I have run a few half marathons in the past (none in last year), and have been running the last few weeks pretty consistently (5-6x/wk) due to COVID keeping me locked up at home, but realized I was already doing too much mileage too quickly. Prior to this for the last year or so I was doing a lot more lifting and maybe only 1-2 runs/wk (usually in the 2-5 mi range).
From an endurance/performance standpoint... right now I would have no problem running a 10 mile run at 9 min pace (which would be a 'comfortable' pace)... A 5-6 mile run at 8 minute or slightly under pace, or a 5K at sub 7:30 pace. My best half marathon (over a year ago) was a 1:42.
But.... after a few weeks of consistent running I can tell my joints/tendons aren't handling the mileage as well as i'd like. After my run two days ago I developed some real soreness/tightness in my achilles. I can also tell my ITBS is flaring up a little more as well (although I have always been able to manage this pretty well as the pain has always been very tolerable).
I haven't ran since, been icing/stretching/rolling, and planning to rest through the weekend & maybe do a 1 or 2 mi run on Monday to test out the achilles & go from there.
While I don't plan to run a marathon in the next few months (would like to next winter), would it be best to maybe just find a beginner marathon training plan & use that as a template of weekly mileage buildup or is there another route that would be better? Eventually, I'd love to be able to do 45-50+ mi/weeks on a consistent basis but I know I have to take my time ramping up to that level.
From an endurance/performance standpoint... right now I would have no problem running a 10 mile run at 9 min pace (which would be a 'comfortable' pace)... A 5-6 mile run at 8 minute or slightly under pace, or a 5K at sub 7:30 pace. My best half marathon (over a year ago) was a 1:42.
But.... after a few weeks of consistent running I can tell my joints/tendons aren't handling the mileage as well as i'd like. After my run two days ago I developed some real soreness/tightness in my achilles. I can also tell my ITBS is flaring up a little more as well (although I have always been able to manage this pretty well as the pain has always been very tolerable).
I haven't ran since, been icing/stretching/rolling, and planning to rest through the weekend & maybe do a 1 or 2 mi run on Monday to test out the achilles & go from there.
While I don't plan to run a marathon in the next few months (would like to next winter), would it be best to maybe just find a beginner marathon training plan & use that as a template of weekly mileage buildup or is there another route that would be better? Eventually, I'd love to be able to do 45-50+ mi/weeks on a consistent basis but I know I have to take my time ramping up to that level.