It is a good idea to take the extra time to fully prepare yourself, physically and mentally before you head out on any of your long runs. How you perform during your long distance runs is the most important factor in determining whether or not you will have success on race day. The most important thing when it comes to training for a half marathon is to run your scheduled long runs. Going over the 13.1 distance during your training week will really help you to become a better runner at running longer distances and will allow your body to do the real work necessary to run a solid half marathon race.

The weekly maximum mileage that you will run during this training time is about 21 miles. Let's look at what makes up this training plan and all the specific workouts (according to the specific phase of training that you will need to perform! The simple way that it is laid out is perfect even for beginner or new runners while having the option to add in more training runs if you are a more experienced runner.Īnatomy of this 12 week half marathon training plan:

The fundamentals of this plan are based off of easy runs, rest days, and cross training and long runs.It only requires 3 months of training! (You can do anything over the course of 3 months! The time will pass one way or another.You can absolutely utilize walking breaks especially as you are building mileage.REASONS WHY YOU WILL PROBABLY LOVE THIS TRAINING PLAN: To help you determine your readiness, here are 5 questions to help you consider if a half marathon is a good fit for you at this point in time.

To help you determine your readiness, here are 5 questions to help you consider if a half marathon is a good fit for you at this point in time. Of course it is best to have some running under your belt before you begin any race. Therefore, I'm going to show you below how you can modify this training plan whether you be a beginner or more experienced runner. I find that 12 weeks is an ideal amount of time for a half marathoner to train for, yes, even if this is your first half marathon!

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