First Half Marathon Tips | How To Run Your First Half Marathon
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- Training for your first half marathon? These tips should help you through every step of the journey from training to the finish line. The Running Channel presenter Anna takes you through everything from nutrition, hydration, long runs and how to find your pace.
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Even if you are last, you still beat the millions on the sofa
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lol
Love this
Superr comment. I am a regular jogger. But very slow. Still I always complete my runs and get kudos from my run buddies... these motivations help keep going.
Yeah when you put it that way
Really love the idea of dedicating each mile to a certain person in your life and focusing on them for that mile. Definitely going to remember that for my next long run!
Andrew Reinwand yeah I never even considered that before what a lovely idea
What a lovely idea! Great tip!!! X
Now I need to come up with 21 people that I will think about in my next half marathon
My race would be over at about mile 8.
Me too! ❤ Running my first half next month and I thought this video was really useful!
I did a Trail 10k last month wasn’t having a good day. Forgot my 📱 so no music, just a didn’t have it in and nearly 4K got overtaken by an over weight man and a pensioner. That finished me. I started walking and kept going. After 5k the tail Enders slowly ran past me and the tail walker caught me up. Demoralised I kept walking, I went past the car park and was going to go home and thought no I will keep going. Finished the race last devastated never been this far back.
Following week at Park Run I met a lady I saw at the 10k. She said I was amazing and had inspired her to do the 10k this month. I said I finished last and walked, she said you kept going and you inspired me to do it and finish.
Doesn’t matter where you finish, just that you turn up and run.
Great story. Thanks for sharing it with us 🙌
my last 10k I finished dead last too and had the worst time I ever did. Since then I have set new PBs in the 5k, 10k and half marathon. When you are last just keep thinking you can only improve from here
@@runningchannel Anna you are inspiring
Northern Ninja Runner I finished dead last in my only triathlon and only half, too...but we finished.
That’s a great story. I could easily see myself looking at it through your eyes and beating myself up, but the fact that you hung in there and finished is awesome. Staying in the fight is all we can do sometimes.
This is just a casual run for me now but it wasn't always like that. Just keep running and your endurance will build up.
Seriously. I just started two weeks ago. Felt I was going to die doing a mile.
just ran my first half this week. my legs and feet felt like they were going to split open. just means i need more practice! good luck with your running :)
jeff shut the fuck up
@@Lucasip789 Bro why so rude ? You probably are a fat fuck who doesnt do sports ahaha
Saaaame easy stuff I’ve ran a half every day for the last two weeks 😂
big thank you from me to you guys for your inspiration., I've just completed a solo half marathon today. 1 hour 53 mins, not bad for 55 year old. i set myself a goal at the beginning of year to complete a half marathon. unfortunately in March i tested positive for covid , this set me back for a couple of months, trying to recover and getting the energy and fitness back has been a bit of a up hill battle, but ive done it and i feel so proud of myself.
Well Done Neil.. amazing!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Not bad for 55 years old? You are amazingly fit!!! The record for the top athletes is 57:52. Brillant time, I just completed my first solo half at 3:32 and I am 33. You and I are both badasses. I hope you only get faster. Same for me. Take care!
This video inspired me to run my first half marathon! I just completed it this past weekend with a time of 1:56:21. So proud!!! I love this channel!
Don’t matter about time just take it easy and finish race safe and sound 💪🏻🏃♂️
But half marathon have time limit though..
@@spmstreaming2540 what's the time limit?
Ran my first half marathon today and absolutely loved every second of it. Did it in 2:16 which is something for me to work on going forward. Now I'm home feet up and reliving the whole thing. After a rubbish year of breaking up with my girlfriend and having my 2 year old son live 150 miles away now this feels like a minor boost that I can do anything if I put my mind to it. Love all your videos such a good inspiration and help with good tips and advice and can't wait to do more half marathons and join a running club in the new year!!
Congrats Mike! That’s great! So glad to hear that you’re enjoying your running. Keep it up 🙌
Hey how are you doing now? :)
Hope you're doing well now Mike!!
