Can Anyone Suggest a Workout That Would Predict Current Half-Marathon Fitness?

Log into the Runzone (Tinman's forum) and ask him. He'll have an answer.

I suspect it'll be something like 7 or 8 x mile @ HM pace with 1:00 jogs.

8km time trial. Whatever pace you can hold for that on your own, you should be able to stretch for the full distance.

Seems unrealistic but I've never found it to be off.

If I can hit 29 minutes I can run 1:18-1:21 depending on the course.

An 8k time trial is a bit harsh. I say do a 5-6 mile tempo run by yourself. The key is "comfortably hard"...I would say that you should be able to run no slower than this pace for the full half, and maybe 5-7 seconds per mile faster.

Run 53 laps in a row. That should be a fairly accurate predictor.

Word word wrote:

I say do a 5-6 mile tempo run by yourself. The key is "comfortably hard"...I would say that you should be able to run no slower than this pace for the full half, and maybe 5-7 seconds per mile faster.

Thanks -- I was thinking something either like this (6M solid tempo) or kudzu's suggestion of several miles @ goalHM with short jog breaks. I will check out that other cite...

Word word wrote:

An 8k time trial is a bit harsh. I say do a 5-6 mile tempo run by yourself. The key is "comfortably hard"...I would say that you should be able to run no slower than this pace for the full half, and maybe 5-7 seconds per mile faster.

The problem is "comfortably hard". What exactly is that?

An 8k solo time trial is not that hard.

A time trial is not a tempo run

It should be as fast as you can go on your own which should still be slower than you can race. You might as well do a 5 mile race in my opinion as than at least you have something to show for your effort

Failing that set out at 1:30 pace, then adjust according to how you are feeling. I've died a death trying to stick to some pre planned pace