10-Week Half Marathon Training Plan

This plan is for regular runners aiming for peak performance on race day. If you want a personal best, our plan will help you succeed.

Key Features of the Plan

• 4-5 runs per week, each around an hour long.


• 1 strength session per week targeting core, hips, glutes, and legs to maximize power and prevent injury.


• Balance of long runs, tempo runs, intervals, and easy runs.


• Guidance is provided on which sessions can be swapped for club runs, allowing you to maintain your social runs.


• Structured to fit into a busy lifestyle, while maximizing training efficiency.

Recommended Starting Ability

• Run comfortably for at least 1.5 hours.

10-Week Structured Progression

Our plan is divided into two 5-week blocks, ensuring steady progress:

• Block 1: Focuses on building a solid endurance base while incorporating speed work through steady runs and pace sharpening workouts.


• Block 2: Shifts to race pace and peaking, gradually increasing the duration of race pace efforts, with a taper for race day.

Overcoming Race Pace Challenges

Race pace is tough to maintain, but our plan includes sessions specifically designed to build confidence and stamina, making race day pace feel natural.

Staying Motivated

To keep you engaged, we’ve varied the workouts and added strength sessions to build resilience, ensuring you stay motivated while maintaining continual progression.

Seamless Integration & Support

Our plan integrates with smartwatches for live tracking and provides a full training calendar to monitor progress. For pacing questions or other support, I’m available via email to guide you.

About Me

Hi, I’m Chris, head coach at Efficient Endurance. With years of experience coaching runners, I’m passionate about maximizing efficiency and cutting out wasted training time. Whether it’s your first half marathon or you’re aiming for a personal best, I’m here to make your training as effective as possible.

Ready to Overcome Your Challenges?

This plan gives you the confidence to tackle your half marathon with clear guidance for every session. You’ll always know what you're working on and why.

Ready to take your training to the next level? Let’s get started today and run with purpose!

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