think you could race that half-marathon.On Saturday, try an interval-type session of shorter bursts of running with a timed recovery between each burst (eg 6-10 repetitions of distances between 400 and 1000 metres). These dont need to be flat out
pace) for three or four miles. Lastly, I finish off with two or three miles of easy running. Sometimes I play around with the tempo section either breaking it up with recoveries, or making it into a mile repetition work-out (2 x 1M, with 1M recoveries
excellent cross-training for running, but to run a half-marathon well you also have to get used to spending a long time on your feet. I suggest that you use the days when you run to get in as many miles as possible maybe a 15-16 mile run on the Sunday, a
lift, which gives a long stride. All the running is done at 95-100 per cent effort, with long recoveries. Try the following sessions:‘Pyramid’ sessions, starting with 150m and moving up to 170m, 190m, 200m and down again, with a walk-back recovery of 90
in 15-20 minutes. Then get in the car or on your bike to measure the distance in miles, divide the time by the distance and multiply the result by 6.2 to get a rough figure for 10K. Be realistic though – don’t run yourself into the ground for 20 minutes
85 mins)WEEK SIXTEEN (April 11-18): 13M plus raceMon RestTue 1M jog, then 12 x 200m at mile/5K speed (or 45 secs) with 200m (or 1-min) jog recoveries, then 1M jogWed 4M easy (approx 36 mins) with 5 marathon pace 100m stridesThu 3M easy (approx 27 mins
. More experienced runners would run the fast section between 10K and half-marathon pace, and may do two sets of 10 minutes with 5-10 minutes jog between; or one 20-minute effort. Try hillwork. Warm up with a 10-minute run to the base of a hill that has a
Speed repetitions Warm up, then run eight x 400m at mile race pace with two-minute jog recoveries between. 5 Sprints Warm up, then run eight x 200m at 800m race pace with 200m slow jog recoveries between.6 Strides Warm up, then run 10-12 x 100m
at the London Marathon (2:46, 2:43, 2:46, 2:43 [his quickest in last 20 years] and 2:47). Over the years, he estimates he's run about 2,000 races.Read the whole forum debateQ. Most marathon schedules are based on past performances but my opinion is that you
)/Timetrial 11-min miling (5:00) 11-min miling (5:00) MILEAGE TARGET: 30MMon Mar 1 restTues Mar 2 400m, 800m, 1600m, 800m, 400m (with 200m jog recoveries)Wed Mar 3 Steady run: 75 mins (approx 6.5M)Thurs Mar 4 20 mins Fartlek (+10mins wu & cd) (approx 3.5M)Fri Mar
