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hanson half marathon method

mkakids
mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
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Has anyone followed this guide before? Any feedback?

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  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    I read a review about the book recently, as I was looking for HM training plan inspirations.
    Running six times per week is too much for me, so I didn't follow up on it, but here is the link in case it's interesting for you:
    http://www.thisrunnersrecipes.com/hansons-half-marathon-method/
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I looked at the marathon training program, but it was too much mileage for me now, as I like more cross-training. I have the book and am reading it, though, as I like understanding different plans.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    The 6 days a week are really daunting to me.... between kids, home and work fitting in 4 days is difficult sometimes.

    I know i CAN make 6 days work if i really want to, but im not sure thats the best thing for me right now.
  • ariceroni
    ariceroni Posts: 422 Member
    edited January 2016
    I followed the hansons training plan (the "beginner" one - it's not actually for beginners haha) and had a lot of success! Managed to cut 27 minutes off of my PR! It is a lot of mileage though so make sure you are up for it beforehand; there's no point in overtraining and getting injured before your goal race. I'm planning to use the training plan again later this year for a half I'm doing in november!
  • ariceroni
    ariceroni Posts: 422 Member
    Wanted to add- another fairly unique thing about Hanson's method is that the long runs are done faster than "easy run" pace, whereas most of the other plans I've seen call for long runs at or slower than "easy run" pace. Just something else to be aware/consider!
  • ATT949
    ATT949 Posts: 1,245 Member
    I read the book a few years ago and it's a very demanding training plan. I chose a variant of McMillan's training plan (check out his book "You, Only Faster") because it fit my mindset and, more importantly, the mileage wasn't so high.
    Best suggestion - try it. If you can work up to the mileage and intensity of that plan, give it a shot and see how it works for you.
  • Robbnva
    Robbnva Posts: 590 Member
    ariceroni wrote: »
    I followed the hansons training plan (the "beginner" one - it's not actually for beginners haha) and had a lot of success! Managed to cut 27 minutes off of my PR! It is a lot of mileage though so make sure you are up for it beforehand; there's no point in overtraining and getting injured before your goal race. I'm planning to use the training plan again later this year for a half I'm doing in november!

    That's a great improvement. What do you think specifically about the program made it work so well vs your old plan?

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