#121: How to Run a Sub 2 Hour Half Marathon
Another Mother Runner
Feisty Media
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 August 2014
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Sarah and Dimity bring back Coach Greg McMillan to the show to discuss the in’s and out’s of running the highly sought-after goal of a sub-2:00 half-marathon. Greg talks about how much time is realistic to shave off a finish time from one half to the next (imparting good news for newbie runners!), as well as clueing listeners in to realistic 5K and 10K results as predictors for for half-marathon success. In his reassuring Southern twang, Greg emphasizes the importance of staying mentally, as well as physically, strong and alert during the entire 13.1-mile course. This podcast provides the details—and motivation—to aim for a 1:XX half-marathon finish!
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| 0:19.0 | Use offer code AMR at checkout for 50% off your first month of vitamins. Welcome to another mother runner. This is Sarah in Portland. |
| 0:37.0 | And this is Dimmity in Denver. |
| 0:38.6 | And I'm wondering, Sarah, where were you? |
| 0:41.5 | Well, gosh, was it nine years ago today or ten? |
| 0:43.9 | Nine years ago today. |
| 0:45.9 | Yes, yes. |
| 0:46.9 | I was getting ready to deliver my boy girl twins, John and Daphne and yeah last night I was hanging out and I was |
| 0:56.4 | thinking wow nine years ago today I was pregnant with twins so yes so they but as daphne would be quick to point out she looked in her baby book and she does not turn nine until |
| 1:08.0 | three fifty two today so she well I've heard she's already clamoring to open her gifts, so tell her to, you know, |
| 1:15.0 | chill the heck out, you're not nine until 352 daffing. |
| 1:18.8 | No, I let them open their big gift this morning already because I just there was just a lot of pressure and so I caved and so we have my best friend from college and her family is joining us they're joining us for dinner this evening because they are in, |
| 1:34.7 | they live in Chicago, but they are in Oregon on vacation and it just so happens that tonight's the night |
| 1:40.0 | they can join us and I was like, oh't worry it's their birthday you know don't |
| 1:42.7 | feel need to bring a present so I don't want to be like oh look and here's a bunch of |
| 1:45.8 | presents and hey look you didn't bring anything so yeah sure sure I'm |
| 1:50.3 | I think I know what it is but but I won't spoil it what was it? |
| 1:54.0 | It is a giant stuffy as they are known in our household and enormous Melissa and |
| 2:01.3 | Doug stuffed giraffe. |
| 2:04.0 | So they have just been clamoring. |
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