The FTK Half Marathon Performance System is designed to build endurance with structure, discipline, and purpose.
This 12-week progression begins with individualized threshold testing to ensure your training zones reflect your physiology. From there, the plan develops aerobic capacity, raises lactate threshold, and builds long-run durability through progressive, zone-based sessions.
Most miles are intentional and controlled. Threshold sessions are structured. Long runs are purposeful. Every phase builds toward race-day execution.
This is more than a template — it is a framework to help you understand how to train, not just what to run.
Consistency builds strength. Discipline builds confidence.
FTK
Endurance coach, Ironman finisher, and founder of FTK Endurance & Performance Coaching. Exercise Science graduate from Hope College and incoming Baylor University MS student in Exercise Physiology. I create structured, science-based training plans for runners and endurance athletes preparing for half marathons, marathons, and endurance goals. My plans help athletes train smarter, stay healthy, and arrive confident on race day.