This is a question mainly for any triathletes who come from running backgrounds/running coaches. This past weekend, I ran a 1:11:00 for my first ever half marathon. I have ran 3 half marathons before, in 70.3's, but this is my first stand alone one. I ran it because the 70.3 training plan Im using only has me running 35-40 mpw with hardly any long repeats. I wanted to make sure I was still in good running shape for how little I was doing. (The plan focuses on swim/bike)
My question is, how fast could I go if I actually trained for a half marathon? My long runs are 11 miles currently, 35-40 mpw, the course was rolling hills, ~260 ft of elevation gain, and I ran the last 9.1 miles by myself. With these things taken into consideration, how fast could I go if I focused on running? I realize this is an estimate but I was just curious if I had competition, higher mileage, experience at the distance, and a faster course, what I could run. Thanks for the input.
My question is, how fast could I go if I actually trained for a half marathon? My long runs are 11 miles currently, 35-40 mpw, the course was rolling hills, ~260 ft of elevation gain, and I ran the last 9.1 miles by myself. With these things taken into consideration, how fast could I go if I focused on running? I realize this is an estimate but I was just curious if I had competition, higher mileage, experience at the distance, and a faster course, what I could run. Thanks for the input.