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January 12, 2011

My Second Half Marathon Training Plan

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Hello, hello!

As you all know, a few weeks ago I signed up for my second half marathon — the D.C. National Half Marathon in March!

SunTrust National Marathon

About a bazillion of my friends, both grad school and blogging-related, are also running it, so it should be a blast! I’m excited to have friends to train with here in Chapel Hill — we’ll be doing all of our long weekend runs together and hopefully a couple of the midweek runs, too.

Without further adieu, here is my training plan! I just started training this week.

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As you can see, each week includes:

  • 1 long run
  • 1 shorter hilly run
  • 1 shorter speedwork run
  • 1 day of yoga
  • 2 days of cross training/strength/stretching
  • 1 day of rest

I will also be icing, foam rolling, and stretching after every single run, no matter how short.

Cross training will likely be either elliptical, biking, walking, or hiking. For my speedwork workouts, I’ll probably do them on either the treadmill or at the UNC track with the girls — my plan is basically just to cover the designated mileage in an interval sort of workout — varying sprinting, running fast, jogging, etc.

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On my training page, you’ll see my last half marathon training plan — it’s similar to this one, but with a bunch of LA Boxing workouts thrown in since I was partnering with them at the time. I’m only running 3 days a week because that’s what works for me — any more and I tend to burn out/get injured. I like mixing it up 🙂

To read more about my running and previous training, check out my first half marathon race recap, as well as my post-half marathon reflections post with thoughts on how my first half marathon training went and how I worked to overcome previous knee injuries.

Here’s hoping for a successful few months of training and a great race! My goal? Finish in under 2 hours.

finishing

Any thoughts, questions, or comments related to my new training plan? I’d love to hear ‘em!

Speaking of running and races, guess who is featured in the current January/February 2011 issue of Washington Running Report magazine?!

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Look, it’s me!! 🙂 Apparently their editor saw my D.C. Jingle All the Way 10k race recap and liked it, so they used it as a feature in the race recap section of their magazine!

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Cool, right? It’s a little awkward to read since the text is from my blog post but minus the photos, but still awesome to be featured. They even included a picture and my splits! 🙂

I’m off to class — have a wonderful day, friends!

