Half Marathon Race Day Tips and Logistics

[@BobbyKelsey]

Watching this 1 hour before my half marathon, time to warm up then fly! 😅

[@hunt3r-577]

I'm 80 days out for my first Sub 2 Hour Half Marathon and I'm glad I found this Video it's insane. Thank you :)

[@dixitk13]

Holly, the warmup which you start around 4:40 - 9:05 is really great! I think you should make a separate video out of this and expand maybe?

[@TheRunExperience]

Great suggestion! Will do :)

[@GingaGingaGingaGinga]

The Run Experience did you make a video?

[@alyssaschultz6241]

Just finished my first one yesterday

[@northernninjarunner5506]

First half marathon is booked for September thanks for the advice 👍

[@privette9282]

Doing my 1st race and 1st half on Saturday. Thanks for all the great info

[@Psalm146-2]

Thanks for the upload. For me, getting my calves stretched is the most important of all. Makes a big difference. Sometimes I stop running to stretch them, even when I don’t feel any tightness, and I feel new again

[@aspdarchitects]

first half marathon booked...thanks for advice

[@MaryaPoweroftheHeart]

Holly, you're a great instructor! Thank you!

[@TheRunExperience]

Thanks, Marya! Glad you found us.

[@stephanietucker3731]

Planning on using all these tips for my first half!

[@kishorgirdhar743]

very informative tips thanks

[@waynevowell9732]

Going to try and implement this warmup as best as I can before a trail half marathon in a couple of days. It will be my first time to really warmup properly before a race so I'll be interested to see how my 62 year old body holds up. Thanks for the great video!

[@TheRunExperience]

Awesome! Please keep us posted!

[@shanira99]

How did it go?

[@StevenFord-b5v]

Thanks for the advice. Got my first half marathon in the morning.

[@TheRunExperience]

Go well! Let us know how you go

[@kylecoursey]

Running my first Half Marathon in about a Month. The Glacier Half Marathon in Montana!

[@TheRunExperience]

That must be gorgeous course- enjoy!

[@nawafalrusayyis8055]

Thank you for sharing with us these great points. My first half marathon is tomorrow and surly will follow your advice!

[@TheRunExperience]

nawaf alrusayyis happy to help! Good luck tomorrow!!

[@ivytran4342]

Thank you a lot! your video really comes in handy. I just start running recently and spend too little time on warming up, which cause knee injury. Definitely will follow your advice. big thanks

[@TheRunExperience]

Glad we can help!

[@calvinkang1224]

Nice video and for me its perfect time to watch this two days before my first half marathon race, already feeling nervous and exciting, can't wait...

[@TheRunExperience]

Hope it went well!

[@calvinkang1224]

@@TheRunExperience Went extremely well(almost broke 2 hours, so happy) Thanks a lot for the video and comment.

[@SudarsanMahalingam]

Great video...Could you also share a few pointers on how to manage the "rehydration"... what to eat/drink, when to eat/drink before and during the run, so that the body is optimally charged for a good run... the indications from the system are usually when it has run out and without the anticipation that the run is going to continue, hence the question...!!!

[@TheRunExperience]

Totally! Check out our nutrition playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLlt-HVB7j4c2dSHC2CKqO94bmca1ErC5L

[@nilsp9426]

Thanks for these great videos. A little tipp: the written text is not terribly helpful while following her talk. So consider either leaving it out or breaking it down to something that gives more orientation. Maybe a small list at the side, reading something like "1) Start location 2) Bib 3) Spare time 4)..."

[@adsdoestri1180]

I’m 54 days out from my first event, this helped heaps thanks !!

[@christab3972]

So great- Thanks for these great tips!

[@TheRunExperience]

You're welcome!

[@wilhelmtel794]

Once I was watching how a professional athlete is warming up before a race on a track!!! 400m!. Nothing but SHUTTLE running within a distance about a 30-50 meters for about 15-20 minutes. In fact I found out that it really keeps your heart rate pretty confined.

[@ylange]

What is the point of getting the heart rate up in warm up (or in fact the point of the whole warm up) if I'm always gonna have 10-15 mins of standing around waiting for the race start? Thanks

[@Psysso]

Yuval Lange time it so you stand still only 2-5 mins?

