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Beginner Half Marathon

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Rest Rest Rest Rest

Week 1 or or or Easy 3 Miles or Easy 3 Miles Easy 4 Miles
Cross-Train Cross-Train Cross-Train Cross-Train

Mileage
10 3 3 4

Rest Rest
Week 2 or Easy 2 Miles or Easy 3 Miles Easy 3 Miles Easy 3 Miles Easy 4 Miles
Cross-Train Cross-Train

Mileage
15 2 3 3 3 4

Rest Rest
Week 3 or Easy 4 Miles or Easy 4 Miles Easy 4 Miles Easy 4 Miles Easy 5 Miles
Cross-Train Cross-Train

Mileage
21 4 4 4 4 5

Rest Rest
Week 4 or Easy 5 Miles or Easy 3 Miles Easy 3 Miles Easy 5 Miles Easy 6 Miles
Cross-Train Cross-Train

Mileage
22 5 3 3 5 6

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Beginner Half Marathon
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1.5M Warm Up

Rest Rest
Week 5 or Easy 5 Miles or 3 Miles @ HMP Easy 5 Miles Easy 4 Miles 8 Mile Long Run
Cross-Train Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down

28 5 6 5 4 8
1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

12 x 400m Rest
Week 6 Easy 4 Miles @ 5k-10k pace or 3 Miles @ HMP Easy 4 Miles Easy 5 Miles 9 Mile Long Run
w. 400m jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

37 4 9 6 4 5 9
1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

8 x 600m Rest
Week 7 Easy 4 Miles @ 5k-10k pace or 3 Miles @ HMP Easy 4 Miles Easy 6 Miles 10 Mile Long Run
w. 400m jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

37 4 7 6 4 6 10
1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

6 x 800m Rest
Week 8 Easy 6 Miles @ 5k-10k pace or 4 Miles @ HMP Easy 5 Miles Easy 6 Miles 10 Mile Long Run
w. 400m jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

41 6 7 7 5 6 10

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Beginner Half Marathon
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

5 x 1k Rest
Week 9 Easy 5 Miles @ 5k-10k pace or 4 Miles @ HMP Easy 6 Miles Easy 5 Miles 10 Mile Long Run
w. 600m jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

41 5 8 7 6 5 10
1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

4 x 1200m Rest
Week 10 Easy 6 Miles @ 5k-10k pace or 4 Miles @ HMP Easy 5 Miles Easy 5 Miles 12 Mile Long Run
w. 600m jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

43 6 8 7 5 5 12
1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

6 x Mile Rest
Week 11 Easy 5 Miles @ HMP -10s or 5 Miles @ HMP Easy 6 Miles Easy 5 Miles 10 Mile Long Run
w. 400m jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

44 5 10 8 6 5 10
1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

4 x 1.5 Mile Rest

Week 12 Easy 5 Miles @ HMP -10s or 5 Miles @ HMP Easy 5 Miles Easy 6 Miles 12 Mile Long Run
w. 800m jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

46 5 10 8 5 6 12

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Beginner Half Marathon
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1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

3 x 2 Mile Rest
Week 13 Easy 6 Miles @ HMP -10s or 5 Miles @ HMP Easy 6 Miles Easy 5 Miles 10 Mile Long Run
w. 800m jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

45 6 10 8 6 5 10
1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

2 x 3 Mile Rest
Week 14 Easy 5 Miles @ HMP -10s or 6 Miles @ HMP Easy 5 Miles Easy 6 Miles 12 Mile Long Run
w. 1 Mile jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

47 5 10 9 5 6 12
1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

3 x 2 Mile Rest
Week 15 Easy 7 Miles @ HMP -10s or 6 Miles @ HMP Easy 6 Miles Easy 5 Miles 10 Mile Long Run
w. 800m jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

47 7 10 9 6 5 10
1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

4 x 1.5 Mile Rest

Week 16 Easy 5 Miles @ HMP -10s or 6 Miles @ HMP Easy 5 Miles Easy 6 Miles 12 Mile Long Run
w. 800m jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

47 5 10 9 5 6 12

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Beginner Half Marathon
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1.5M Warm Up 1.5M Warm Up

6 x Mile Rest
Week 17 Easy 5 Miles @ HMP -10s or 5 Miles @ HMP Easy 6 Miles Easy 5 Miles Easy 8 Miles
w. 400m jog rest Cross-Train

Mileage 1.5M Cool Down 1.5M Cool Down

42 5 10 8 6 5 8

Rest
Week 18 Easy 5 Miles Easy 5 Miles or Easy 6 Miles Easy 5 Miles Easy 3 Miles Race Day!
Cross-Train

Mileage
39 5 5 6 5 3 15

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Half Marathon Training Plan Key
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Rest or Cross Train: Can be a rest day (no running), or a cross training day. Cross training can include strength training,
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flexibility, yoga, or any aerobic activity. These may include elliptical, cycling, swimming, etc.

Paces:
To help you with your training paces I suggest you use our Training Pace Calculator. This will help you find all your
appropriate training paces. Training Pace
Some quick definitions: Calculator
M: miles
M: meters
HMP: Half Marathon Pace (Your goal pace) Hansons
HMP-10s: Half Marathon Pace minus 10 seconds/mile. For example if you see 4x1.5M @ HMP-10 that means 4 times Coaching
1.5 miles at your goal half marathon pace, minus 10 seconds per mile. If your goal half marathon pace is 8:00/mile then Services
your goal pace for this workout would be 7:50 per mile.

Resources: To help you out, we have a number of resources to help you. The Book:
Hanson’s Coaching Services is a great site to access all of our blogs and podcasts. It’s also your first step if you are looking Hansons
for individualized coaching or a custom training plan. Marathon
The Hanson’s Half Marathon Method is your best place to start! If you want to dive in more to the training philosophy and Method
methodology. You can purchase from me, but is also available on sites like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other book
retailers (electronic versions, too).
Facebook Group: The Hansons Marathon Method Community is a FREE close group (just ask for permission) where
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thousands of members are using or have used the programs to train with. A great opportunity to reach out to fellow Marathon Method
runners using the same training plan. Facebook
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