

Note also that this training program is spread out over 16 weeks rather than 12 weeks, to give your muscles more time to get ready. If you are looking to run your first half marathon, please consider our 12-week training plan for beginning runners, which provides a more intensive training regimen.

It’s important to note that the training plan outlined above is not designed with beginning runners in mind - this is for runners who’ve already run a half marathon or several in the past, and who are already running consistently each week so they’ve built up their leg, lower body and cardiovascular strength to handle the number of miles they’ll be running throughout the training.
