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So I’ve had my sights set on running a half marathon in March. This will be my first, and I’d heard HH plans were a great place to start.
I just have a few concerns, and am wondering if anyone else could weigh in. It’s my understanding every 3-4 weeks you should lighten the load a bit, just so you don’t burn out on the continuous build. Also, is a week a long enough taper for a hm? Lastly, I know if you can run 10mi you can certainly run 13, but I’m a little intimidated by the jump straight into the distance for race day.
Just wondering if I should make adjustments to the plan or if anyone who’s used it could let me know how it worked for you.
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I just wanted to add that in weight lifting women generally accumulate fatigue more slowly and thus need less recovery time (recovery rate appears similar between sexes, so less fatigue > shorter recovery). Source
Deloads make sense in my opinion, but if a program was written for men / not specifically for women, you might get away with a more subtle/shorter deload than suggested. But my experience has always been to just see how I feel and take sleep, nutrition, hormonal fluctuations, stress, etc into account.
Mainly my experience from powerlifting though, would love to hear from runners!