Is This Plan For You?
This 6-week Half Marathon Beginner plan by GA Endurance is designed for runners entering the final phase before race day.
It is ideal if you already have a basic endurance foundation and want a structured, controlled approach to prepare for your half-marathon without overtraining.
This plan focuses on sharpening your aerobic fitness, stabilizing race pace, and ensuring you arrive at the start line confident, fresh, and ready.
What You Can Expect
A focused 6-week race preparation structure leading into race day
Gradual refinement of pacing, endurance, and race-specific rhythm
Controlled intensity with emphasis on sub-threshold and race-pace efforts
Long runs and steady sessions are designed to build confidence and durability.
A structured taper phase to ensure optimal freshness for race day
Simple, clear workouts using pace, heart rate, or perceived effort
Coaching & Support
This plan includes Coach Access.
If you have any questions during your training, you can reach out anytime via:
coachsupport@gaendurance.com
Requirements
To start this plan, you should:
Be able to run at least 8–10 km continuously
Have prior running consistency (3–4 sessions per week)
Be preparing for a half-marathon within the next 6–8 weeks
A GPS watch or heart rate monitor is recommended for best results.
Final Note
This is your final preparation phase before race day.
Over these 6 weeks, you will sharpen your pacing, improve your endurance control, and build the confidence needed to execute your race successfully.
If you want to continue your progression after your race or prepare for your next goal, explore more training plans at:
www.gaendurance.com
Goksen Cinar, MSc, is a sports scientist, national team coach, and founder of GA Endurance. With more than 25 years of coaching experience, he combines sports science, endurance coaching, and data-driven methodology to help athletes achieve sustainable performance improvements. He is a 4-time Ironman 70.3 World Championship qualifier and 4-time full-distance Ironman finisher.