Half Marathon Training Schedule

I've decided to take up running again. It's been four years since my last half marathon (two months before Jackson was conceived). While I don't especially enjoy the act of running, I find it gratifying once I've completed a run.

The Thunder Road Half/Full Marathon is November 14. Since I don't run AT ALL, I chose a 20 week run/walk method. Most of the schedule comes from the Couch to Half Marathon training plan, though I've tweaked the days and a few of the distances.

Here is the training schedule I intend on following:

Date	Monday	Tuesday	Wed.	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 1	XT 30+ min	30 min 10x (R1/W2)	XT 30+ min	30 min 10x (R1/W2)	Rest	3 miles (R1/W2)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 2	XT 30+ min	30 min 10x (R1/W2)	XT 30+ min	28 min 7x (R2/W2)	Rest	3 miles (R1/W2)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 3	XT 30+ min	28 min 7x (R2/W2)	XT 30+ min	28 min 7x (R2/W2)	Rest	4 miles (R2/W2)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 4	XT 30+ min	28 min 7x (R2/W2)	XT 30+ min	30 min 6x (R3/W2)	Rest	4 miles (R2/W2)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 5	XT 30+ min	30 min 6x (R3/W2)	XT 30+ min	30 min 6x (R3/W2)	Rest	5 miles (R2/W2)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 6	XT 30+ min	30 min 6x (R3/W2)	XT 30+ min	30 min 5x (R4/W2)	Rest	5 miles (R3/W2)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 7	XT 30+ min	30 min 5x (R4/W2)	XT 30+ min	30 min 5x (R4/W2)	Rest	6 miles (R3/W2)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 8	XT 30+ min	30 min 5x (R4/W2)	XT 30+ min	30 min 5x (R4/W2)	Rest	6 miles (R4/W2)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 9	XT 30+ min	30 min 6x (R5/W1)	XT 30+ min	30 min 5x (R4/W2)	Rest	4 miles (R4/W2)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 10	XT 30+ min	30 min 6x (R5/W1)	XT 30+ min	36 min 6x (R5/W1)	Rest	7 miles (R4/W1)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 11	XT 30+ min	36 min 6x (R5/W1)	XT 30+ min	36 min 6x (R5/W1)	Rest	8 miles (R4/W1)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 12	XT 30+ min	30 min 6x (R5/W1)	XT 30+ min	35 min 5x (R6/W1)	Rest	5 miles (R4/W1)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 13	XT 30+ min	35 min 5x (R6/W1)	XT 30+ min	35 min 5x (R6/W1)	Rest	9 miles (R5/W1)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 14	XT 30+ min	35 min 5x (R6/W1)	XT 30+ min	40 min 5x (R7/W1)	Rest	6 miles (R5/W1)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 15	XT 30+ min	40 min 5x (R7/W1)	XT 30+ min	40 min 5x (R7/W1)	Rest	10 miles (R6/W1)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 16	XT 30+ min	40 min 5x (R7/W1)	XT 30+ min	36 min 4x (R8/W1)	Rest	7 miles (R6/W1)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 17	XT 30+ min	45 min 5x (R8/W1)	XT 30+ min	45 min 5x (R8/W1)	Rest	11 miles (R7/W1)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 18	XT 30+ min	45 min 5x (R8/W1)	XT 30+ min	44 min 4x (R10/W1)	Rest	12 miles (R7/W1)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 19	XT 30+ min	44 min 4x (R10/W1)	XT 30+ min	44 min 4x (R10/W1)	Rest	8 miles (R8/W1)	Rest/ Yoga
Week 20	XT 30+ min	44 min 4x (R10/W1)	XT 30+ min	44 min 4x (R10/W1)	Rest	RACE! Nov. 14	Rest/ Yoga

I will finish Week 2 tomorrow. Since I love Zumba too much to give it up, I catered the running schedule around it so Zumba would be my cross training (XT) on Monday/Wednesday. I'm using the T25 stretch video for Sunday yoga. I've been using the Runtastic Timer app for the run/walk intervals. Jesse is following the same basic schedule, though his running days are different since we can't both go at the same time. I'll post progress updates occasionally. Happy running!