[@ylange]

Psysso thanks, but especially in big races it's impossible not to be locked in coral for at least 15 mins

[@TheRunExperience]

Hey! Good question. It's not as much a matter of getting the heartrate up super CLOSE to the race start but more of just getting it up BEFORE the race start. By getting the initial HR spike out of the way, you will more easily adapt and transition to heavier breathing and higher HR once the race has begun. Leaving that first spike to happen once you're in the race feels a lot tougher on the body and as a result often makes you a little slower in the beginning as you take the time to adjust. Being a little more "ready" at the beginning helps you settle into your "race pace" a lot more efficiently. Hope this helped a little!

[@ylange]

The Run Experience thanks!

[@TheRunExperience]

You bet!

[@adamlane3702]

Love it!

[@Jasmine-ph4fs]

This was great advice. My first half marathon is tomorrow and this video will help me a lot 😊😊

[@TheRunExperience]

Awesome! Hope it goes great!

[@Pathologines]

First half marathon tmrw! Im so nervous

[@Skateboardfreakist]

Thanks very much :)

[@benda777nba]

Hi Holly! I am doing my 1st half marathon in San Antonio in December! I am super nervous because I have only done many 5ks a few 10ks and figured this should be my next challenge but my mom keeps telling me I'm wrong for doing this :( with no support there I turn to you guys to help me get started! So quick question; I am a teacher so off for the summer and don't know how much should i run now. I have downloaded a 8 week program to start in october but in the meantime what should i do? I currently strenght train 4-5x a week and only run 3x a week 30 minutes or so. thanks for being so helpful!

[@TheRunExperience]

Hi there! Great to hear that you're doing so much strength training! That plus running 3x a week right now will give you a great base to work from once you start dedicated training for your race in the fall. If you're looking for a comprehensive program with running, strength training, and mobility all mapped out for you, check out the free trial of our Training Club! (therunexperience.com/training-plans/)

[@obadiyahshamayahubey2142]

Awesome

[@Aesthetic_Al]

Who else is watching this video the night before their race? 😥

[@Mel-pb5xw]

🙋🏻‍♀️

[@Mel-pb5xw]

(Hope yours went well!)

[@Aesthetic_Al]

@@Mel-pb5xw gave it my best. Didn’t get the time I wanted but I’m training for my next one 13 weeks out. Good luck on yours. Have fun 🔑

[@tina7151]

Now Im a bit scared. I'm still deciding whether to sign up for a half marathon that will be held about a week from now. I was following a 12 week program but I wasn't able to do my 9th and 10th week properly because of a flu (4 of my co workers had it too). I'm not sure if im really ready, but I also feel like Im going to regret it if I didn't try.

[@justanotherguy4283]

Kri Bu Shia Labeouf “JUST DO IT!!!!!”

[@unebert]

Why don’t you sign up and see how you do. Don’t worry about the time, just make sure you finish. Then, next time you do one you know mentally you can do the miles,you can focus on beating your previous time. On the day itself you’ll surprise yourself, good luck!

[@ivanduran4129]

Doing my first tomorrow 😱

[@TheRunExperience]

Go well! Tell us how you get on

[@dioniguitz6397]

Thanks Holly! #greattips #thankscoach

[@robynngs1391]

Where do we put in our name an email in order to receive your Free Half Marathon guide? Thanks! :D

[@TheRunExperience]

You can grab it here! therunexperience.com/half-marathon-guide-download

[@benjaminnelson8797]

Hi, thanks for the videos! But to express my honest opinion I think this is way too much warm up for a half marathon. I think you might be better off with a 5 -10 min warm up. Maybe a mile jog. Keeping the heart rate nice and calm because that’s all going to be valuable energy for the long 13.1! Either way appreciate the content!

[@cablesandcrochet]

I can share of course only my own experience which may be different for other people, but I found that doing a roughly 15 minute warm up does the most for my race times. I had half marathons where I could only warm up for about 5 minutes due to being late etc. and these have always been harder for the first few miles. My PB was actually done after I think almost 20 minutes of warm up (not just getting heart rate up, also including stretches etc.), there's obviously more factors going into a PB, but I feel like the good warmup certainly helped.

[@thicarpel]

I gave your video my like, but, please, could you try to speak a little bit slower? Not native English speakers would appreciate that. Thank you.

[@cram3004]

too much time explaining warming up and not enough on Race tactics/Race day... Are you the strength and conditioning coach or distance coach..? damn