Half marathon programme

A half marathon is 21.1 kilometres. Once you can run 10 kilometres, six months of planned training is enough for most people to run a good half.

You will need

• Running shoes
• Sports watch
• A running event as your goal

Steps

1. Starting level

   The programme assumes you can run 10 kilometres and train 3–4 times a week.

2. A weekly long run

3. Easy runs

4. Tempo work

5. Recovery weeks

6. Practise fuelling

7. Taper for two weeks

8. Run the race evenly

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