- anne
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47 comments
  • Kim January 12, 2011 · 9:54AM:
    Congrats! That is so exciting!!
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  • Sarah @ See Sarah Graduate
    January 12, 2011 · 9:55AM:
    Looks like a great training plan! Congrats on the magazine feature! Very cool!
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  • Salah (My Healthiest LIfestyle)
    January 12, 2011 · 10:19AM:
    looks like an awesome plan girl! Thats so great about the magazine!!!
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  • K
    January 12, 2011 · 10:22AM:
    Looks like a great training plan. I'll probably be following a similar plan for my May half.
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  • Liz January 12, 2011 · 10:24AM:
    I saw that article and meant to tweet you about it...so cool! Hopefully I will see you during the race weekend :)
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  • Sokphal
    January 12, 2011 · 10:47AM:
    So cool Anne! Congrats! I also like your training plan. I'm thinking of switching mine up a bit as it has me doing 4 runs a week!
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  • Renie January 12, 2011 · 11:11AM:
    I nice to have your name in print in a magazine.
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    • Renie January 12, 2011 · 11:11AM:
      I meant, "how" nice
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  • DHP January 12, 2011 · 11:50AM:
    Looks good, Anne, though a bit more mileage might make race day a little easier. The speed work looks good, though. And congrats on the mention in the magazine! Well done -
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  • Lauren
    January 12, 2011 · 11:54AM:
    That's awesome! I love making my own training plans instead of following someone's plan because I always need to rework runs to my schedule.
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  • Lauren
    January 12, 2011 · 11:57AM:
    Sounds like a great plan! How fantastic that you were featured!!! :)
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  • Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine
    January 12, 2011 · 12:20PM:
    I didn't know you were one of the bloggers running that race- I am too!! So excited. I'm doing an 8 week plan though, because every time I've done longer ones I tend to burn out :( Good luck with training!
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    • Anne P
      January 12, 2011 · 1:05PM:
      Awesome! I will see you in March :)
      Reply
  • elle - nutritionella
    January 12, 2011 · 1:04PM:
    love the feature and the workout plan you devised for us! :)
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  • Rose
    January 12, 2011 · 1:09PM:
    Congrats on getting famous!
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    • Anne P
      January 12, 2011 · 1:11PM:
      Haha... or something like that! ;)
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      • Rose
        January 12, 2011 · 1:26PM:
        It's MAGAZINE famous. Anyone can be internet famous. You mad it into PRINT. whoohooo!
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        • Anne P
          January 12, 2011 · 1:28PM:
          Hehe. When you put it that way... want an autograph? ;)
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          • Rose
            January 12, 2011 · 1:28PM:
            I would love one! =) You should raffle off an autographed copy of the magazine. hahahahha
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            • Anne P
              January 12, 2011 · 1:30PM:
              Hahahhaha that would be hilarious!
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              • Rose
                January 12, 2011 · 1:34PM:
                Do it! It would be soooo funny.
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  • Kelly
    January 12, 2011 · 1:18PM:
    I just finished my first marathon and definitely have racing fever. I'm looking forward to doing a couple halves in the upcoming year, plus a few others. Are you going to run the Tarheel 10 Miler on April 9? That one is definitely on my radar.
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    • Anne P
      January 12, 2011 · 1:28PM:
      I just noticed that race the other day and was thinking about it! I'll probably wait to sign up though until I see how the half goes... want to make sure I don't get injured or super burned out!
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  • Sarah (Sarah Learns)
    January 12, 2011 · 1:24PM:
    congrats on being featured! that's so cool. and your training schedule looks great. i don't like running more than 4 days a week - that's my burnout wall!
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  • Wendy January 12, 2011 · 1:42PM:
    Hi Anne! Congrats on being featured! That's so awesome. I wish I would have followed a similar plan when I trained for both of my halfs last year. I've suffered two piriformis injuries. Came back from the one after 4 months. This second one has been about a month. I need to be more disclipined with the icing and rolling. The stretching part i have down. Where was your injury and I think if I recall one of your blogs from a few months ago - you had a link to a website that sells the icing packs- wondering if they may have something for the hip area! Thanks and good luck with your training!
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    • Anne P
      January 12, 2011 · 3:14PM:
      My knee - you can read all about it in this post! http://www.fannetasticfood.com/2010/06/08/half-marathon-training-reflections/ And yes, LOVE my ice packs - www.paradicepacks.com :)
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      • Wendy January 12, 2011 · 4:28PM:
        Thanks Anne! I will check this out!
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  • Haley
    January 12, 2011 · 1:54PM:
    Oh Anne, how I love thee :). My training plan looks so similar it's borderline ridiculous (with the addition of the TurboKick classes I teach twice a week). I'm planning on doing my half for the Maui Marathon in September, so I've got some time. In the meantime I'll be doing 10K training runs and trying to get my distance up!
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    • Anne P
      January 12, 2011 · 3:12PM:
      Maui! Jealous.
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  • Cassie
    January 12, 2011 · 2:04PM:
    Looks like an awesome training plan!!! Best of luck!
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  • Heather C
    January 12, 2011 · 2:04PM:
    Hey look at you, Famous! ;) How cool! When can we start a National Half-Mara countdown?!!! SO EXCITED.
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    • Anne P
      January 12, 2011 · 3:11PM:
      Woooo!!! So excited to see you again :)
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  • Erika @ FoodFitnessFun
    January 12, 2011 · 2:13PM:
    Sounds like you have everything figured out. Hope all of the training goes well! PS - I love seeing bloggers in magazines. It's so cool! It's like you're famous! :-P
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  • Carmie of the Single Nester
    January 12, 2011 · 3:03PM:
    I'm exhausted looking at your schedule. Good luck!
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  • Danielle
    January 12, 2011 · 4:13PM:
    Hey Anne, First of all, good luck in your training and on race day! I too am training for a half marathon (my first) and it's the Disney Princess Half in Orlando in Feb. I started a plan that had me running 5X a week, no rest days and had me dipping into 9 miles as my long run my third week. (I think it was too advanced for me). I burned out after 3 weeks and was experiencing severe calf muscle pain in both. I have been researching other plans from blogs and sites such as Runner's World so I was excited to see that you had posted a plan. I was even more thrilled to see that it's okay (and has been proven to be successful) to only run 3 as I'm doing 2 days of ST and yoga as much as possible (at least 2x per week). Thank you for posting this!
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    • Anne P
      January 12, 2011 · 4:16PM:
      My pleasure - good luck with your training! I hope your calves are okay!
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  • Rebecca @ How the Cookies Crumble
    January 12, 2011 · 7:35PM:
    Awesome being featured! Your half training plan looks great! I'm going to mirror mine after yours. :-)
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  • Amy at TheSceneFromMe
    January 12, 2011 · 8:18PM:
    Great job on being featured in the magazine! Good luck on the training schedule, you got this girl!
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  • Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn
    January 12, 2011 · 9:05PM:
    Woooo I'm training for my first half marathon! This looks like a good plan, maybe I'll follow along! :)
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  • Marathon Training Scott
    January 12, 2011 · 10:08PM:
    Hi Anne, I like you approach with treatment and Yoga. We have some supporting articles that might help you achieve your goal. Feel free to use whatever works for you. And if you would like to subscribe I'd be happy to give you access for free. All the Best... Scott from marathon-trainingschedule.com Email: admin at marathon-trainingschedule.com
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  • Sana
    January 12, 2011 · 11:05PM:
    You are famousss!
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  • Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga)
    January 13, 2011 · 1:44AM:
    that is just super cool you were featured!!! congrats!!! and btw i love your header, i am having one re-done for me and so am paying attn to everyone's headers. i dig yours!
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    • Anne P
      January 13, 2011 · 8:13AM:
      Thanks! :)
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  • Adventurer January 13, 2011 · 4:42AM:
    Exciting, Anne. Looks like a great plan. There's no productivity tool quite as effective as publicly stating goals and committing to challenges. Well done. Congrats on being picked up by the magazine, too!
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  • Jennie @ Designed To Be Fit
    January 13, 2011 · 8:55AM:
    I think I'm going to do a training plan similar to this for my next half! I like Hal's plan, but running 5 days a week just gets to be too much.
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  • Kristi
    January 13, 2011 · 10:35PM:
    Wow! How exciting to be featured in a magazine! Congrats.
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  • Kris S January 15, 2011 · 1:23PM:
    Super cool, congrats! Good luck with the training!
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