7.00am Park Run alarm goes off
7.01am The Running Channel CZcams notification
Saturday morning sorted 👍
👌 Perfect Saturday morning
Did my first one out of the blue, I was gunna do a 10k but just felt great and kept going. Finished 2:19 stoked 😊😊
Thanks so much to the running channel team, i ran my first halfmarathon ever today!!! 2:30:22 im soo happy and proud, your videos have helped me from couch to halfmarathon!!!
Lol no matter how slow I run I will never be able to converse while I do it. I need all that spare oxygen lol
Kelley I thought it was just me, good to know I’m not alone 😀
Right?!?!
Then you should absolutely include walking breaks or even walk with running stretches for the beginning, if you're working hard during long runs from the get-go you will have a much harder time building the aerobic base you'll need in order to actually get faster for a long distance.
I just ran my first half marathon as a 13 y.o. with my coach in April. We trained up to 10 miles in the park. At mile 9 during the race, that's when I hit the "wall" mentally, and if my coach hadn't been there right beside me, I would've given up. It also helped that my parents tried to meet me at as many mile markers as they could. I started training right after my cross country season ended, so I was in pretty good shape to begin with. I did at least 4 miles every day, and also did lots of tempo runs and hill repeats. All of my training really helped me in my race! My goal was to get sub 2 hours, and I got 1:59:59!
Love the channel! Keep up the great work! These tips are really useful!
What an a amazing story! Thank you for sharing it with us and congratulations on hitting your goal 🙌
Im about to start traing for a half marathon January 4,2020 in about 2 weeks when my xc seasons over ill have like 8 weeks 😬
Well done!
I ran my First half in Berlin last year and my training was appalling. However, the crowd were amazing and there was support on every inch of the route. I ran with my mum who kept me going and I didn't stop, we finished in 2 hours 20. I was so proud and emotional crossing the finish hand in hand with my mum through the Brandenburg Gate! My advice for your first half is to find one with big support! The crowd truly keeps you going and also..... Vaseline.
I plan on doing the Berlin half next year, the course looks great
I run half marathon every weekend...my Personal Best time is 1hr 47 minutes
It’s been an year since I started running, my regular run was always 5K, and an occasional 10K, for this year’s melbourne marathon I challenged myself by enrolling for my first half marathon, It’s been 5 weeks since I started training, videos from your channel have been of immense help, Thank you all!
I’m 32yrs old trying to get in the best shape of my life for my trophy wife!! I signed up for Platte River half April 5,2020 and the Colorado Marathon May 3rd, 2020! The furthest I’ve ran is 7 miles up and down green mountain gaining 1098 in elevation, felt good! I don’t know what I got myself into but I plan on building endurance and running 4 days a week I hope I accomplish these Goals fingers crossed!!
I started doing 5k and 10k races , I did my first 1/2 marathon distance in training last week in 1:45 , can’t thank you guys enough for all your helpful videos. It really has improved my running and making race day easier! I’m looking forward to running my first 1/2 marathon before the end of the year! And maybe a full in 2020
I'm running my first half tonight!
Shanini99 Very best of luck.
@@MrCol104 thank you
Good luck! 🙌
@@runningchannel thank you!
How did it go??
I find that when dealing with negative thoughts / mental stories in the head while running it works best for me to not make the thinking more complicated by trying to think positive thoughts.
Makes things only more complicated and keep you in the head while running.
Just be aware of them and see a thought as a thought, dont indentify with the negative ones that go through your mind while running.
Keep focused on you breathing or make a conversation with someone if you are battling to much in your mind.
Been running since first lock down my biggest distance 7 mile , tomorrow I’m going to attempt half marathon that’s my goal 👍
Thank you for the tips I did my first Half marathon just under an 1 hour and 53 minutes I was so happy that I have finished but I got a better surprise when I actually got second in my age division My goal set was to finish under two hours
Running my first half marathon this weekend! Loved the advice!!
Thank you for this, what a great help for my first half in a few days!
LOVE the idea of dedicating a mile to someone special!
