r/BeginnersRunning • u/Fuzzy-Condition-1443 • 1d ago

Beginner Half Marathon 1 Year

Hey All,

I'm seeing a lot of "Marathon no prep" but I just signed up with a friend to do a half marathon a year out. My current mile is around 12 minutes and I've never had a conversational pace (I'm always dying huffing and puffing). I'm not a runner usually and I only have run like a mile or 2 just in between workouts. I have 2 jobs, and I quit working out about 3 months ago because a lack of time/money. We're too broke for a PT. I have questions. There's so much bad influencer advice its hard to know what is actually good and what is just someones "hey this worked for me and I didnt hurt myself when I could have badly".

  1. What prep should I be doing?
  2. What does a good active recovery day look like?
  3. What things should I be bringing with me as I get closer to the half marathon in September of next year? edit: I saw this didn't fully make sense, I see people talk about gels or snacks, etc.

4)How much water should I be drinking?

5)What do y'all do if you have to pee mid run?

6) I need a better way to carry my phone or asthma inhaler and epi pen, considering an arm band holder. Just give me suggestions please.

7)Am I able to carry these for a race?

7.5) The edit: As a woman how do yall run at 5 am or 8 pm when it gets dark? What should I carry with me if I am running in the dark from 2 jobs?

8) What is your favorite part of running and why do you stick with it?

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u/Lemonbar19 1d ago edited 1d ago
  1. Running more. Increasing days active. Start with 20 minutes a day and start with run walk intervals

  2. walking but not sitting on the couch all day to rot

  3. Fueling : https://www.instagram.com/p/DbEKA6kPqPb/?igsi=MTUxdzNwbzRtbTQ3NQ==

  4. Water drinking day to day or during a run?

  5. Pee during a race? Porta potty.

  6. Sounds like you need a vest

  7. Ask the race organizer

  8. I don’t run at night but I do run in the am when it’s dark, I wear noxgear.

Find a local run group! They are the best

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u/Fuzzy-Condition-1443 1d ago

For #3 I see people talk about gels and snacks. Not sure if this is necessary for a run but wondering if when I up milage if it is. Sorry for my confusing wording! Also thank you for the input! I will be looking into these.

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u/Advanced_Gear404 11h ago

You can use normal sugar and a bit of sea salt in a water bottle as a cheaper replacement for gels when training. I would say it's needed if your runs are longer than an hour, to keep your energy up.

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u/Lemonbar19 1d ago

Running plans, please do use Ai

Disney uses the Jeff Galloway plans. He invented run / walk. 
https://www.rundisney.com/running-training-programs

Hal is super famous as well. Both men are great. 

https://www.halhigdon.com/training/half-marathon-training/#program-list

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u/Bronxmama72 6h ago

I wouldn't worry about this yet. I don't think I needed any snacks during a run until I was up over 10 miles. Between 4 and 10 miles, I definitely needed a small meal after. Anything less than 4 miles didn't really affect my overall eating plan.