WEEK 5: Taper to Rest up for Race Day. (1:50-2:10hrs) Monday: Rest Day. Take a complete day off where all you do is rest. Tuesday: Interval Run (25mins) 25min easy run with heart rate in Zone 2 with 8x30sec fast pick ups at Zone 4 pace spread throughout. Wednesday: Rest Day.Tip 2: Dedicate Yourself to the Long Run. While other training runs, like tempo runs and fartleks, are important when gaining speed for a half marathon, your main goal is going to be concentrating on the long run. For your first half marathon, especially under such a tight timeline, your goal should be finishing it.
An average runner with a solid running base could run between 12 to 26 half marathons in 1 year. This would equate to one half marathon every two to four weeks. However, each half marathon race shouldn’t be an all-out race. Alternating your race speed every other race would be a safer regime to follow. The first half marathon race could be an
The rule of thumb is to not increase your long run or total mileage more than 10% per week. If you want to increase your weekly mileage as well, you should probably add to your mid-week run at first. At some point, you will probably want to start including tempo runs or interval training. These are far more taxing. The key to successful half marathon training is consistently putting in enough weekly kms to get your body accustomed to running for long periods of time. Newer runners may start with logging 16 to 25 kms per week total and gradually building to a peak week of 40 to 56 kms. More experienced runners may start at 40 or more kms per week and peak In the six to eight weeks prior to race day, mix some race-pace running into your weekly schedule in the form of tempo runs (a continuous 4- to 8-mile run at your goal half-marathon pace), interval workouts at race pace, or long runs that finish at goal pace the last 2 to 4 miles when your legs are tired. 10. Experiment with fuel.Share. u/cmi789. • 4 yr. ago Sprout Mesa Half Marathon. 43/M. I started running last summer and ran my first half September 2019. Due to injuries training was spotty and I struggled through the race. 2:23:35 but I learned a considerable amount. I bought a hydration vest and my own energy. I had a minor back muscle issue in January so training
This plan for completing a half marathon, written for Bei by Hall, is for those who already have at least six months of consistent running under their belts—three or four days of running per week and can finish five or six miles at a comfortable, easy pace. If you have more experience, it also serves as a solid schedule to train for your next .