5k to Half Marathon Training Plans?

thatjeffsmith
thatjeffsmith Posts: 110 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Wondering if anyone has first hand experience going from running 5k's to progressing to doing a half marathon?

I just signed up for the Rock 'n' Roll half in Seattle next Summer. I could Google, but thought I'd check in with y'all first.

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  • stingrayinfl
    stingrayinfl Posts: 284 Member
    search several plans...but Hal Higdon's plans have helped a lot of folks with their first half and full marathon
  • LadyEm06
    LadyEm06 Posts: 27 Member
    Hal Higdon Novice 2. Free online, or pay for it via app on the iphone. I was a slow 12 min mile, slow 5k-er and this plan got me to cross the finish line of 2 half marathons last year in 10:30ish miles ... number three will be in October!

    Be sure to read all of his commentary and not just jump to the day by day plan. Make modifications - my "cross" days are crossfit, and sometimes I run on off days, and take off "run" days. Make it work for you, but it's a great guide.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    Everyone says Higdon but I used this one by Jeff Gaudette.

    http://runkeeper.com/fitness-class/running-half-marathon/14
  • mjpTennis
    mjpTennis Posts: 6,165 Member
    I have survived running off Hal Higdon's plans. He also has a great free forum where you can post this kind of question and get his seasoned advice. With that much time and not knowing where you are in your running fitness, you may be able to sprinkle in a couple different training approaches. Train and run for a 10k, train and run for a half afterwards. As part of different half marathon approaches, there are days to actually run a 5k or a 10k. Good luck. I have heard that the runs in Seattle are really nice.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Another vote for Hal's training plans.

    You'll find most training plans only run anywhere from 12 to 20 weeks, what I'd suggest is just keeping up consistently running and gradually increase your longer Sunday runs (try to follow a pattern where you're building volume for 3 or 4 weeks then take an easier week)

    You may even want to break things up by following a 10K plan first (even better if you can find a race to sign up for) then move on to building for half-marathon distances.
  • DavidHusky
    DavidHusky Posts: 112 Member
    I trained for a 10K (mostly) without using a plan and and then decided I would need a plan to do a half. I am mostly following the Higdon plan (more strict on the long runs, but a little different during the week). Bonus is that I can use the same plan to train for a full once I see how the half goes.
  • dcl3872
    dcl3872 Posts: 20
    Brian is giving you some good advice listen to him.
  • ZenInTexas
    ZenInTexas Posts: 781 Member
    I went from c25k to half marathon in 8 months. Another vote here for Hall Higdon. He has tons of plans so you pick what will be best for you and your schedule and goals.
  • thatjeffsmith
    thatjeffsmith Posts: 110 Member
    So everyone is pretty much in agreeance ;)

    I'll check out Hall's stuff - thanks everyone!
  • jaxCarrie
    jaxCarrie Posts: 214 Member
    Another vote for Hal Higdon. Also, keep consistently running before you start your training program (get a good 'base'). If there's a longer run (a 10K or 15K) between now and then, sign up for it and train for it (all distances have plans with Hal Higdon). You'll get there....I did (took me about 7-8 months.)

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