Best Running Tips :: Half
Marathon Running Program - 12 Weeks to Your First
Half Marathon
This is a great half marathon running program
for you if you have finished your first 10K and are
ready for more.
You have really gotten the taste for this running
thing, haven't you?
Good for you! The half marathon is easily my
most favourite distance.
A marathon requires much more in terms of
preparation and recovery.
The half is, for me, the best balance between
challenge and enjoyment.
This running program helps you prepare for your
first half marathon race in only twelve weeks.
You will be doing four workouts per week.
Doing a half marathon on only three workouts
per week is possible. But I highly recommend
putting in the extra work.
If you do not, chances are you will regret
it on race day after the 15K-mark. Read about my
first painful encounter with the half marathon here.
This half marathon running program uses heart rate
monitor training zones. You can use it without a
heart rate monitor as well.
The zones used are :
Zone
Description
Zone 1
Long Slow Run
Zone 2
Easy Run
Zone 2 1/2
Steady State Run
Zone 3
Tempo Run
Want to learn more about long slow runs,
easy runs and steady state runs? Click the
pic:
Want to learn more about tempo runs? Click
the pic:
And before you look at this half marathon running
program, please take note of the explanations behind
the different zones and check out my views on cross
training, warming up, cooling down et cetera.
It's a must-read especially if you googled
your way to this running program without reading
anything else on this site. So please, click this
pic first:
When you want to use this half marathon running
program, please keep in mind that you should
have completed or able to complete a 10K race.
I have designed this half marathon running program
with the aim of safely guiding you towards
your first half marathon race. But you are
responsible for your own body.
To calculate your heart rate monitor training zones,
follow the following links:
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