Amateur Endurance Triathlon Magazine

1/2 Marathon: 16-week training plan

Below is an 16-week training plan for a 1/2 marathon. This 16-week Half Marathon training plan is designed for someone relatively new to running and can commit to running 4 days/week. If you are interested in a customized training program that is unique to your personal training goals, contact Carrie Jesse at [email protected]. (Program design by Carrie Jesse Coaching.)

 

In addition, now all of our training programs import directly into our new Amateur Endurance Training Tracker

 

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	30 min Intervals RPE 5-7	30 min RPE 2-4	Off	60 min RPE 2-4	Off
2	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	30 min Intervals RPE 5-7	35 min RPE 2-4	Off	70 min RPE 2-4	Off
3	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	30 min Intervals RPE 5-7	40 min RPE 2-4	Off	80 min RPE 2-4	Off
4	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	30 min Intervals RPE 5-7	30 min RPE 2-4	Off	80 min RPE 2-4	Off
5	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	45 min Intervals RPE 5-7	40 min RPE 2-4	Off	90 min RPE 2-4	Off
6	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	45 min Intervals RPE 5-7	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	100 min RPE 2-4	Off
7	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	45 min Intervals RPE 5-7	50 min RPE 2-4	Off	110 min RPE 2-4	Off
8	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	45 min Intervals RPE 5-7	40 min RPE 2-4	Off	100 min RPE 2-4	Off
9	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	60 min Intervals RPE 5-7	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	120 min RPE 2-4	Off
10	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	60 min Intervals RPE 5-7	50 min RPE 2-4	Off	130 min RPE 2-4	Off
11	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	60 min Intervals RPE 5-7	55 min RPE 2-4	Off	140 min RPE 2-4	Off
12	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	60 min Intervals RPE 5-7	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	90 min RPE 2-4	Off
13	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	60 min Intervals RPE 5-7	60 min RPE 2-4	Off	105 min RPE 2-4	Off
14	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	60 min Intervals RPE 5-7	60 min RPE 2-4	Off	120 min RPE 2-4	Off
15	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	60 min Intervals RPE 5-7	30 min RPE 2-4	Off	60 min RPE 2-4	Off
16	45 min RPE 2-4	Off	30 min Intervals RPE 5-7	Off	20-30 min RPE 2-4	Off	Race

 

RPE: Rate of Perceived Exertion; used to determine intensity

RPE Scale (from 1 – 10):
1-2 = Easy, Comfortable, Conversational Pace (50-55% effort)
3-4 = Aerobic/Endurance Pace (60-70% effort)
5-6 = Moderate Pace (75-80% effort)
7 = Uncomfortably Comfortable/Sub-Threshold Pace (85% effort)
8 = Threshold/Hard Pace (90% effort)
9 = Challenging/Very Hard Pace (95% effort)
10 = All Out Sprint (100% effort)

Intervals: A speed workout including moderate pace, sub-threshold intervals interspersed with recovery intervals