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Yes hopefully!
I feel like I need the rest so I won't be doing anything too strenuous for the first couple of weeks! I'm itching to get back to it though! I loved the buzz of race day, I can see how people can get addicted!!
I'm in, signed up the other week. Will be my first HM so looking forward to it.
Good luck to all.........
Hi everyone...I've been off this thread for a while but just got my act together and entered so all set!
How's everyone's training going? I've been in Northumberland for a couple of weeks holiday - got quite a lot of running in and boy was it hilly
. Glad to be back on the flats of Suffolk! I did a long run of 13.5 miles on Sunday and it felt very easy without any hills to speak of!
Abs11 - I would second the comment about the course being a lot easier than Bungay...especially the second time around as I did the full at Bungay. You should see the difference between my photos at 11 miles and 24 miles LOL
. The drag now in the Norwich half is not steep, just feels like it is going on a bit. Nothing like the old hill though.
Hi Robin. No problem with the heat now!
Hi all......can I ask some advice?
I am currently following the RW Basic 16wk "get you round" marathon training schedule which shows at the end of week 8 either a 2 hr jog or a half marathon race which coincides with this race but I am a bit wary as I have only done 3miles jogging so far plus the weekend "rambles".
Should I really up the mileage that much? Don't want to eanter and feel deflated if I can't make it round!
Any ideas/advice would be gratefully received!
What marathon are you training for? At 8 weeks from a marathon you should be aiming to be able to do a half. My advice would be to do it, as slow as necessary. you can always do a 8 minute jog / 2 minute walk plan or similar to get you round. It will give you a huge boost to your marathon training.
Nice to see some old names from last year !!! Unfort my tendon injury from The GNR is still preventing me from training so going to miss out on chance to PB my first Norwich half from last year. Was a shame as PB at GNR was setting me up to get close to 2 hr mark but HeyHo such is life ...
Hope all training is going well .... cross trainers and stationary bikes just don't compare !
Hi all,
Just joined runners world! First post!
Just entered the Norwich HM, done it last year for the first time and said I would never run a half marathon again after doing it in 1h 54m but this never happened, think I got the running bug! Done the GNR in Septemebr and got 1h 44m and was over the moon (even with all the traffic at the start).
So really looking foward to doing the Norwich half again hopefully will be alot easier than last year. Aiming to break the 1h 40m barrier, running 12.1 mile route in training and its looking close to the 1h 40m mark.
Also doing the Southwold 10k race the Sunday before the Norwich half, anyone ever done this one before?!
I've never done Southwold personally. It sounds like sub 1:40 should be nicely achievable. Word of warning though, don't knacker yourself out too much in the 10km and ruin your HM goal.
Welcome Dan - sounds like you're on for a big improvement from last year - I'm looking for sub 1.40 as well so hope we both dip under! I've never done Southwold either - sounds like a nice idea the week before so long as you are sensible
Last week for me was about quality - I could only get out a couple of times mid week, so did one interval session - first one in ages and it felt tough! - and one fast paced 7.5 miles (56 mins). Saturday was another 7-ish miles at a similar pace. Yesterday I did a LSR of 14 miles in bang on 2 hours - nice and steady and I picked a relatively hilly course (well the hilliest one I can find near me). I'm trying to make sure I have lots left in the tank for the end of the second lap and up the final incline.
Last year my Norwich time was 1.43.50, off fewer miles, and a longest run of 12. This year I've trained beyond the distance and got more speed work and hills in, which should make 1.40 OK. I'd really like something around 1.35 but not sure I dare go out fast enough! We'll see on the day!
Mr Spoons - I meant to ask how you got on in Abingdon?
I haven't done any training yet. Am I leaving it too late? After 3 weeks of mara taper and 2 weeks recovery followed by 1 week being ill that's 6 weeks off, albeit with a marathon in the middle.
I did 3:47 at Abingdon. I'm happy with it although I did slow down loads in the last 6 miles. I have a place at London and I'm hoping for sub 3:40.....
Hey Mr Spoons,
See you are a bit of a regular on these forums. Interesting to see your times and then how you got on in a marathon....3:47 is very impressive!! I have a place for London marathon next year but having never done one before have no idea what sort of time i'll do, I'm just aiming for anything under 4 hours. I average around 1hr 40 for half marathons and my PB is actually the Norwich half set last year in 1hr 35, the removal of that big hill from the course definitely helped!!
I'm not as in good shape as I was this time last year so will be very happy with anything under 1hr 40.
Looking foward to it, just hope we are blessed with some reasonable weather. Hope everyone's training is going well and staying injury free!
Rick - how did you get on at the physio?
Not long to go now. I will do 1.5 hours slow this weekend, a few easy runs next week and a 5km at half Mara pace on Thursday. looking forward to it......
Hi Mr Spoons,
It will be my first Half so looking forward to it. I've done all the hard training now so just a 5m run tomorrow and a couple of 3 & 5m runs next week.
Got a sports massage booked to loosen me up a bit!
Lets hope the weather is good......
Best of luck to everyone for this one. Just a little word of caution - keep a little in reserve for the final mile. The course used to have a sharp little hill about half a mile from the end, which was never a lot of fun, but because of work on the golf course they changed the route last year. The sharp hill has gone, but you do get a much longer, gentler incline instead, and last year I wasn't sure it was an improvement (my hopes for a PB vanished in the last 1.5 miles), because it does drag on a bit.
Of course, because it's a two-lap route it won't come as a surprise at the end, but I still think it makes it easier if you prepare for it and allow some extra time in your calculations. At least I hope I get it right this year, as it's my first and only half marathon of the year and I'm hoping to grab that PB this time (although I still haven't fully recovered from the lurgy which derailed my Rutland Water Marathon a couple of weeks ago).