Manchester Half Marathon Training Plan - Finish

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 5.1 hours a week, so you know exactly what you are signing up for.

The load builds in three-week blocks and then backs off, so the work actually lands instead of burying you. The hard sessions are dosed the way the research says fitness is built, never piled on as junk volume, and your endurance, your pace and the durability to hold it late on all get their turn.

Do the work and this plan is built to get you across the line in good shape when you line up for 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 getting you to a strong, controlled finish, for someone who can give it a fairly steady 5.1 hours most weeks.

How much training does it involve?

You are looking at 17 weeks and a lean 5.1 hours a week, arranged in three-week blocks that push and then recover so the fitness actually sticks.

How is the plan delivered?

It is a one-off purchase delivered straight into your TrainingPeaks account, written out session by session in plain language so you always know what to do and why.

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