Workout overview
Distance: 6.8 km
Zone distribution
Z1: 510 m
Z2: 958 m
Z3: 2132 m
Z4: 3200 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Before we get into the meat of the plan, lets's get an easy 5k under our belts.
Weeks: 13
Distance: 25.1 km/week
Workouts: 38
Total distance: 326.5 km
Z1: 3.7 km
Z2: 24.9 km
Z3: 56 km
Z4: 208.5 km
Z5: 33.4 km
Z6: 0 km
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Workouts: 2
Total distance: 12 km
Average workout:
Distance 6 km
Z1: 11m
Z2: 23m
Z3: 43m
Z4: 2h 3m
Z5: -
Z6: -
Distance: 6.8 km
Z1: 510 m
Z2: 958 m
Z3: 2132 m
Z4: 3200 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Before we get into the meat of the plan, lets's get an easy 5k under our belts.
Distance: 5.2 km
Z1: 146 m
Z2: 444 m
Z3: 453 m
Z4: 4157 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Tempo runs are used to help get us comfortable with pushing our pace. In these runs we'll be spending time slightly above our race pace.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 14 km
Average workout:
Distance 4.7 km
Z1: 3m
Z2: 35m
Z3: 1h 2m
Z4: 2h 13m
Z5: -
Z6: -
Distance: 3.6 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 892 m
Z3: 1908 m
Z4: 800 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Time for some speed work! You will be doing some 400meter or 1/4 mile intervals above your 5k pace, with a longer rest period in between. This will start to get your body used to doing some fast running and help build speed.
Distance: 3.6 km
Z1: 204 m
Z2: 575 m
Z3: 421 m
Z4: 2400 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
2mi/3km of above half marathon pace work to get you comfortable at speed.
Distance: 6.8 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 625 m
Z3: 1375 m
Z4: 4800 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Time for your first big day of around 4 miles. Try to run the whole thing, even if you need to slow down a little. If you must, feel free to alternate walking and running to complete the distance.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 17.6 km
Average workout:
Distance 5.9 km
Z1: 2m
Z2: 35m
Z3: 1h 16m
Z4: 2h 47m
Z5: 13m
Z6: -
Distance: 4.8 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 892 m
Z3: 2708 m
Z4: 400 m
Z5: 800 m
Z6: 0 m
Time for some speed work! You will be doing some 400meter or 1/4 mile intervals above your 5k pace, with a longer rest period in between. This will start to get your body used to doing some fast running and help build speed.
Distance: 4.4 km
Z1: 146 m
Z2: 570 m
Z3: 484 m
Z4: 3200 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Today's tempo run is a 6400 meter (3 mile) progression. The twist on this one is that the last 1200 gets broken up into faster blocks to finish it out on a high note. Workouts like this one are great for building out your aerobic strength.
Distance: 8.4 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 625 m
Z3: 1375 m
Z4: 6400 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Time for your first big day of around 5 miles. Try to run the whole thing, even if you need to slow down a little. If you must, feel free to alternate walking and running to complete the distance.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 20.6 km
Average workout:
Distance 6.9 km
Z1: 9m
Z2: 34m
Z3: 54m
Z4: 2h 16m
Z5: 1h 50m
Z6: -
Distance: 6.2 km
Z1: 400 m
Z2: 253 m
Z3: 390 m
Z4: 157 m
Z5: 5000 m
Z6: 0 m
Here we go - full on 5k as fast as you can go. This run will put you to the test and allow us to estimate your future half marathon pace.
Distance: 4.4 km
Z1: 110 m
Z2: 669 m
Z3: 2021 m
Z4: 0 m
Z5: 1600 m
Z6: 0 m
Short bursts today. 4 x 400m intervals well above your 5k pace, with much less rest than before. You'll feel these tomorrow.
