Half Marathon Plans

Intermediate, advanced, and sub-elite
HM training plans from 8 – 20 weeks
on TrainingPeaks™ and FinalSurge®
with certified coach support

Structured Training Plans with Coach Support

Purposeful workouts

Aerobic endurance, lactate threshold, VO₂max, and race-specific efficiency are developed through a deliberate range of intensities matched to the physiological demands of a half marathon race.

Balanced training weeks

Balance your training using the hard–easy principle. Each key workout is followed by 48–72 hours of easy running or rest so you can absorb the training, arrive ready for the next session, and reduce injury risk.

Race-specific periodization

Training develops general endurance and speed before progressing toward increasingly race-specific demands. Each phase builds on the previous one to bring you to peak performance.

How It Works

Get Started in 3 Simple Steps

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1. Choose your 8 – 20 week training plan

Find your perfect plan based on your time goal, duration, and miles or km.  

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2. Activate TrainingPeaks or FinalSurge

A flexible online calendar, individual training zones, and trackable progress.

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3. Upload the workouts to your watch

Follow the instructions for your structured workouts on your watch in real-time.

Imperial or Metric

IN MILES IN KM

Sub 1:50 h

Half Marathon sub 1:50 plan in miles
  • 21 - 32 miles per week
  • 4 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:45 h

Half Marathon sub 1:45 plan in miles
  • 22 - 35 miles per week
  • 5 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:40 h

Half Marathon sub 1:40 plan in miles
  • 25 - 37 miles per week
  • 5 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:35 h

Half Marathon sub 1:35 plan in miles
  • 27 - 41 miles per week
  • 5 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:30 h

Half Marathon sub 1:30 plan in miles
  • 30 - 45 miles per week
  • 5 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:25 h

Half Marathon sub 1:25 plan in miles
  • 34 - 50 miles per week
  • 6 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:20 h

Half Marathon sub 1:20 plan in miles
  • 37 - 56 miles per week
  • 6 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:15 h

Half Marathon sub 1:15 plan in miles
  • 42 - 62 miles per week
  • 6 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:10 h

Half Marathon sub 1:10 plan in miles
  • 48 - 68 miles per week
  • 6 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:50 h

Half Marathon sub 1:50 plan in km
  • 34 - 52 km per week
  • 4 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:45 h

Half Marathon sub 1:45 plan in km
  • 36 - 56 km per week
  • 5 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:40 h

Half Marathon sub 1:40 plan in km
  • 40 - 60 km per week
  • 5 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:35 h

Half Marathon sub 1:35 plan in km
  • 44 - 66 km per week
  • 5 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:30 h

Half Marathon sub 1:30 plan in km
  • 48 - 72 km per week
  • 5 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:25 h

Half Marathon sub 1:25 plan in km
  • 54 - 80 km per week
  • 6 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:20 h

Half Marathon sub 1:20 plan in km
  • 60 - 90 km per week
  • 6 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:15 h

Half Marathon sub 1:15 plan in km
  • 68 - 100 km per week
  • 6 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Sub 1:10 h

Half Marathon sub 1:10 plan in km
  • 76 - 110 km per week
  • 6 runs per week
  • 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks

Help Me Choose

Enter your current half marathon time, goal time, and race date to find your ideal training plan.

Your Goal Progression

Realistic Goal 1–3% improvement
Ambitious Goal 3–6% improvement
Aggressive Goal 6%+ improvement

Race Timeline

Your preparation time until race day.

Recommended Plan

Goal Race Pace
Recommended Plan
Plan Duration

Choose a plan according to your time goal but make sure you are realistic about it. If your current half marathon PR is 1:50 hours then you are unlikely to succeed with a sub 1:25 hour plan.

That said, the weekly mileage of the plan isn’t exact science to achieve a certain time goal. Rather, it is based on experience of what’s necessary to achieve a certain time. For example, you may choose a 1:50 hour plan and achieve 1:40 hours on race day — or vice versa. That means you could use the lower mileage 1:50 hour plan and personalize its zones for a 1:40 hour time goal or use a 1:40 plan for a 1:50 h time goal (if you are already comfortable with the weekly mileage).

