phelps doesn't mean I'm not swimming. If I wasn't swimming I'd be drowning'. Who thought up the word jogging, anyway? I'm fully aware a proper race walker can go much faster than I can, but I run. Slowly...
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Oct 2012
10:36pm, 3 Oct 2012
3,055 posts
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SharonD
But Gobi of course you have ...... Have you also got to the point where you don't want more?
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Oct 2012
11:35pm, 3 Oct 2012
48,803 posts
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Gobi
Yes Sharon, I have retired :¬)
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Oct 2012
8:10am, 4 Oct 2012
9,003 posts
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runner duck
Thank you, bebop. Although at last night's swim I was closer to drowning!
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