More Half Marathon Team Training Page

"The Well Equiped Runner"

Welcome to your team training page. Each week you can begin here to check your weekly schedules, group running opportunities, reference library updates and updates to facebook entries.

First thing to do is pick your training level.

Each training level is designed to take you from your current level of experience and bring you successfully across the finish line of this 13.1-mile experience.  The description of each trainining level will assist you in choosing the proper training schedule.  Keep in mind that you are building a level of fitness, so you want to look for a training level that starts with workouts that best suits your current ability. Pick from the levels below and then match the level to the appropriate training schedule from the "training Schedule" link above

Type	Description	Click Below For Guideline Link
Walker	This schedule is designed for someone who is new to endurance exercise.  For this schedule, you should currently be: Exercising for at least 30-60 minutes at least 3 days a week. Interested in walking, not running the half-marathon distance. Willing to dedicate at least 3 days a week to walking/workouts.	Walker
New To Running	This schedule is designed for someone who is new to running as an aerobic activity.  Additionally, the method utilized in this program will ease you into the sport with a combination of walk breaks during the training and racing in order to decrease the risk of injury and decrease repetitive joint impact.  For this schedule, you should currently be: Exercising for at least 30-60 minutes at least 3 days a week. Interested in running (with some walking) the half-marathon distance. Able to do impact exercise without contraindications. Willing to dedicate at least 3 days a week to walking/running workouts.	New To Running
Casual Runner	This schedule is designed for someone who runs as an aerobic activity, but currently does little or no racing at the endurance distance.  Additionally, the method utilized in this program will ease you into endurance running with a combination of crosstraining days so that you can continue to train at a higher level without adding more miles.  The program focuses on quality running miles with improvements in overall fitness. For this schedule, you should currently be: Exercising for at least 45-60 minutes at least 4-6 days a week. You are currently running at least 3 days per week with a total of at least 10 miles per week. Able to run at least 4-5 miles in a single training run. Interested in running the half-marathon distance. Able to do impact exercise without contraindications. Willing to dedicate at least 3 days a week to running workouts.	Casual Runner
Intermediate Runner	This schedule is designed for someone who has at least 6-12 months consistent and current experience with running as an aerobic activity and has at least some experience racing at the endurance distance.  Additionally, the method utilized in this program will increase your running efficiency and pace with specificity of training for each workout. There is also inclusion of crosstraining days so that you can continue to train at a higher level without adding more miles.  The program focuses on quality running miles with improvements in endurance. For this schedule, you should currently be: Exercising for at least 45-60 minutes at least 4-6 days a week. You are currently running at least 3 days per week with a total of at least 15-20 miles per week. Able to run at least 8 miles in a single training run. Interested in running the half-marathon distance. Able to do impact exercise without contraindications. Willing to dedicate at least 4-5 days a week to running workouts. Working with a heart rate monitor or some type of intensity monitoring.	Intermediate Runner