This is a fantastic channel...keep up the good work guys.....Humorous and friendly
Thanks so much Christopher 🙌
I’ve been running for over 40 year on and off, but more regular now. I remember when I took up running, I started by doing a mile, I felt knackered, then I would try 2 miles the next time, running through the mile distance without even thinking about it and getting to the 2 miles and again being knackered and so on. And before you know it, you’re up to a Half Marathon distance. I still use this technique and now up to 17 miles, my furthest distance. I believe there’s a bit of psychology involved. Also it will get to the point where never mind what your heads telling you, your body will soon tell you when it’s had enough.
Love this channel!
I did it today!!! Thanks for the tips, very useful.
Running my first half marathon tomorrow TMM 2020. I hope I can ace it!
Good luck! You’ll be great 🙌
I’m training for a half marathon with a goal of full marathon at the end of the year!
It’s hard to believe half a year ago I was very overweight, and now am challenging myself to distance running.
“Take 13 weeks to train for a half marathon. Mine is tomorrow
Mine is next week
Mine is today😬
Less than 3 weeks. Lost 5 weeks training
Same for me now...
I have 8 weeks to train
Anna, I love the way you bound out of your front door, do a few leg lifts, and then turn and sprint away in the opposite direction!
Really glad I found this channel!
Welcome along 🙌
Fair play Mo. Absolutely sensational effort!
I have just signed up for my first half marathon. I'm excited and nervous but thank you to everyone at the Running Channel for all the inspiration.
Thanks for watching!
Great tips! I sent this to my husband who will do his 1st half in December. Everything is spot for n. Good job! Loving this channel
Thanks! 👌
Thanks so much, thia. was so informative. I'm planning on doing my half in November. I'm a little nervous, but I'm determined to do it. This has been my goal since I did my first 10 mile run.
Half marathons are my favourite distance. Im an ex fatty whos still a bit of a chubber, and who didnt even start running til i was like 35, so speed really isnt my thing, but the longer the distance (or harder the run) the more the field comes back to me. Due to this, my masochist brain entered me into a half in november thats entirely up a mountain with like, 1200 meters elevation gain.
Im kinda crapping myself and i love it lol oh, its got cutoff times too, just to feed my inner worrier.
anyway, just go enter one, theyre great!
That sounds like you've set yourself a tough challenge! But it wouldn't be a challenge if there wasn't a bit of doubt as to whether you can do it or not! Good luck!
How did it go?
How was it?
Thanks Anna. Some great advice for half marathon newbies.
Finding your ‘happy pace’ is very important for anybody stepping up to any new distance.
I would personally set a time target but keep it modest so you’re not putting yourself under too much pressure.
Finish safely and enjoy the day.
Great shout. ‘Happy pace’ is a great phrase!
I have exactly 5 weeks until my first marathon, I am in a decent fitness level. This is gonna be exciting !
Awesome!! Good luck! Which one are you doing?
how’d you do
@@dylanturner9844 he died
What happened
WHAT HAPPEN???
These tips are awesome! I'm so thankful I found this channel. My first half is in 10 days!
Good luck!
Really wonderful 🥰 ..keep sharing such inspiring videos .I shall be doing my first Half Marathon on 26 Feb ...thanks for such informative tips 🙏❤️
My tip and it is kind of mentioned in the video is have 1 long run (not your longest, at least a month before the race and don't hurt yourself) where you run the last 3-4 kilometres at race pace having run a couple of kilometres earlier in the run at a faster pace (almost tempo, 10km pace). Your legs will feel a bit like jelly, but come race day when you see the 18km/11mile mark you will know you can finish at pace. If you're hurting before that mark, aim to get to it (18km) then finish from there. This was how I got myself though wanting to stop at 15-17km running my first half marathon last year.
This was extremely helpful. Thanks so much 🙂. Just subscribed.
I did a couple of halve marathons and for me it works great to run 3 times a week with 1 long 10- 15 km and 2 short runs 5-8 km. And a week before the race run a solid 15km and then rest for the rest of the week till 2 days before the race do a short run of 3-5km. Its magic, you will be so powerful during race day. Also don't start to fast and don't forget to do a quick warming up before the race and remember all the great tips of this video :)
Awesome tips, thanks for sharing!! And thank you!
I signed up for a half marathon yesterday and the race is in 4 days and I have ran once in the last 3 weeks. Wish me luck!
