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3.1 KiB
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67 lines
3.1 KiB
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date: 2026-08-30
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type: plan
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tags: [plan, half-marathon, training, fall-2026]
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---
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# Half Marathon Plan — Fall 2026
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**Goal: 21.1 km by Sunday, November 29, 2026.** Walking allowed, finishing is the goal — first half is about the distance, not the time.
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Starting point: 6.56 km comeback run (Aug 29, post-illness, still fighting the cold). VO₂Max 46. 13 weeks, 3 runs/week.
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## The three rules
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1. **The floor is the contract.** 3 runs/week minimum (Wed, Fri, Sun). Anything above is bonus, never required.
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2. **Never miss twice.** One miss = life. No backfill, no shame — show up the next day.
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3. **The first km is always slow** (7'30"+). It seeds the whole run.
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## Schedule — Wed / Fri / Sun
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| Wk | Dates | Wed | Fri | Sun (long run) |
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|----|-------|-----|-----|----------------|
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| 1 | Aug 31 – Sep 6 | 3 km (Sep 2) | 3 km (Sep 4) | **6 km** (Sep 6) |
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| 2 | Sep 7 – 13 | 3.5 km | 4 km | 7 km |
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| 3 | Sep 14 – 20 | 4 km | 4 km | 8 km |
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| 4 | Sep 21 – 27 | 4 km | 5 km | 9 km |
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| 5 | Sep 28 – Oct 4 | 4 km | 5 km | **10 km** (Oct 4) ⚠️ checkpoint |
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| 6 | Oct 5 – 11 | 5 km | 5 km | 11 km |
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| 7 | Oct 12 – 18 | 5 km | 6 km | 12 km |
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| 8 | Oct 19 – 25 | 5 km | 6 km | 13 km |
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| 9 | Oct 26 – Nov 1 | 5 km | 6 km | 14 km |
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| 10 | Nov 2 – 8 | 5 km | 6 km | 16 km |
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| 11 | Nov 9 – 15 | 5 km | 6 km | 18 km |
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| 12 | Nov 16 – 22 | 4 km | 4 km | 12 km (taper) |
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| 13 | Nov 23 – 29 | 3 km | 3 km | **21.1 km** (Nov 29) 🏁 |
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## Pacing
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- All runs easy — conversational, HR 135–150. On long runs, walking is allowed whenever. Time on feet beats pace.
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- **Friday stays short and boring** — it's 48h before the long run. No heroics, ever.
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- 16 km+ long runs: carry water. 18 km: eat something at halfway.
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- If 16 or 18 feels wrong, repeat the week. The plan bends; the floor doesn't.
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- Tue/Thu are office days, Mon is off — the long run gets a full 3-day recovery window before the next run.
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## This week (Aug 31 – Sep 6)
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- [ ] Buy distance shoes — **stability** category (flat feet): Asics GT-2000/Kayano, Saucony Guide, Brooks Adrenaline, Mizuno Wave Inspire. Try in a shop. Jogflow 190.1 maxes out ~4 km; the half is impossible in them.
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- [ ] Nov 29 in the calendar: "21.1 km — walk if needed, just finish."
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- [ ] First run: Wed Sep 2, 3 km easy. Mon/Tue fully off.
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## Checkpoint — Sun Oct 4 (10 km)
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- Feels controlled (HR settled, not a death march) → keep climbing to Nov 29.
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- Feels like a fight → hold at 10–12 km long runs, make Nov 1 a 10K day, half moves to spring. Decide with data, not feelings.
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## Context
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- Smoking: **quit active since Sep 6** (user's deadline — gave the pack away, clean since). Cravings peak ~Sep 9–13 = run days; runs are the craving tool. Will show up as lower HR on long runs.
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- Drinking nights: cutting back. Sunday long run → **Saturday night is the sacred one** — a late Saturday kills the Sunday run.
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- Race: undecided — solo time trial Nov 29 if no race found; decision later.
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- Baseline: Aug 29 = 6.56 km @ 7'08", 157 bpm avg, 29 min anaerobic — post-illness signature, HR settles ~20 bpm within a week of normal running.
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## Connected
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- [[Runs/2026-08-29]]
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- [[life-systems-blueprint]]
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