How To Train For Your PERFECT Half Marathon

We're going soup to nuts on how to run a goal half marathon: from picking the right race, to setting your A/B/C goals, building your training block, gearing up, and executing on race day.

Chapters:
0:00 — Intro & Channel Updates
4:27 — Ranking Our Favorite Race Distances
14:30 — Sponsored by Momentous
15:53 — How to Pick Your Goal Race
25:29 — Setting Your Half Marathon Goals
31:25 — Adjusting Goals Through Training
38:51 — How Long Should You Train?
44:49 — Sponsored by RYTHM
47:24 — Half Marathon Training Basics
54:03 — Jesse's Unorthodox Training Plan
1:04:58 — Long Runs & Training Evaluation
1:17:37 — Gear: Shoes
1:25:52 — Gear: Socks & Watch
1:27:24 — Race Weekend Nutrition
1:31:05 — Warmup & Start Line Strategy
1:38:26 — Pacing & The Hard Part
1:41:45 — Training in the Heat

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This week, Marathon Handbook news editor Jessy Carveth joins Michael, Katelyn, and Alex as our special guest and subject. She's chasing a 1:27:30 at the Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon this October. We walk through every step of the process with her, including her refreshingly unorthodox training plan that may or may not give coach Katelyn a heart attack.

Whether you're targeting a big PR, running your first half, or somewhere in between, this episode covers everything you need to know.

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