tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post3173593401452151287..comments2024-03-14T03:05:48.400-04:00Comments on RunnerDude's Blog: The Half-Marathon—Not Just a Stepping StoneRunnerDudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-36116652457155928112009-12-31T10:49:25.251-05:002009-12-31T10:49:25.251-05:00Hey Chad! Not fodder my man!Just read it. Great po...Hey Chad! Not fodder my man!Just read it. Great post! I think I may even still the Phoebe running idea for a different slant for a post! Awesome!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-85834980732336379742009-12-31T10:26:30.850-05:002009-12-31T10:26:30.850-05:00Nice post. I am appreciating all the great input ...Nice post. I am appreciating all the great input you have given me in the last year. Thanks for the stuff!<br /><br />I just blogged about running like Pheobe (Buffet), which goes to show how much I am fodder of the internet!<br /><br /><br />http://runningfool-ootaynee.blogspot.com/Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-7714564891872869292009-12-23T12:11:05.640-05:002009-12-23T12:11:05.640-05:00AWESOME training refresher! thanks Rdude.AWESOME training refresher! thanks Rdude.kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282964816034843187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-35928646292884461622009-12-23T08:24:31.205-05:002009-12-23T08:24:31.205-05:00Great post!!! The half marathon is by far my favor...Great post!!! The half marathon is by far my favorite distance. I've run all race distances up to the marathon and I keep going back to the half. You are dead on regarding the combination of endurance and speed. It is such a challenge to get that mixture right but when you do, look out! What a fun distance to race. I wish more people would focus on it instead of glossing over it and using them as "training runs" for their marathons. This leads to a lack of respect for the half marathon and I bet if more people focused on the 13.1 they'd be faster in their 26.2.sneakersisterhttp://swiftfeet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-34551403087416785602009-12-22T22:38:55.242-05:002009-12-22T22:38:55.242-05:00i recently decided NOT to run the Key Bank Maratho...i recently decided NOT to run the Key Bank Marathon in VT. end of May is too soon for me, and i don't want to ruin my legs or risk injury for other halfs and such i have planned for later in the summer. i have decided to seek out a 'fun' marathon for the late summer early fall. <br />thank you for this post!genehttp://www.genesoboleski.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-51549115436442916172009-12-22T18:46:30.185-05:002009-12-22T18:46:30.185-05:00I/m training for the Indy Mini (half marathon) I h...I/m training for the Indy Mini (half marathon) I have ran it 4 other times, and adore it! 13.1 definitely seems more attainable than 26.2!Lauren Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814078051754990488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-14538091911336879732009-12-22T17:49:42.501-05:002009-12-22T17:49:42.501-05:00Hey Unathleticrunner! Tell your running buddies th...Hey Unathleticrunner! Tell your running buddies that running at a slow pace for a long distance releases cortisol which can eat away at your muscle therefore decreasing your metabolic rate therefore increasing your chance of gaining weight. LOL! Best way to counter balance that is by doing speed workouts. Speedworks also release natural growth hormone which is believed to help keep us younger! I bet they'll be runnin fast now! LOL!!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-83982018932934001872009-12-22T17:47:07.036-05:002009-12-22T17:47:07.036-05:00Glad it helped PocketFullofPink! Welcome to the bl...Glad it helped PocketFullofPink! Welcome to the blog!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-35471754431978659392009-12-22T17:46:22.373-05:002009-12-22T17:46:22.373-05:00He ShutUpandRun! I agree. I love my marathons, but...He ShutUpandRun! I agree. I love my marathons, but I'm much better able to predict my halfs than I am my fulls. Plus I'm not so dead afterwards!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-27499750548371836182009-12-22T15:06:57.963-05:002009-12-22T15:06:57.963-05:00Thanks for the link! I preach this to my running f...Thanks for the link! I preach this to my running friends that go out 5 days a week and just run the same distance or the same loop. Great you're running a ton but not getting any faster---try some speed, try the track, try just doing hill repeats! Great post! It's not just about running 40 miles a week its HOW you run those that really add up :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-15493686382981778742009-12-22T14:36:56.737-05:002009-12-22T14:36:56.737-05:00Hey RD! I did things a bit backwards and ran a ful...Hey RD! I did things a bit backwards and ran a full before a half. What I found is that unlike the marathon I used the halfs to try to meet a time goal. In my mind it's the perfect distance; not too long, not too short.ShutUpandRunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145904735605609951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-55613535869607636002009-12-22T14:10:38.972-05:002009-12-22T14:10:38.972-05:00I'm with ya Josh! A half gives you time to get...I'm with ya Josh! A half gives you time to get settled in your pace and enjoy it. I never feel like I'm in my groove in a 10K, especially in a 5K. I'll always to marathons, but I'm planning to get more half in for 2010!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-18160281695283697882009-12-22T14:00:26.150-05:002009-12-22T14:00:26.150-05:00Despite having run the skin off my big right toe i...Despite having run the skin off my big right toe in my last half-marathon (stupid cold rain), and crashed my way through the one before that (triple lakes), I think the half might be my favorite distance. Plenty of time to chase people down, so I don't feel pressured to start really fast like at a 5k or 10k. If there is a struggle, it's not too long of a distance for my wimpy willpower to drag myself to the finish if need be.Junk Milerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03723994360604534157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-11443504939051605442009-12-22T13:30:49.638-05:002009-12-22T13:30:49.638-05:00This is so helpful! Thank you!This is so helpful! Thank you!5th Belle Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717335551603387054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-49583131883989951772009-12-22T13:04:00.030-05:002009-12-22T13:04:00.030-05:00Hey Melissa! That's awesome! Keep me posted on...Hey Melissa! That's awesome! Keep me posted on your training!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-83365521269133840162009-12-22T12:48:59.005-05:002009-12-22T12:48:59.005-05:00This is a great post. I ran my first half-marathon...This is a great post. I ran my first half-marathon as a training run for the full marathon I would run 2 months later. I neglected to see the accomplishment until it was over - I was already up to running 16 miles before I ran it. After the race, though, I realized I had just done something really great!<br /><br />This spring, I will train for and run a half marathon not as training for a full. I look foward to the speed training that I didn't do as part of my first marathon. It should be a lot of fun!Melissahttp://www.melissaoh.comnoreply@blogger.com