MFR 42: The 13 x 13 in 13 Half Marathon Challenge
Mojo For Running Podcast
debbie voiles
4.9 • 555 Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2014
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Everybody loves a challenge, especially runners. So, I've got a doozy for you. I challenge you to do 13 half marathons in 2013. That's more than one a month, which means it's not appropriate or reasonable for new or inexperienced runners, but for experienced half marathon and marathon runners, this will be great fun. I […]
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Debbie Boyles, coach at Mojo for Running with podcast number 42, the half marathon challenge. |
| 0:08.6 | Now I know what you're thinking. This was supposed to be the third and a series of three podcasts about running shoes. |
| 0:15.2 | Well, I haven't forgotten about that, but this message is extremely time critical. |
| 0:19.6 | So I'm interrupting my series of three podcasts before number three about shoes to get this message out. |
| 0:26.6 | And then next time I will finish with my third podcast about running shoes. |
| 0:32.6 | But it's already February, so I had to go ahead and get this message out right now. So here it is. |
| 0:39.3 | I started a challenge. I challenge you, if you are an experienced runner, someone who's been doing |
| 0:46.2 | half marathons or marathons for a while, to do 13 half marathons in 2013. That's right, 13 times 13.1 miles in 2013. And they have to be official |
| 0:58.8 | races. You don't get credit for just going out and running 13 training miles. They must be official |
| 1:05.6 | races with results posted online for anyone to see and verify. Now, if you've already done one or more races, |
| 1:13.2 | that's fine. As long as they were in 2013, you can count them. Oh, and I know you're wondering, |
| 1:18.9 | what about marathons? Well, they count as two because a marathon is a race that's double |
| 1:24.5 | the length of a half marathon. So that's perfectly fine to count that as two. |
| 1:30.1 | If you've already done a marathon or two, that's fine. You can still count them. |
| 1:35.2 | Now, I know some people are thinking, well, if I do four, five K races or five or whatever, |
| 1:42.0 | can I just add them up and use that and complete the challenge? |
| 1:46.5 | And the answer is no. |
| 1:47.9 | The whole point is to do races that are 13.1 miles long or more. |
| 1:55.6 | So it's got to be 13.1 miles in one chunk. |
| 1:59.3 | What if you're doing some sort of a challenge? I live in Tampa, Florida, where many people are training for the Gasparilla Distance Classic weekend. |
| 2:07.6 | And that particular recent weekend has four runs. On Saturday, there's a 15K followed by a 5K, and then on Sunday, there's a half marathon |
| 2:19.8 | followed by an 8K. Some people have asked me if they can add that all up and count that as two |
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