Distance: 10 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 1145 m
Z3: 855 m
Z4: 8000 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Bumping up the milage a bit. Try to run the whole thing, even if you need to slow down a little. If you must, feel free to alternate walking and running to complete the distance.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 24.4 km
Average workout:
Distance 8.1 km
Z1: 4m
Z2: 34m
Z3: 1h 12m
Z4: 4h 29m
Z5: 27m
Z6: -
Distance: 6.8 km
Z1: 110 m
Z2: 480 m
Z3: 3010 m
Z4: 1600 m
Z5: 1600 m
Z6: 0 m
Time for some speed work! You will be doing some 400meter or 1/4 mile intervals above your 5k pace, with a longer rest period in between. Easy going this week.
Distance: 6 km
Z1: 146 m
Z2: 444 m
Z3: 453 m
Z4: 4957 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Tempo runs are all above half marathon pace to get you comfortable at speed.
Distance: 11.6 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 1145 m
Z3: 855 m
Z4: 9600 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Even more distance today. Try to run the whole thing, even if you need to slow down a little. If you must, feel free to alternate walking and running to complete the distance.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 27.2 km
Average workout:
Distance 9.1 km
Z1: 4m
Z2: 39m
Z3: 1h 14m
Z4: 4h 56m
Z5: 40m
Z6: -
Distance: 6.4 km
Z1: 110 m
Z2: 1069 m
Z3: 2821 m
Z4: 0 m
Z5: 2400 m
Z6: 0 m
Short bursts today. Short intervals above your 5k pace, with much less rest than before. You'll feel these tomorrow.
Distance: 7.6 km
Z1: 146 m
Z2: 444 m
Z3: 453 m
Z4: 6557 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Tempo runs are all above half marathon pace to get you comfortable at speed.
Distance: 13.2 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 808 m
Z3: 1192 m
Z4: 11200 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
This will be your longest run for a while. Just try to survive and run the whole thing, even if you need to slow down a little. If you must, feel free to alternate walking and running to complete the distance.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 25.6 km
Average workout:
Distance 8.5 km
Z1: 2m
Z2: 36m
Z3: 1h 9m
Z4: 5h 7m
Z5: 13m
Z6: -
Distance: 4.8 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 765 m
Z3: 2435 m
Z4: 800 m
Z5: 800 m
Z6: 0 m
Time for some progressive intervals. We'll start out slow and build speed during the workout. Hang on!
Distance: 7.6 km
Z1: 146 m
Z2: 570 m
Z3: 484 m
Z4: 6400 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Tempo runs are all above half marathon pace to get you comfortable at higher speeds.
Distance: 13.2 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 808 m
Z3: 1192 m
Z4: 11200 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Today's long run will bring you once step closer to completing the half marathon distance. This one measures out over 13k (over 8 miles). It starts with an easy warm up and then progresses to a steady effort. See if you can hold it all the way to the end. If needed, slow the pace down or feel free to alternate walking and running to complete the distance.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 28.6 km
Average workout:
Distance 9.5 km
Z1: 7m
Z2: 27m
Z3: 1h 23m
Z4: 3h 49m
Z5: 2h 10m
Z6: -
Distance: 6.2 km
Z1: 400 m
Z2: 253 m
Z3: 390 m
Z4: 157 m
Z5: 5000 m
Z6: 0 m
Here we go - full on 5k as fast as you can go. This run will help us estimate your future half marathon pace.
Distance: 7.6 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 765 m
Z3: 4035 m
Z4: 0 m
Z5: 2800 m
Z6: 0 m
Time for some speed work! You will be doing some 400meter or 1/4 mile intervals above your 5k pace, with a longer rest period in between. This will start to get your body used to doing some fast running and help build speed.
Distance: 14.8 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 625 m
Z3: 575 m
Z4: 13600 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Just try to survive and run the whole thing, even if you need to slow down a little. If you must, feel free to alternate walking and running to complete the distance.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 34.8 km
Average workout:
Distance 11.6 km
Z1: 2m
Z2: 27m
Z3: 1h 21m
Z4: 6h 43m
Z5: 1h 7m
Z6: -
Distance: 8.4 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 576 m
Z3: 3824 m
Z4: 0 m
Z5: 4000 m
Z6: 0 m
Changing it up a bit. Up and down, through the gears.
