Train for a Half-Marathon
I’ve been looking at some marathon walking sites on the internet, trying to find a training schedule and tips for getting from 0-13 miles.
Walk the Half Marathon includes a training schedule that’s pretty light through the week with a long walk day on the weekend. That would work with my schedule. It starts at only 30 minutes a day, but the total training time is just 12 weeks.
Half Marathon Training Schedules for Walkers includes longer walks through the week as well as cross-training. Total time to get ready is 14 weeks. My concern with this one is that 3 miles to start might be a little tough for me.
12 Week Beginner Walking Schedule isn’t a marathon training plan. It’s a plan for beginners to work up to 60 minutes per day. After that, you can begin the marathon training. This might be where I need to start.
Training to Walk a Marathon is for a full marathon (26.2 miles) if you’re feeling really ambitious.
At the Marathon Calendar, you can find marathons and half-marathons where walkers are welcome. I’m not going to think about this yet.
Next step for me? Get some walking shoes and a battery for my pedometer!
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July 4th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
[…] Over the last few days, I’ve started wearing a pedometer again. It’s my first step to getting ready for the half marathon. […]
July 6th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Members of the WALK! Magazine Walking Team are training to do a half marathon in New Albany, OH and Detroit, MI this fall. Our training schedule is 12 weeks long, and the longest distance we walk is 12 miles. The weekday mileage is pretty light, but the weekend mileage goes up quickly.
For more information, check out our web site: http://www.walk-magazine.com/Team.html.
Good luck! If you don’t have a half marathon picked yet, I can hlep you find one that is walker friendly.
Cindi
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