Just come across your channel in the build up to my first marathon after only ever running 10k and it’s brilliant. Thank you so much
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Thanks for this video, I used stratigies from this video on setting proper finishing goal and sticking to the plan and pace accordingly during the race. I finished in 2hr 12 mins which is a little more than that average, but close :)
This is so encouraging! Thanks so much for putting this together, my first half is in 10 days :)
Awesome! Which one are you doing? Good luck! Let us know how you get on
@@runningchannel she did not let you know how she got on
Running is very essential part of our life.
Thank for your advices.
Welcome to the channel!
Totally spot on advice for anyone asking questions about a half. Thank you for putting in #Jeffing alot of runner's including me,feel like I am letting myself down by not running the whole race.But your right it's about staying fit,right through until the end. I recommend #Brightonhalfmarathon #Brightonhalf it's a fantastic race,that's right at the start of spring.
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Great to see an "average" runner again 😊 cant wait to see your first marathon!! Currently i am training for my 5 marathon (trying to run 50 marathons in the 50 states of the USA)
Excellent.
I do like a nice half-marathon.
Good distance - out long enough racing (races are an expensive business) worth traveling a distance to compete (get up early > car > 90 minutes drive etc) . A great test of fitness, of speed work for Marathons. I don't claim to be very fast but I try to treat a half as the longest short run whilst a marathon is the shortest long run!
The last race I had (before the present situation) was the Bath Half - seems a loooong time ago; March 15th!! A cracking race : however over £40 to enter (fortunate to have an old bloke's gfa so £0): running events - like many things - a treat for the less well off and an enclave for the Middle Classes....I have digressed!
I thoroughly recommend people to make the commitment to run a half.
I’m 17, running my first half-marathon on Sunday! Looking forward to it and aiming for 1:55! :) Thanks for the tips!
Good luck Will!
Great review thank you for the input will get the two as soon as my one dies. In this world of carbon fiber plated shoes, not everyone has the budget to buy a racing shoes and so many reviewers on CZcams only think that racing shoes must have carbon fiber plate but for so many regular runner actually can race with lightweight shoes. I am using the Rincon one and it is great, saving it only for faster days and race days.
that was really useful - a ton of tips i can apply - excellent. there's one thing i'd challenge: "it's ok to walk the entire half marathon" - thing is, these events are done on a tight budget and the organisers/local council start to dismantle the course after a set time
I did my first half marathon training a while ago. At around 14 to 15 km I felt so great as if I could keep running like this forever. But it started to get harder when I reached 18k and I had to stop by a kiosk to grab a bottle of soft drink at 19k. I half ran half walked to finish the train because I didn't want to admit that I failed to finish the first half marathon training. So I definitely have the mental strength. I have my first half marathon race next March and I don't care whether I would be the last one. Anyway there has to be someone who comes back the latest.
My mantra for my first half., pain is temporary success is forever
I did my first half marathon on Saturday and did it in a time of 1 hour 37 mins. Was really happy with it and makes me want to do some races. Also really enjoyed it
That's awesome! Well done!
This is the time I take to run 10km :(
@@filosvyz You're still crushing it, keep going :D
Thank you so much for this video ❤️😁👍
In two days, the Big Daddy, aka the half marathon is coming. WOO. It feels like I started training yesterday. July 2020-December 2020, here we go.
Training for my first half marathon. This advice is just what I needed to stay positive.
Awesome! Good luck and hope the tips help you!
Liked and subbed. I needed this. Thank you.
Thanks for the sub!
Thanks for the advice. This morning smashed my half marathon PB 1:40:56. Thought that was good for a 56 year old. Keep the advice coming it works.
Nice work Carl!
Running my first half marathon in 3 days! Very under prepared but I'll do my best!
Good luck to you, you'll do fine!! Run if you can, walk if you can't, crawl if you must! I haven't run a half marathon in almost 15 years, and have one in 3 days too... and I've only run a long run of 6 miles. Eek!
Huzzah Running channel I did a half marathon solo run in a park yesterday!!! 3:32 huzzah!!!!! I am so thankful! Your tips were so helpful. 5 months of training. I love you guys!!!
