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  • BiGRADRUDY@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Beginner runner here, I just did a couch to half marathon over the last 5 months. I successfully finished the half a couple weeks ago but it was sloooow and kicked my butt. I think the couch program had me running a little too much and I was running into injuries towards the end.

    I want to keep the momentum going and do another half marathon in April to try and get a faster time. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a beginner’s half plan? Secondly, does anyone have any plans they use for keeping/improving my base fitness before I start training for my second?

    Thanks in advance!

    • Psychological-Sun744@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I don’t like training plan, especially the ones for 4 months when you are new to the distance, it’s always too tight in timing and hard on the body.

      Try to keep consistent, learn to enjoy those medium runs at low intensity, focus on the cardio. When it’s effortless, you will see how fast it is to add easy mileage.