How to run a halfmarathon with (almost) no training? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by sirnak@lemmy.world to c/running@lemmy.world

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This Saturday I'll participate in a charity run where you find people sponsoring you and they will donate based on how many laps (400m) you manage to run in 2 hours.

My longest run so far was a 10 km run with a pace of 5:30 (very exhausted afterwards) and once with a pace of 6:15 (felt like I could have gone another 30 mins, however my HR steadily climbed from around 160 to 180 at the end).

My two questions to you experienced runners:

What would a good strategy for running the longest distance possible in 2 hours?
Is my HR an issue? It didn't seem to really stabilize and was around 180 for the last 10 mins. Will it plateau if I run more than the 60 mins or will I run out of energy before?

PS: I know running that long without proper training might be stupid but I'm determined to make my sponsors pay.

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[-] sirnak@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Hey everyone, Thank you for your tips! I just finished the run with exactly 20 km in the 2 hours we had. That's a 6:00 pace and it honestly pretty nice all the way through. Even had enough fuel in the tank to go a bit faster for the last 3 km then before. Super proud I made it and managed to raise about € 4000.

My next goal is a proper half marathon.

[-] romankyiv@mastodon.social 0 points 1 year ago

@sirnak congratulations! My legs feel bad today after a 20k run yesterday, I hope you are doing well.

[-] sirnak@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Legs are fine but two of my toe nails look like they won't make it to the end of the week :D

[-] romankyiv@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago

@sirnak yes, this is the problem for me too after each long run. Don’t know what to do to avoid the toe problem 🤔

[-] sirnak@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Shoes that are too large can be a problem, as you'll try to "grab" the shoes with your toes without even noticing.

[-] davidalso@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It was the opposite for me. I had to switch to running in one size larger than my regular shoes.

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