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10 Reasons Half Marathon is the Optimal Race Distance

February 27, 2018 by Deb Voiles Leave a Comment

  1. Half marathon training doesn’t need to take over your life.
  2. Therefore, easier on the family/marriage.
  3. It doesn’t take as many weeks/months of training to be ready. If you’re already running 30 miles a week, you can be ready in only two months, if, you’ve done one – or a marathon – before.
  4. A half marathon is better for you. While there are plenty of great reasons to do a marathon, a shorter race, such as a half, is actually much better for your body.
  5. Fueling and energy usage are not nearly as important because of the shorter duration of a half.
  6. Not nearly as stressful on the body, which means injury is much less likely.
  7. Better for a destination race because you’re more likely to feel like you can do some sightseeing the day before or day after.
  8. Since it’s less stressful on the body, you can do them more often.
  9. The long run isn’t nearly as long.
  10. Faster recovery because not as intense.

Filed Under: Races Tagged With: destination race, faster recovery, half marathon, long run, race distance, shorter race

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