Half Marathon, Full Challenge Week 3: Building A Base

As we move through the full challenge of a half marathon, we take on the topic of building a base.   This critical part of training is sometimes undervalued.   This stage is where your body begins to truly accept and adapt to a different level of fitness and comes to grips with pushing it farther in the weeks down the road.

In this weeks podcast on the topic, Gregg and Steve joined me for a conversation on the topic.   And while we are all tackling our half marathon training differently, we all agree that being patient and building the miles - slowly and steadily - is important.  And the second fact we stumbled on is that we all know its important to also spend time building our strength and flexibility - but find it hard to consistently do so.   And last but not least, building a base doesn't mean running all the time - it also means a variety of cross training.   Take us with you on your next run or workout and then let us know your thoughts.

Download Half Marathon Full Challenge Week 3

Here are a few other great posts from the Know How Section in the Lounge.   We have a whole section devoted toTraining and Building Endurance.

• Great Posts on Building Miles and Going Long
• Building Patience
• Run Smart

If you are looking for some additional support as you prepare for your half marathon, please join us in the Half Marathon, Full Challenge Group.

And don't forget to join in the conversation on Sunday nights at 8 CST/9EST for our weekly podcast.  Dial 724-444-7444, call id:  53767.  

Comments

[kara]

Enjoying the podcasts Amy - Thanks!