My training plan for the Brighton Half is from 'Run Faster' by Brad Hudson and Matt Fitzgerald. I felt this plan would help me not only to run faster, but also increase my overall running volume in preparation for the Edinburgh Marathon in May.
I'm using the exact Half Marathon Level 2 plan from the book, just re-jigged to a Monday-Sunday week instead of a Sunday-Saturday one. I've also started a few weeks into the 16 week plan as I had already been in training for the Poppy Half Marathon in November.
To avoid any copyright issues I'm not reproducing the plan in full here, but sharing the plan for 1 week. Essentially all the weeks are structured the same way:
Monday - Easy + Hill sprints
Tuesday - Hard run (fartlek, intervals, hill repetitions, threshold, progression)
Wednesday - Easy
Thursday - Easy
Friday - Hard run (fartlek, intervals, hill repetitions, threshold, progression)
Saturday - Rest or Easy
Sunday - Long run (usually progression)
An example of 1 week:
A main focus of this training plan is running at half marathon goal pace. Although I realize there is no magic answer, I hope that working hard on pace PLUS slowly increasing my running volume will help me to reach my goal this time!
Wish me luck! And any thoughts always appreciated.
Previous training plans:
Dublin Half Marathon
