tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post8182858180418990160..comments2024-03-28T02:14:42.411-07:00Comments on School teacher by day, Superhero by night: half marathon training [week 7]Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06534639424668879187noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-34947043572279676472012-02-21T09:43:45.749-08:002012-02-21T09:43:45.749-08:00You are doing great! There are always going to be...You are doing great! There are always going to be ups and downs in training, but you will be totally ready.<br /><br />I might be an exception, but I run better on an empty stomach. When I ran full marathons, I wouldn't start eating anything until around the half. And for the half, I would probably just use gatorade as fuel. But, as you run longer, experiment with what works for you. Energy gels, or beans or bananas, or nothing...I would say that as your runs hit 10 miles, start experimenting with them and see what you think.InTheFastLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691830067979224059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-49654896212213850892012-02-20T14:35:38.056-08:002012-02-20T14:35:38.056-08:00I think you are going to be more than ready for th...I think you are going to be more than ready for that 1/2 marathon. I can't wait to see how it goes!<br /><br />I have decided to redo the Couch to 5K program. I really enjoyed it and maybe I can pick up my speed this second time around. I have 2 more weeks in a 200 sit-ups program and when I'm done with that, I think I will start C25K again.Foursonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470306593323990269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-11162080026619745372012-02-19T13:02:37.886-08:002012-02-19T13:02:37.886-08:00Long comment alert: Hi there, first off you are do...Long comment alert: Hi there, first off you are doing awesome!! I just ran my very first half this past Dec (LV Rock n Roll) and besides having my daughter it was the 2nd most amazing thing I've ever done. You will rock this! I trained from July-Dec and living in LV we HAVE to hydrate. I wore a camelback for anything 6 miles and over and came to not even notice I was wearing it. I wore it during my half too and I felt like I had an advantage over the other runners in that I could run through all the water stations. I also find that gel and gu is not for me. As my training got longer (10, 11 miles, etc) I would carry a ziplock bag of peanut M&Ms in my pocket and they gave me the energy I needed to eat slowly throughout my long runs. M&Ms were my husbands idea and he's run 4 halfs with 3 more on the books coming up. Good luck!!!!Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862636939214599919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-85485168635958548922012-02-19T12:07:14.432-08:002012-02-19T12:07:14.432-08:00You are doing awesome! I just realized I'll be...You are doing awesome! I just realized I'll be running my half in TN while you're running yours - we'll keep each other going!Barihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677387733194492488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-85370710098406152712012-02-19T06:48:53.258-08:002012-02-19T06:48:53.258-08:00woo. i like how you just roll with it when life g...woo. i like how you just roll with it when life gets in the way and dont give up..The Many Thoughts of a Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261949837343560602noreply@blogger.com