That is awesome - well done! We're so happy you've found our videos helpful :-). What's your next goal?
And for those former 1/2 and full marathon runners who are coming back from sickness and or injury like me ive always got enough in my legs to run a 1/2 marathon
Ive not done any running for about 2.5 months
My next run will be a 1/2 in about 3 weeks
Im going to do a few easy long runs on the treadmill and some swimming
On race day im going to be running with 2 mates who have not run a 1/2 before
We will be doing it at conversational pace
Most important is nothing new on race day
Eg: no new clothes or runners
No new hydration or nutrition
Take it easy at the start and run well within yourself so you can finish strong with a smile on your face and minimize injury
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Love your channel
Always great tips
Great for noobs and also us older slighly more experienced amateur plodders😁🏃♂️👍
Chris G great advice!
I remember my first 1/2. Set out at 1 min faster pace per k for the first 13 k.
Died at 15k and ended up completing the last 6k at 2 min slower than my planned pace.
Finished 1:48:50
I also tried energy gels, something I had never done before, and instantly vomited. That was at 10-11k
It was a textbook example of getting caught up with the excitement and not sticking to the pace plan, and trying things out for the first time on race day.
I broke down in tears when I crossed the line. The mental strain of keeping running whilst completely out of energy was exhausting and I wept like a little girl!
My second 1/2 was executed as per my training. I flew over the line with a great big smile. 1:44:23
Ran my first half today 🤯 thank you for all you do TRC 😁
Nice work David!
what i did for my half marathon, was half run half walk, take a break halfway through, take a 30 minute nap and eat a chocolate milkshake, then come beack and half run half walk the last 3 miles. But i didn't practice at all and im 12 so very epic aslo it took like 5 hours
I am running my sixth half marathon on Sunday. I am a disabled runner I will be actually walking it in our training program is 18 weeks they ease me into it slowly
great tips! registered for my first half marathon on 27 Oct 2019... by the way... how do runners look with headphones listening to music at races?
Excellent tips Anna
I often run this distance and longer now sometimes 2 times a week
However i remember first starting out as an older non runner in my late 30's
I ran my first 1/2 in training
I was very sore and stiff legs for a week after that
Ive learned alot over the last 15 years
Keep up the awesome advice coming
Always enjoy your videos
👍😁🏃♂️
Thanks so much! Glad you found the videos useful! Happy running! 🙌
Running my first half marathon in September! Nervous and excited at the same time.
Exciting! Good luck with your training Sharon 😊
I tried running to parkruns to get my distance up now i got bursitis affecting the knee so its volunteering only this week.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you for yiur tips❤❤
From 5:40 Anna's hair gets shorter and the weather gets a lot better!
Well spotted! We had to split filming days for this one because of the weather!
FINALLY someone noticed my haircut 💇🏻♀️😂 Thank you!! Haha (Anna)
Running my first half on December 23rd! Just running it by myself, no race to spur me on. Very excited!
Good luck! Let us know how you go
@@runningchannel Thanks, will do!
@@runningchannel As promised said I'd let you know, I completed it in 1hr47 with an average of 5:05 per KM!!
Really helpful video😊 do you guys have a vlog video that follows a runner in the weeks coming up to a half/marathon. One that tracks them with food and how much they train on a daily/weekly basis and what runners they use. Thanks for the video 😀
Ps the dedictating each mile/km to a person idea is great
Thank you so much for all the advice! I am running a half on Sunday, it is not my first but my first since working with my running coach. I am quite nervous but determined to get it done! Thank you again, this channel is amazing and it is lovely to see all the comments on this video too. Xx
6:26 - That was the quickest warmup I've ever seen! :)
Running my first 1/2 in March 2020! I'm very new to running in general, so I'm fairly anxious, but also really looking forward to it. Day 1 of my training was today, looking forward to the rest. Thanks for the really encouraging video!
Awesome! You’ll be great! Enjoy the training and celebrate each of the milestones. Hopefully there’s loads of handy videos for you on the Running Channel that should help
Hi I'm also planning to join half marathon hope we can practice together if ever you read my comment I'm from cebu. Where are you located in ph?
