Develops confidence and efficiency at your intended half marathon race pace. These workouts help you become familiar with the physical and mental demands of maintaining your goal pace on race day.
As your half marathon approaches, the emphasis of your quality training should increasingly shift towards the demands of race day. The fitness developed during the earlier phases of your programme now needs to be converted into the ability to sustain a strong, controlled intensity for an extended period. This week’s Coach Ray’s Workout of the…
As a half marathon approaches, training needs to become increasingly specific to the demands of race day. The aerobic fitness, running strength and threshold fitness developed earlier in the build-up now need to be converted into the ability to sustain the intensity required for the half marathon itself. This week’s Coach Ray’s Workout of the…
Long runs are a cornerstone of half marathon preparation, but as an athlete develops, some long runs can become much more than simply accumulating easy kilometres. This week’s Coach Ray’s Workout of the Week is 2:00hr Long, Progressive Run A. It begins with a full hour at Level II before progressively increasing the intensity through…