Distance: 10 km
Z1: 146 m
Z2: 444 m
Z3: 453 m
Z4: 8957 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Tempo runs are all above half marathon pace to get you comfortable at speed.
Distance: 16.4 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 625 m
Z3: 575 m
Z4: 15200 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Just try to survive and run the whole thing, even if you need to slow down a little. If you must, feel free to alternate walking and running to complete the distance.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 34.8 km
Average workout:
Distance 11.6 km
Z1: 2m
Z2: 31m
Z3: 1h 24m
Z4: 6h 56m
Z5: 47m
Z6: -
Distance: 7.6 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 765 m
Z3: 4035 m
Z4: 0 m
Z5: 2800 m
Z6: 0 m
Time for some progressive intervals. We'll start out slow and build speed during the workout. Hang on!
Distance: 9.2 km
Z1: 146 m
Z2: 444 m
Z3: 453 m
Z4: 8157 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
5mi/8km of above half marathon pace work to get you comfortable at speed.
Distance: 18 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 625 m
Z3: 575 m
Z4: 16800 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Just try to survive and run the whole thing, even if you need to slow down a little. If you must, feel free to alternate walking and running to complete the distance.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 33.4 km
Average workout:
Distance 11.1 km
Z1: 7m
Z2: 34m
Z3: 2h 4m
Z4: 5h 9m
Z5: 1h 23m
Z6: -
Distance: 6.2 km
Z1: 400 m
Z2: 253 m
Z3: 390 m
Z4: 157 m
Z5: 5000 m
Z6: 0 m
Here we go - full on 5k as fast as you can go. This run will help us estimate your future half marathon pace.
Distance: 7.6 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 1144 m
Z3: 6456 m
Z4: 0 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Optional easy "active recovery" miles to help build a base. Be sure not to go over the pace specified or you will reduce the effectiveness of the 3 main workouts each week.
Distance: 19.6 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 625 m
Z3: 575 m
Z4: 18400 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Goal here is to run the whole thing without stopping or walking. Reduce pace if necessary.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 24.4 km
Average workout:
Distance 8.1 km
Z1: 4m
Z2: 34m
Z3: 1h 12m
Z4: 4h 29m
Z5: 27m
Z6: -
Distance: 6 km
Z1: 146 m
Z2: 444 m
Z3: 453 m
Z4: 4957 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Tempo runs are above half marathon pace work to get you comfortable at speed.
Distance: 6.8 km
Z1: 110 m
Z2: 480 m
Z3: 3010 m
Z4: 1600 m
Z5: 1600 m
Z6: 0 m
Time for some more 400m intervals. Hang on!
Distance: 11.6 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 1145 m
Z3: 855 m
Z4: 9600 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Even more distance today. Try to run the whole thing, even if you need to slow down a little. If you must, feel free to alternate walking and running to complete the distance.
Workouts: 3
Total distance: 29.1 km
Average workout:
Distance 9.7 km
Z1: 3m
Z2: 24m
Z3: 39m
Z4: 6h 58m
Z5: -
Z6: -
Distance: 3.6 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 892 m
Z3: 1908 m
Z4: 800 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
Time for some speed work! You will be doing some 400meter or 1/4 mile intervals above your 5k pace, with a longer rest period in between. This will start to get your body used to doing some fast running and help build speed.
Distance: 4.4 km
Z1: 204 m
Z2: 575 m
Z3: 421 m
Z4: 3200 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
3mi/5km of above half marathon pace work to get you comfortable at speed.
Distance: 21.097 km
Z1: 0 m
Z2: 0 m
Z3: 0 m
Z4: 21097 m
Z5: 0 m
Z6: 0 m
This is it!