10.5 miles in 1:30

[RossyJames]

Is this a good time? I would ask this on running world but the cheeky gits expect you to pay to join. Surely there's some dedicated runners on here?

Currently in training for my first half marathon, aiming for anything under two hours. A longer term goal is 1:30 for a half so I'm currently 2.6 miles away from it.

Relevant info. 23 years old, male, 6'2, 178 lbs last time I checked, in reasonably good shape.

[Sugarj]

Is this a good time? I would ask this on running world but the cheeky gits expect you to pay to join. Surely there's some dedicated runners on here?

Currently in training for my first half marathon, aiming for anything under two hours. A longer term goal is 1:30 for a half so I'm currently 2.6 miles away from it.

Relevant info. 23 years old, male, 6'2, 178 lbs last time I checked, in reasonably good shape.

For your height and weight that is a good beginner time. Distance running competence comes with putting mileage in and varying workouts over months and years.

Keep with it. You're young and won't believe the times you'll get if you keep chipping away

[HeadBodyBodyBody]

Is this a good time? I would ask this on running world but the cheeky gits expect you to pay to join. Surely there's some dedicated runners on here?

Currently in training for my first half marathon, aiming for anything under two hours. A longer term goal is 1:30 for a half so I'm currently 2.6 miles away from it.

Relevant info. 23 years old, male, 6'2, 178 lbs last time I checked, in reasonably good shape.

A good time is one that is better than you ran last time!

Your time is alright, a properly decent runner will be hitting sub-60 minutes tbh... but it's all relative

A good session is to take your best 10mile time and divide it so you have a minutes/per mile time, in your case 8.5 minutes/mile, and run mile repeats of a slightly faster time. So maybe aim for 8 min miles, or 7.5, or whatever; work out a mile course, run the mile and time yourself, trying to hit the pace you've set, take a couple of minutes to rest, and go again and again. 6 repeats is good enough to start with. The biggest issue with long-distance training is the time it takes, it just takes so damn long to train properly

Another top tip is to include recovery runs into your regimen, slow pace, long, easy runs, these will build up strength in your legs, increase lung capacity, etc. When I say slow, I mean half-pace, painfully slow almost. If you do these sorts of sessions the day after a hard session, you will reap a lot of benefit. It is actually refreshing

[OctoberRed]

I can do that on a machine, at a good pace and time, but not sure what my time and length would be on the street.