in a speed session-104-180Easy - a gentle jog-138-148Slow - conversational pace -146-156Steady - a comfortable, but purposeful, pace. -158-168Brisk (or Threshold (THR)) - around your target pace-174-182 Fast-10K-180-188Fast-5K-186-194Fast

Steady - a comfortable, but purposeful, pace. About marathon pace -158-168Brisk (or Threshold (THR)) - around your target half-marathon pace-174-182Fast-10K-180-188Fast-5K-186-194Fast-above-5K-192-198Enter your race date:  (dd/mm/yyyy)Finished? When you

coaching the forum threeBecky Smith (aka Becky S): Age: 30PBs: half-marathon 1:47; marathon 3:30Targets sub-20 5K; Great North Run in 1.35; London Marathon 2005: 3:15 Mike thinks:Our first target is to work on leg speed. Read moreDawn (aka Hilly)PBs: 10K 42:06

.Half-Marathon - a huge milestone Half-marathon schedules Tried and trusted... Our best-ever schedules --> for the half; 12 weeks from sub-1:20 to 2:30 run-walk Essential Q&As --> Nutrition, training, race day and more...The technical know-how --> Pacing tactics

Standfirst: The target for weeks 1-4 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan120-->A time-targetted 10K or 5-mile race (Week 4)Why: The marathon’s main requirement is stamina, but many of the world’s

for a half-marathon; sub 38 minutes for 10K.Sub-3:15 Eventual standard: sub-1:30 for a half-marathon; sub 40 minutes for 10K.Sub-3:30 Eventual standard: sub-1:37 for a half-marathon; sub 43 minutes for 10K.Sub-3:45 Eventual standard: sub-1:45 for a

partly on fitness and partly on endurance. If you’re a novice runner, you simply need the ability to keep running for a longer distance, but the more experienced will be looking for speed endurance. This means that you should train very much as for a 10K

Standfirst: The focus of weeks 1-4 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan123-->In Weeks 1-4... you build your baseThe overall aim of the first four weeks is to train consistently and get

that peaks at 1000ft. An event not for the faint hearted, but certainly a must-do on any adventurous marathon runner's race schedule. More Marathon Highlights:Leicester Marathon (Leicester, October 2)Abingdon Marathon (Oxon, October 16)Beachy Head Marathon

pace, depending on the distance of the speedwork reps (85-95% WHR). Try to hit your 5K pace for reps measuring up to 400m, and your 10K pace for reps between 800m and 1M in length.Fartlek – an easy pace, with fast bursts as you wish (70-85+% WHR