Your half marathon training plan
A structured plan to run a strong half — a growing long run for endurance, threshold and tempo work at race pace, intervals for sharpness, and a taper — built around your week and adapted as you log.
Built for 21.1K, not a generic running block
The half marathon is an endurance race held at a real pace. Your coach builds a periodized plan with a long run that grows sensibly, threshold and tempo work to settle your race pace, intervals for sharpness, and a taper so you arrive fresh.
Each week has a purpose, and your coach explains it — why the long run grows the way it does and why race-pace work shows up when it does.
Built around your level and your days
Whether it's your first half or a new PB, the plan is shaped by your current pace, your longest comfortable run, and how many days you can train — not a template that assumes mileage you aren't running yet.
Adapts to how your runs actually go
You log your runs, and your coach guides mileage and intensity from there — building the long run and race-pace work toward your goal, and easing off with a recovery week when it's time to absorb the load.
Preview your plan first
See your first weeks day by day before you commit — the sessions, the paces and effort, and your coach's reasoning. Activate only when it looks right for you.
Frequently asked questions
- It's my first half — is that okay?
- Yes. The plan builds your long run and endurance gradually from your current level, so the distance feels manageable well before race day.
- How long is the plan?
- It's sized to your goal and starting point. If you give a race date, the plan fits the block and times the taper to it.
- Does it use effort or pace zones?
- Sessions are prescribed by effort so you train at the right intensity for each run — easy, race-pace, threshold and intervals.
- Is it free?
- Yes, GetMyCoach is free during early access.
Start your half marathon plan
Tell us your half marathon goal and preview a structured plan — free during early access.