Advanced Half Marathon Training Guide

All right you are ready to kick your running into high gear. Welcome to the Advanced Half Marathon Training Guide. You will be pushed even more than your were in the Intermediate Half Marathon Training Guide. You will average anywhere from 35-50 miles a week with this routine.

It's expected that you are a seasoned runner, having completed a half marathon or even a full marathon. You must have run 35 miles a week consistently for the past 6 months.

The Training Workouts

The training workouts we will be using greatly mirror those in the Intermediate Training. We will be using the same Pace Intervals (PI), Speed Intervals (SI), and Cruise Intervals (CI). You can check out the details for these at the Intermediate Half Marathon Training Guide.

We will be adding some quality training to your longer runs. We have also noted specific recovery intervals for your training purposes (found in parenthesis). You will notice that some are shorter than others. These will help you work on maintaining pace while tired. Make sure to take a nice long recovery jog after each of these short sets.

On your long runs, you should mix in some fartlek running as well as some fast finish running. This means you should try to run the last 15 minutes of your run at your 10K pace. This way you will be prepared to push hard at the end during you race. You can even mix in some hill running too.

Since this is advanced half marathon training, you might be interested in investing in a watch that will help your keep track of your workouts, speed, pace, and distance. I highly recommend either the Timex Road Trainer Watch or the Timex Race Trainer Watch. If you do not spending a little bit more money for a watch, the Timex Global Trainer With GPS is a fantastic watch with lots of features to help you reach your goals.

The Training Schedule