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FarrahWaters · 01-08-2008, 03:04 AM

So, I'm thinking of doing a half marathon, even though it's only 4 weeks away. Looking at a training schedule, they have you do a pace run where you are supposed to run the designated amount at the pace you want to run the race. Having never run a half marathon before, I have no idea at what speed I should shoot for.

To give you some sort of idea, I just ran a 5 mile race on New Year's, finished at 38:28 doing a 7:42 pace.

Also, is it a bad idea to do the bulk of my training on a treadmill? I hate the damn thing, but it might be my only option.

01-08-2008, 03:04 AM	#1
FarrahWaters Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,122	training question So, I'm thinking of doing a half marathon, even though it's only 4 weeks away. Looking at a training schedule, they have you do a pace run where you are supposed to run the designated amount at the pace you want to run the race. Having never run a half marathon before, I have no idea at what speed I should shoot for. To give you some sort of idea, I just ran a 5 mile race on New Year's, finished at 38:28 doing a 7:42 pace. Also, is it a bad idea to do the bulk of my training on a treadmill? I hate the damn thing, but it might be my only option.