Decent Half-marathon Plans

Masters Running Masters Training

5 years ago 09/23/2018 3:20am EDT

I’m going into a HM cycle at the end of October mid-November after a month or so recovery from my autumnal marathon.

A few questions, how long would you recover/easy run before entering into a new cycle?

I’m intending to run my target HM in March 2019, which gives me about 18 weeks to prepare.

I’ve previously used Daniels for marathons, with some success. I’ve used Pfitz 5k/10k plans with some success. I’ve never followed a HM Plan as they’ve never been the key goal.

So, from your experience, which HM plans do you rate?

If not plan specific, what principles did you follow to make significant gains in your HM time?

Other info: average 45 MPW through the year, masters runner (48), no significant bias towards ST or FT. 1:21:xx PB.

5 years ago 09/23/2018 4:32am EDT

re: Half-marathon Caribbean Queen

You would do well with a Pfitz plan. He also has a chapter in Faster Road Racing about masters runners and unique considerations.

Endurance Running Italian Coach demighty@libero.it

5 years ago 09/23/2018 4:54am EDT

re: Half-marathon Caribbean Queen

First Block: Fundamental: Strength, Aerobic endurance, aerobic capacity below the aerobic threshold, VO2max uphill intro.

Second Block: Special: aerobic power, Max Lass (max lactate stady state) and VO2 max, rhythms from 10k to 5k (max lass) and from 5k to 3k (max lass -VO2max).

Third Block: Specific: Aerobic Power Specific on anaerobic threshold: 21k.

Each block, keeping under track the qualities of the previous ones.

5 years ago 09/23/2018 9:06am EDT

re: Dimitry

Dimitry wrote:
First Block: Fundamental: Strength, Aerobic endurance, aerobic capacity below the aerobic threshold, VO2max uphill intro.
Second Block: Special: aerobic power, Max Lass (max lactate stady state) and VO2 max, rhythms from 10k to 5k (max lass) and from 5k to 3k (max lass -VO2max).
Third Block: Specific: Aerobic Power Specific on anaerobic threshold: 21k.
Each block, keeping under track the qualities of the previous ones.

What was that chief?

5 years ago 09/23/2018 6:17pm EDT

re: Half-marathon Caribbean Queen

Jared Ward has fantastic training plans at teamendurestrong.com

5 years ago 09/24/2018 5:05am EDT

re: Team Endure Strong

Team Endure Strong wrote:
Jared Ward has fantastic training plans at teamendurestrong.com

Lol.

5 years ago 09/24/2018 8:18am EDT

re: runrincerepeat

runrincerepeat wrote:
You would do well with a Pfitz plan. He also has a chapter in Faster Road Racing about masters runners and unique considerations.

Thanks.

5 years ago 09/24/2018 9:14am EDT

re: Half-marathon Caribbean Queen

I really like the Hal Higdon plans. Ran a 2:45 at Boston using his advanced marathon plan (age 42).

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