Our 12 Week Advanced Half Marathon Training Plan is for experienced runners looking to push themselves in their Half Marathon!
This training programme is designed to get you to the finish line at your best speed, and gives you 12 weeks to prepare.
Who Is It For?:
Experienced runners who have run a few 10k’s and perhaps marathons and even longer. Runners who are looking to run a new personal best in the half marathon class.
How Long?:
12 weeks // 3 months.
Description:
The plan includes 5-6 days training per week.
All of the Training Runs should be done at the pace you hope to run on race day.
Long runs on Sundays are there to increase your maximum mileage and time on your feet. The whole purpose of these is to run slowly – at a conversational pace – no faster. Try not to stop running if possible.
Intervals are required once per week to work on your speed; get out your GPS and hit the streets. These intervals are designed to be run in 800m segments; run 800m fast, then 800m slow. Your fast 800m should be at an uncomfortable, unsustainable pace – not sprinting, but not far from it. Then the slow 800m should be at a slow jog to recover. Repeat as many times as is stated in the training plan.
Tempo runs start off slow and easy, and gradually build up to a faster-than-race-pace – at the 75% point, you should peak and be feeling like you’re running at an unsustainable pace. Then gradually dial it down so by the last few hundred metres you are back to easy jogging.
The plan includes one day of cross training and one rest days The rest days are especially important for letting your body recover.
Feel free to download the plan and change it up to suit your schedule.
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Proven Training Plans by a UESCA-Certified Running Coach
Every one of our training plans has been developed by Thomas Watson, a UESCA-certified running coach.
Thomas is also a podium-finishing ultra-marathon runner and has dozens of marathons under his belt.
Each training plan has been road-tested by hundreds of runners, refined and improved, and is free to download and customize to suit your needs!