But don’t worry, if a plan turns out to be too easy or too hard for you, I’ll change it for you free of charge within 14 days of your purchase. 

Yes, you can fully adjust the plan to your needs.

Training zones

You can personalize the training zones based on your fitness level for any plan with a click of a mouse button. Take a recent race result (or an educated guess) for your current ability and then update your zones as needed toward your goal race pace. 

Training days

You can move your workouts easily with the drag and drop feature. For instance, if you prefer your long run on a Sunday instead of a Saturday, you can change the order of workouts. Just make sure you don’t have any hard back-to-back sessions. 

You can also skip or replace some of your easy runs with aerobic cross-training, such as cycling or swimming. But I recommend a minimum of 4 running days per week. 

Race Day

By default my plans assume the race is on a Sunday. Should your race fall on a Saturday, then remove Wednesday’s easy run and bring the workouts that follow 1 day forward.

TrainingPeaks and FinalSurge are the leading online training platforms for endurance athletes. Here you can upload your workouts to your running watch and follow the instructions in real-time. Post-workout it syncs your training data where you can observe your progress over time.

Both platforms come in free and paid versions. The free versions work just fine with any of my training plans. 

If you want a maximum of training metrics then I suggest you use TrainingPeaks. But for an easy-to-use and beautiful interface I recommend FinalSurge. 

You can contact me anytime via email if you have questions about the training plan or training in general. 

But for personalized training consider my 1-on-1 online coaching

Not the answer you were looking for?

Sandro Sket, CSCS

NSCA-Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist

Hi, I’m Sandro — coach and founder of RunningFront. I have been racing everything from the 400m to the marathon since my teens. I know what it takes to handle hard track sessions and demanding long runs.

As an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with 12 years of coaching experience, I work with ambitious runners who want measurable progress and faster race times.

My focus is simple: turn your training into race-day performance. 

These plans are built for intermediate, advanced, and sub-elite runners preparing for time goals from the 5K to the marathon on TrainingPeaks and FinalSurge.

Sandro Sket, CSCS

NSCA-Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist

Hi, I’m Sandro — coach and founder of RunningFront. I have been racing everything from the 400m to the marathon since my teens. I know what it takes to handle hard track sessions and demanding long runs.

As an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with 12 years of coaching experience, I work with ambitious runners who want measurable progress and faster race times.

My focus is simple: turn your training into race-day performance. 

These training plans are built for intermediate, advanced, and sub-elite runners preparing for time goals from the 5K to the marathon on TrainingPeaks and FinalSurge.


What's Included

TrainingPeaks or Finalsurge

TrainingPeaks or FinalSurge — the platforms for serious athletes. All your workouts are accessible on your computer, smartphone, and GPS running watch with real-time prompts, post-workout analysis, and more.

10 personalized training zones

Set your current race time or goal, and the plan automatically updates your 10 training paces accordingly. Easy runs, threshold sessions, VO2 max intervals, and race-pace work etc. are calculated to match your ability.

Drag & drop calendar

Move workouts to your preferred training days using the drag-and-drop calendar on TrainingPeaks or FinalSurge. Before you begin, your plan can also be modified to match your number of training days and race date.

Certified coach support

If questions come up during your plan, you can email me directly for guidance on pacing, workout execution, training zones, missed workouts, and race preparation, helping you stay on track.

Athlete Results

Sandro’s expertise and attention to detail has helped me improve more than I had thought possible. I was able to break my half marathon PR by almost 4 minutes to 1:14:29.

Shai Birmaher

United States

I followed one of Sandro’s 16-week half-marathon training programs and really enjoyed the structure of the plan. I felt strong throughout the race and was ecstatic to improve my PR by 7 minutes and achieve my goal of sub-90 minutes.

John Lee

Australia

Hi Sandro, I had my HM race yesterday and finished in 1:31:55! Very excited about the result thanks to your plan.

Alex McIntyre

Canada

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