sub-65:00 half marathon indicator workouts

4 hard days a week? Jesus.

I mean the obvious way to test your half marathon fitness is to do workouts at half marathon pace and see how it feels. For example if you can do 4x2mile at 65:00 pace with 2:00-3:00 rest and it doesn't feel like a ball buster then you can probably keep it up in a fully-tapered race situation.

What half are you planning on doing?

bigtool05 wrote:

For example if you can do 4x2mile at 65:00 pace with 2:00-3:00 rest and it doesn't feel like a ball buster.

Uh that IS a ball buster. Try 6-8 x 1 mile.

Another option would be 4 mile, 3 mile, 2 mile, 1 mile at pace with 4, 3, and 2 minute recoveries. Also, as the poster above said 4 hard days a week is a lot. I seriously don't think anyone endorses that kind of training these days unless you are counting your long run as a hard day then I guess maybe. Don't overdo it. I'm training with the same goal in mind and doing 2 workouts a week. May add in 3 but it would just be a very short neuromuscular workout and may not really be worth it if it creates more fatigue. Good luck mate!

Other options wrote:

Also, as the poster above said 4 hard days a week is a lot.

No it's not.

Planning on the Indy Monumental half. And yes, I count my long run as a hard day. For marathon training I usually do 3-4 hard days a week and peak at 120 to 130 miles per week (with 1-2 doubles). I was planning on doing similar training for the half but cut down on the mileage and increase the intensity of my workouts. Thanks for the ideas so far.

What's your marathon pr?

2:22 on a hilly course in a race I won by several minutes. I realize my chances of running an OTQ are low and 2 minutes is a lot of time in the half, which is why I'm looking for some indicator workouts to see if I'm even close.

Realistically wrote:

Other options wrote:

Also, as the poster above said 4 hard days a week is a lot.

No it's not.

Yes, it is.

last chance for OTQ wrote:

Background: I've never done pure half marathon training or peaked for a half marathon race so I'm looking for advice. I ran a 67:00 last year as my final tune-up race before a marathon.

Assuming I'm around 100 miles per week with 4-5 doubles and 3-4 hard days per week (so I'm never completely rested for a workout), what are some workouts and goal paces I should shoot for to indicate sub-65:00 fitness?

I live in a hilly area so all the local races are relatively slow and hilly compared to the flat half marathon I'm running. I haven't found any flat 10K to 10M races close to me in the months before the race to use as a fitness gauge but I'm considering doing a 10K time trial on the track 3-4 weeks before the half.

Half marathons are about 98% aerobic and 2% anaerobic, where marathons are almost entirely aerobic.

Your best bet is to log miles at your targeted half marry pace on hard days with a speed workout maybe once every two weeks.

3x2m at 9:30-40 avg with 3 min rest or 3x2m with 1 min rest at 4:55 avg.

6xmile at 4:55 with 1 min rest

2x3m at 14:40-50 with 3 min rest

5-6 mile tempos at 4:55-5:00

Progression long run of 20 miles. 5:45-6:00 overall avg. Last 10 around 5:30-40 avg.

Just from my experience.

You just said "marry". You are disqualified from the thread.