{"id":23094,"date":"2017-02-07T11:12:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T10:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=23094"},"modified":"2021-09-18T17:06:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T16:06:04","slug":"half-marathon-training-week-4-covering-more-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/02\/07\/half-marathon-training-week-4-covering-more-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"Half Marathon Training Week 4 – Covering more Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have to say that week 4 of my Half Marathon Training just flew by – but maybe that\u2019s because I was so busy. This week I managed to fit in a massage, a lunch date with my husband and over 14 miles of running!<\/p>\n

The Mental Motivation for a Half Marathon<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A podcast that really got me thinking was about internal motivation – saying to ask myself \u201cwhy am I doing this?\u201d three times to get to the core of what is going to keep me going. Ultimately I want to be a good role model for my children so that in turn they (hopefully) are inspired to do the same and therefore live long healthy happy lives. Also there was an analogy that resonates with my idea that I can do it (because anyone can) I just need to practice: It was about if you hit an oak a thousand times in different places you are not going to have any impact – but hit it in the same place a thousand times and that tree may fall over!\"oak<\/a><\/p>\n

This week\u2019s Physical Half Marathon Training<\/strong><\/p>\n

Again I used my Microscooter on the morning school runs (and ran after my son on his on the afternoon run). Running Club had us sprinting in \u00bd mile bursts as fast as we could 3 times (plus a slow half mile to show the route). OMG I thought I was going to DIE (sorry I know an exaggeration). To the point that people were asking if I was okay. I didn\u2019t even think I would make it round (only half a mile too!) but I somehow managed to keep going. My best time was just over 3 and half minutes, my first time was 4 minutes and my third just under 4 – so I think I am really about a 4. We were told to double that time for how fast we could run a mile! I can\u2019t see me ever running an 8 minute mile at the moment – but I guess it is a long-term goal. Afterwards I didn\u2019t think I was even going to be able to walk but it was only the next morning I hurt and it quickly disappeared. I then joined in with another run and did 5 miles (and I am pleased to say I managed it but do think they ended up slowing down loads for me). Then I managed the 7 miles I needed to do this week on my own before a new PB at Parkrun<\/a> of 29 minutes and 44 seconds.<\/p>\n

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