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My 12-Week Half Marathon Training Plan

My favorite schedule for the 13.1-mile distance

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Terrell Johnson
Dec 30, 2025
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Morning, friends! ☀️

I’ll soon be back in your inboxes with our regularly scheduled programming 😀, but just before the end of the year I thought I’d share with you some training plans I’ve developed over the years.

The are plans we’ve used to train together for races in the past, and I thought I’d share them in case you’d like a full week-by-week guide for a race you have coming up.

Below is my twelve-week plan, which includes a week-by-week breakdown of the miles you need to run, the long run each week (in bold), all leading up to the taper a couple of weeks or so before your race day.

Also, there’s a downloadable PDF version at the end of the schedule, so you can print it out if you like.

Feel free to reach out with any questions!

— Terrell

Week 1

  • Tuesday — 3 miles

  • Wednesday — 3 miles

  • Thursday — 3 miles

  • Saturday — 4 miles

  • Sunday — 3 miles

Week 2

  • Tuesday — 3 miles

  • Wednesday — 4 miles

  • Thursday — 3 miles

  • Saturday — 4 miles

  • Sunday — 3 miles

Week 3

  • Tuesday — 3 miles

  • Wednesday — 4 miles

  • Thursday — 3 miles

  • Saturday — 5 miles

  • Sunday — 3 miles

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