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Beginner Half Marathon Program

As you'll see, this 12-week program includes some speed workouts.  A few quick notes on how we describe those workouts here:

The distance in parentheses below fartlek runs includes a mile each of warmup and warmdown, in addition to your fartlek sessions.
Whenever you see a pace denoted as 5K pace or 10K pace, this refers to the speed at which you estimate you could run a 5K or 10K on that given day.
When you read "4-5 hills," that means you should incorporate 4-5 hills (about 100-200 yards long) into your run. As noted, you should take them at a pace somewhere between your current 5K and 10K speeds. Long hills should be 400-600 yards long.
When you read the notation "4 x 880s," that means you should run four repeats of 880 yards each (two laps on the track). The pace below that notation tells you how fast you should run them. For 880s and miles, give yourself 3 minutes of rest between intervals.

All other workouts should be run at the same easy training pace as your long run; hold yourself back to a pace about 90 seconds or 2 minutes per mile slower than your current 10K pace.

Lastly, the pre-training schedule. You should be able to run this schedule for four to five weeks without much discomfort before starting the marathon program. If not, give yourself some time to build up to that level gradually, or you risk injuring yourself.

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Pre-
Train		 Off 3M 4M 4M Off 3M 5M

Okay, on with the training program. The schedule peaks at about 35 miles per week.

Week Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun.
1 Off Fartlek
(4M)		 4M 4M Off 3M 6M
2 Off Fartlek
(4M)		 5M 3M Off 3M 7M
3 Off 4-5 Hills
5K-10K pace		 5M 3M Off 3M 6M
4 Off 3-4 Long Hills
5K-10K pace		 3M 4M Off 3M 8M
5 Off 5-6 Hills
5K-10K pace		 3M 4M Off 3M 7M
6 Off 3 x Mile
5K-10K pace		 4M 6M Off 5M 9M
7 Off 3 x Mile
5K-10K pace		 3M 5M Off 3M 7M
8 Off 6 x 880s
5K-10K pace		 5M 6M Off 5M 10M
9 Off 6 x 880s
5K-10K pace		 4M 7M Off 3M 10K Race
(Or 8M run)
10 Off 4 x Mile
5K-10K pace		 6M 7M Off 6M 12M
11 Off 5M 5M 8M Off 3M 8M
12 Off 5M 5M 8M Off 3M RACE DAY
 

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