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" So I&amp;#039;m officially &amp;quot;in training&amp;quot; for a half-marathon. That sounds a lot more hardcore than it actually is. Here&amp;#039;s the thing: there are a lot of fabulous, meticulously mapped out programs you can follow leading up to a half (see here, here and here). But that&amp;#039;s not really my style. I used this mantra the last time I was training and it worked quite well if I do say so myself: run at least 3 times a week and do a longer run on the weekend, increasing mileage weekly as you get closer to race. That&amp;#039;s it. So, for example, last week my weekday runs were 3 miles, then a 4 mile run on Saturday. This week, my weekday runs will be 3 or 4 miles and the weekend one will be 5 miles. The longest I will run the week before the race will be 10 or 11 miles.  For some people, following a structured plan is better, but for me, this approach takes the stress out of training. I&amp;#039;m not worried about doing the right type of run or hitting the exact mileage, etc. I just run at what I think is a good pace and make sure to increase the distance as I get closer to the big day! Of course, I may feel differently if I was trying to attain a specific time goal, but for right now, this philosophy jives with my lifestyle.  Thoughts? Think I&amp;#039;m totally crazy? Tell me!  \u2013 Abby Cuffey, Assistant Health Editor What I&amp;#039;m Running "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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