"Jeffing" 😊 I've met Jeff Galloway several times. He's from my hometown of Atlanta!
Oh wow!
Wonderful ❣️
Great video and information you have there for running the half, besides training you defintely need to run the right pace this is not a 10K run when I ran the half one of the best things I did was run with someone with the same pace and ability,, the miles especially in the second half flew by alot easier and finished the race better than I expected.
Thanks Henry! Glad you found a pacer friend helpful. And of course most of the bigger racers do out on official pacers that you can run with too which will help 👌
Awesome, awesome, awesome 👏🏻😎. Great video as always. You folks are just the best. 👍🏼💩
Thanks Joe!
Yesss power to the run/walkers!
I been putting of doing my first half marathon but I am looking at doing my first in May next years.
Ran my first half yesterday in 1 hour and 38 mins!
Congratulations! That’s awesome!! 🙌
That is an amazing time for your first ever half!!! Any tips? My first one I did last year was 2 hrs 20 mins 😄😄
My best is 1 hr 33 after 6 of them training for my first full this year.
you got me by the dedicating per mile. 👍👍
We found that to be such a useful tool - especially when it gets a bit tougher towards the end. Writing the miles and names on your arm helps you not forget 👌
You also don't have to run for as long a time on race day as you're going a lot faster than a training room which is part of why it's doable even if you've never ran that distance before
This was an extremely helpful video usually videos like this can get very boring but all the tips were very encouraging thank you
Thanks Hannah!
I started training for the half marathon flying pig here in Cincinnati in January. I hadn't seriously ran in over 10 years and I was never very good or fast at it. So my goal is to finish under 2:10 for this year, then I'll push for at least under 2 hours for the next one if I don't run the full marathon. So far I've gone from strugging to run 3 miles to struggling to run 7 miles, and a 4 mile run is pretty comfortable now. Although I don't really run at a talking pace. Military training kicks in and "If you can talk, you're not pushing yourself hard enough".
Competitiveness works against me here. I'm bad at listening to my body and will push myself more than I should. I'm overweight (need to lose 30 lbs to be a healthy weight) and I still try to run like when I was 21.
Doing my first half marathon in September. Terrified. I know I'm going to come last but my goal is to just finish before the cut off time of 4hrs...thats it. My only goal.
CRITTa BUG good luck! I’m sure you will be great!
How did it go
@@zptwin2 cancelled due to Covid. Maybe the universe trying to tell me something!
I'm going to run my first half marathon with a friend tomorrow morning (socially distanced of course) and am both weirdly super excited and nervous
how did you get on?
Running my second half marathon in two days I'm so excited looking for a sub two hour
how was it?? doing my first in 10 days:)
I have done 4 or 5 halfs now but never have had this info. Going to try some of this advice and see if I can get past that mile 10 wall that kills me😫
Good luck!
Something I would like talked about is how to prepare for these races when you work nights. Things like when to eat become some what complicated.
I don't know if they ever made this, but it's a brilliant idea! So many of us work nights, weekends, rotating schedules, etc. It certainly complicates things! (I do many of my runs after midnight on my treadmill, and have learned to run on a full stomach.)
"10-12 weeks to be ready to run the half marathon"... well... more like 36 years, but that will be different for everyone I guess :D
Never thought about nutrition before running ... or during... or at all, to be honest, so I definitly learned something here. At some point, I just stuck to "I'll just get going, and see how far I get...". There were 2 half marathons in between, with the average pace pretty much spot on for all of the 21ish kilometers. But then again, the second time I ever ran more than 10 km was when COVID had already struck, so a race was never an option, until now.
With all the ongoing stuff, I'm still looking forward to my first proper half marathon race, where I'll probably incorporate much of what I learned on this channel and on others. Right now, my PB is at about 2:33, and to be honest, for someone who couldn't make it through the 400m in school, who relies on daily medication for his asthma, I'm very much fine with that. One thing that helped me a lot to go from "I hate running, but it's probably good for my health" to "whooohoo, let's go!" was changing my shoes. Went from regular cheapish running shoes to barefoot to minimal shoes and never looked back. No blisters, no pain the other day...