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Sub 2-Hour Half Marathon Training Plan with Strength Training

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Sub 2-Hour Half Marathon Training Plan with Strength Training

Author

Jonny Mellor

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Length

12 Weeks

Plan Description

The Sub 2-Hour Half Marathon Training Plan with strength training is designed for runners who want to run inside 2-hours for the 13.1-mile race. If you are looking at running quicker I would recommend looking at one of my more advanced plans. I also have plans suitable for runners targeting sub 2:15.

This plan is aimed at runners who can already run 4-5-milers during week 1 of the training schedule.

The plan also includes further reading along the way including nutritional advice and injury prevention tips attached in PDF form and available via JM Run Club.

PLUS included in this plan is a strength routine to be performed alongside your half marathon training. Each session will be progressive throughout the course of the plan, including exercises for beginners and those more advanced in the gym. The strength training can be carried out from home or at the gym. You don't need any specific equipment although I'd recommend purchasing a resistance band, which will also be useful for pre run activation.

The half marathon is a fantastic distance and studies suggest the most popular distance ran worldwide. The 13.1 mile event is often a gateway onto longer distance challenges or for some simply running the half is more than enough!

In purchasing this plan you're also helping to support Jonny Mellor, an international distance runner based in the UK to fund and support his own career within the sport as well as giving him the platform to compete with some of the worlds best runners, which in return Jonny will do his utmost to help and inspire others through his coaching abilities either via bespoke coaching plans or through set training plans such as this one.

The following programme is devised from proven research and experience of what some of the worlds leading athletes and coaches have used and also from personal experience, knowing what has worked and what has impaired or halted my progression as an athlete. I am a current Great Britain International Athlete and have successfully coached a series of athletes via JM Coaching of varying ages and abilities. I have personal bests of 62:23 for half marathon set at New York and 2:10:03 for the marathon ran at Seville in February 2020 inside the Olympic Qualifying time of 2:11:30.

A half marathon should be treated with the respect it deserves and should not be treated lightheartedly, remember fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

By following my programme you will prepare for your next event with a variety of workouts including easy running, intervals, long runs and rest days, which form an important part of any successful training schedule and arrive on race day ready to enjoy it and perform at your best.

As well as the training plan further information can be found along the way at JM Run Club, free to all runners purchasing this plan. Upon purchase please email me at jonny@jmcoaching.co.uk to receive your free discount code to access the site.

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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Run x4
03:48:00 03:00:00
Day Off x2
—— ——
Strength x2
00:55:00 00:30:00
Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Run
03:48:00 03:00:00
Day Off
—— ——
Strength
00:55:00 00:30:00

Training Load By Week


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Jonny Mellor

JM Coaching

My coaching philosophy is devised from proven research and experience of what some of the worlds leading athletes and coaches have used and also from personal experience, knowing what has worked and what has impaired or halted my progression as an athlete. I am a current Great Britain International Athlete and have successfully coached a series of athletes using very similar approaches. My coaching influences come from previous personal coaches and my current lead coach and mentor Steve Vernon.


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