Manchester Half Marathon Training Plan - Compete

About this plan

This plan is built for Manchester Half Marathon, start to finish. It is shaped around the 13.1 mile half marathon, running 17 weeks at a lean 6.6 hours a week, so you know exactly what you are signing up for.

Every target is set as a percentage of your own threshold pace and heart rate, so it fits you and not some average athlete. The weeks climb and then ease in three-week blocks, and across them your endurance, your pace and the durability to hold it late on are trained in balance.

Held to week after week, it is designed to have you racing at the sharp end on the day you race Manchester Half Marathon.

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Common questions

Who is this plan for?

The rider or athlete targeting Manchester Half Marathon. It suits the 13.1 mile half marathon and is aimed at racing for a result, not just completing it, for someone who can give it a fairly steady 6.6 hours most weeks.

How much training does it involve?

It runs 17 weeks at a lean 6.6 hours a week. The load builds in three-week blocks and then eases back, so the volume is real but never random.

How is the plan delivered?

A single payment drops the whole plan into TrainingPeaks for you, laid out session by session in plain English so nothing is left to guesswork.

Want it built around your life instead of off the shelf? See Plan Only.