Best way to work up to half marathon distance running? (13 miles)

Don’t get me wrong I love my gym instructor, especially in lycra and on the inner thigh working machine but the program she set for me is pansy ass.

I guess it doesn’t help that I went for my fitness test hung-over and refuse to let her weight me but it was a party and the only person that gets to tell me I’m a fatass is my doctor.
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Try runners world, there are loads of different training programs depending on what level you are at.

the whole "SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT" is annoying but some useful information.

I'll read it tomorrow after work.
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Okay cheers mate, thing is i went on a diet, and lost 2 stone, then hit a brick wall, my weight wouldn't shift, there's not much on my stomach that needs to go, just enough to cover my lower abs, think imma have get more cardio in and more crunches lolol

Cheers!
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Half marathon - missme is right as always, loads of stuff on runersworld.

I run for fun an occasionally go mental enough to do the odd half or marathon, I build up to run 6 or 7 miles and after that the half marathon is about mental strength to keep going. Start slow and keep plodding till you get there.

To build up distance pick a circular route, 6 miles long on the road and run 1 mile down it, turn round and run home, repeat untill you are comfortable with the distance and your legs dont seize up the next day. Then run 1 mile down the road and a bit more (the next road sign, corner, or marker), turn round and back again, and keep going like that untill you are nearly half way round when you turn back. Then say sod it and do the whole loop. There you have the stamina now, keep treining till the half marathon. Run the thing and enjoy it.

Build up speed the same way, just make each run a little quicker than before rather than a little further.

Training plans are OK but dont take into account your lifestyle so so long as you are going out 3 times a week you should be OK. Or I am anyway

You should be fit enough to get round and be happy with a couple of months training I think

sort myself out ??? whatever do u mean kebabman ??

lol i'll let u off

Thanks guys,

I’d love to say this was for fun kebabman but truthfully I have more then enough reasons that motivation really really really isn’t a problem.
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I’ve tried a few foods with negative calorie value I’d rather eat grass, more taste.
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