Train for the longest distance you are going to race.
Now that the 50k is done, I will be training for everything up to the half marathon. Which means doing half marathon training, and racing shorter distances a lot. As I wrote in the May 2012 Vetrunner magazine, "Q: How does training for the half marathon differ from training for the marathon?" - "A: The main difference is that when you prepare for a half marathon race, you can do some over-distance runs". Implying there's little difference in the actual training, in case you didn't get it. And I improved fitness so much doing marathon training, I think I shouldn't change it too much. And regarding racing, there are more choices of events than there are for marathons, and halves are easier to run and to recover from. Much easier.
An incomplete list of half marathons for the remainder of 2012.
This list may not be 100% accurate: always check.
Sun 29 Apr Greenbelt, Adelaide
Sun 6 May Bathurst, NSW
Sat 19 May Mt Beauty, Victoria
Sun 20 May YMCA, Canberra ACT
Sun 20 May Noosa, Queensland
Sun 20 May SMH, Sydney
Sun 27 May Bunbury, WA
Sun 27 May Barossa, Adelaide
Sun 3 Jun Doomben QLD
Sun 3 Jun Traralgon, VIC
Sun 10 Jun Macleay River, NSW
Sun 17 Jun Bay to Bay, Gosford NSW
Sun 24 Jun Pichi Richi, SA
Sun 1 Jul Gold Coast, QLD
Sun 15 Jul Redcliffe, QLD
Sun 22 Jul Hunter Valley, NSW
Sat 28 Jul Australian Outback, Uluru
Sun 29 Jul Westlink, Blacktown NSW
Sun 29 Jul Bush Capital, Canberra ACT
Sun 5 Aug Brisbane Running Festival, QLD
Sun 5 Aug Townsville, QLD
Sat 18 Aug Sutherland, Audley NSW
Sun 19 Aug ACT Veterans, Canberra
Sun 19 Aug Mudgee, NSW
Sun 19 Aug Adelaide, SA
Sun 2 Sep Ross, TAS
Sun 2 Sep Bankstown NSW
Sun 2 Sep Dubbo NSW
Sun 2 Sep Toowoomba QLD
Sun 9 Sep Forster, NSW
Sun 16 Sep Blackmores, Sydney NSW
Sun 23 Sep Coffs Harbour, NSW
Sun 30 Sep McLaren Vale, SA
Sun 14 Oct Melbourne, VIC
Sun 14 Oct Toowoomba, QLD
Sun 4 Nov Portland, VIC
Wed 14 Nov Solar Eclipse, Port Douglas, QLD
Sun 25 Nov Central Coast, NSW
Now that the 50k is done, I will be training for everything up to the half marathon. Which means doing half marathon training, and racing shorter distances a lot. As I wrote in the May 2012 Vetrunner magazine, "Q: How does training for the half marathon differ from training for the marathon?" - "A: The main difference is that when you prepare for a half marathon race, you can do some over-distance runs". Implying there's little difference in the actual training, in case you didn't get it. And I improved fitness so much doing marathon training, I think I shouldn't change it too much. And regarding racing, there are more choices of events than there are for marathons, and halves are easier to run and to recover from. Much easier.
An incomplete list of half marathons for the remainder of 2012.
This list may not be 100% accurate: always check.
Sun 29 Apr Greenbelt, Adelaide
Sun 6 May Bathurst, NSW
Sat 19 May Mt Beauty, Victoria
Sun 20 May YMCA, Canberra ACT
Sun 20 May Noosa, Queensland
Sun 20 May SMH, Sydney
Sun 27 May Bunbury, WA
Sun 27 May Barossa, Adelaide
Sun 3 Jun Doomben QLD
Sun 3 Jun Traralgon, VIC
Sun 10 Jun Macleay River, NSW
Sun 17 Jun Bay to Bay, Gosford NSW
Sun 24 Jun Pichi Richi, SA
Sun 1 Jul Gold Coast, QLD
Sun 15 Jul Redcliffe, QLD
Sun 22 Jul Hunter Valley, NSW
Sat 28 Jul Australian Outback, Uluru
Sun 29 Jul Westlink, Blacktown NSW
Sun 29 Jul Bush Capital, Canberra ACT
Sun 5 Aug Brisbane Running Festival, QLD
Sun 5 Aug Townsville, QLD
Sat 18 Aug Sutherland, Audley NSW
Sun 19 Aug ACT Veterans, Canberra
Sun 19 Aug Mudgee, NSW
Sun 19 Aug Adelaide, SA
Sun 2 Sep Ross, TAS
Sun 2 Sep Bankstown NSW
Sun 2 Sep Dubbo NSW
Sun 2 Sep Toowoomba QLD
Sun 9 Sep Forster, NSW
Sun 16 Sep Blackmores, Sydney NSW
Sun 23 Sep Coffs Harbour, NSW
Sun 30 Sep McLaren Vale, SA
Sun 14 Oct Melbourne, VIC
Sun 14 Oct Toowoomba, QLD
Sun 4 Nov Portland, VIC
Wed 14 Nov Solar Eclipse, Port Douglas, QLD
Sun 25 Nov Central Coast, NSW
