I would like to do a half marathon in October. I have just started running and am average (but not great) fitness. I can run about a mile in 13min at the moment. Is 7 months enough time to train for a half marathon?|||That's easy...between now and October you could train to run full marathon distance. First you need to develop baseline aerobic endurance.
Start out at an easy conversational pace -- an easy jog. Start out at this pace for 20 minutes without stopping. Do this 3-4x your first week. If you have a heart rate monitor set it to your personal ZONE 2 and do not leave this zone until you can comfortably cover 13 miles (130 minutes).
Increase the "duration" of your runs by 10% per week. After the third week, you should begin an extended run which will be 1.5x your normal running distance.
The schedule goes something like this...
Week 1 4x 20 minutes
Week 2 4x 22 minutes
Week 3 3x 20 minutes 1x30 min.
Week 4 3x 22 minutes 1x33 min.
Week 5 3x 25 minutes 1x37 min.
Week 6 3x 28 minutes 1x42 min
Week 7 3x 30 minutes 1x45 min
October is almost 30 weeks away...this schedule taken in a linear fashion just up till
week 20 : 3x 2hrs 13min 1x3h xx min or the equivalent of doing 3 half marathons and an 18 miler every week. (At this point you are limited not by your lack of fitness, but by available time -- welcome to the world of the time crunched triathlete. This duration is not recommended...at most you should only need to run about 30 miles per week max for marathon training and 20 for 1/2 marathon distance.)
If your end goal is the 13 miler, you'll be ready by week 12, no problem. BUT If you really want to go for the whole thing and end up loving running, shoot for a fall half or FULL marathon.
This is the baseline method for aerobic baseline conditioning for long course triathletes -- it usually comprises about 12 weeks of a 24 week training cycle. It's based on a simple premise of not training to run faster until you can cover the distance in the first place. E.g. If you are training for a 1/2 marathon, wait till you can cover 13 miles comfortably on a weekend long run, then start doing interval and sprint workouts.
Another very important point ... get the book "CHI RUNNING" by Danny Dreyer. It's only $10 but it will make sure you'll run injury free the rest of your life.|||Yes, it is enough time ot train for a half marathon - loads of time in fact.
If you look on a website such as runnersworld or runningfitness they have training plans which suggest that 16 weeks is good to train for one from nothing. The problem with these plans is that people often take them as "The plan said I have to run on Monday so I can't do that" - people forget to have a bit of a life as well as running which is wrong. My thought it is better to know what the plan is trying to say and fit it round your life. Basically though you want to get out there and run, run a couple of short runs a week and a longer run that is half as far again as the shorter runs (so a short 2 mile run means you run a 3 mile long run). Over time try to get to running for 30 minutes in a session to start with and the next goal is the half marathon. When you can run for 30 minutes increase the length of the long run gradually until it is about 8 to 10 miles about 4 weeks before the half and that is all there is to it.|||Omg thats weird. I'm training for a half marathon in October 2. Yes it is. Don't worry about speed just worry about running with about almost walking. start running faster that way you will make progress but don't worry about speed. keep it up and run everyday. if time twice a day.|||That's fine as long as you do it regualarly. Aim for stamina rather than speed.
Good luck.
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