Advanced · Half marathon
12-Week Advanced Half Marathon Plan
Race a fast half off high volume and race-pace long runs.
- Event
- Half marathon
- Level
- Advanced
- Length
- 12 weeks
- Days / week
- 6
The full 12-week plan as a PDF, every session, styled like the app.
The full plan, week by week
Base, build, peak, then taper: periodised so you arrive on race day fit and fresh, not overtrained.
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Week 1
Base
Recovery Easy Long Easy Easy Long
Key session Long Run 10.99 km
Weekly volume 4h 59m
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Week 2
Base
Recovery Easy Long Easy Easy Long
Key session Long Run 13.90 km
Weekly volume 5h 37m
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Week 3
Base
Recovery Easy Long Easy Easy Long
Key session Long Run 16.65 km
Weekly volume 6h 10m
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Week 4
Build Recovery
Recovery Threshold Long Easy Easy Long
Key session Long Run 13.29 km
Weekly volume 4h 58m
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Week 5
Build
Recovery Threshold Long Easy VO2max Long
Key session Long Run 18.33 km
Weekly volume 6h 23m
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Week 6
Build
Recovery Threshold Long Easy Easy Long
Key session Long Run 20.01 km
Weekly volume 6h 57m
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Week 7
Build
Recovery Threshold Long Easy Tempo Long
Key session Long Run 19.71 km
Weekly volume 7h 03m
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Week 8
Build Recovery
Recovery Threshold Long Easy Tempo Long
Key session Long Run 16.65 km
Weekly volume 6h 10m
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Week 9
Build
Recovery Threshold Long Easy Tempo Long
Key session Long Run 22.31 km
Weekly volume 8h 09m
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Week 10
Peak
Recovery Tempo Easy Easy Threshold Long
Key session Long Run 18.94 km
Weekly volume 6h 40m
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Week 11
Taper
Recovery Threshold Easy Easy Easy Long
Key session Long Run 12.98 km
Weekly volume 4h 06m
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Week 12
Race
Recovery Recovery Strides Recovery Recovery Race Day
Key session Race Day: Run 21.10 km
Weekly volume 4h 25m
Row shading shows each week's training volume against the peak week.
This outline is the skeleton. Gritup makes it yours.
A printed plan can't know that you were travelling last week, that your long run felt awful, or that your fitness jumped. Gritup takes this exact structure and makes it adaptive:
- Calibrated to you. Paces and zones set from your recent results, not a generic label.
- Adapts when life happens. Miss a session or a week and the plan rebuilds the path to race day.
- Fits your real schedule. Choose your training days, and the plan reshapes around them instead of the other way round.
- One app, every sport. Run, bike, swim, or combine them for triathlon, without juggling separate apps.
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Frequently asked
How many days a week is the 12-week advanced half marathon plan?
This plan runs 6 days a week over 12 weeks, structured in base, build, peak, and taper phases. If 6 days doesn't fit your week, Gritup can rebuild the same goal around the days you actually have.
Is this half marathon plan right for a advanced athlete?
Yes, it's written for a advanced athlete. It assumes you already have a training base and layers in threshold and race-specific work. In the app, the plan calibrates to your recent results rather than a one-size label.
What happens if I miss a session or get sick?
With a static plan you're on your own: shift the week and hope the balance still works. Gritup re-plans the remaining weeks around a missed session, an injury, or a busy stretch, so you always have a coherent plan to race day instead of a broken schedule.
Is this training plan really free?
Yes. The full week-by-week outline on this page is free to follow. Gritup itself is a subscription that turns this skeleton into an adaptive, personalised plan, with a free trial and no card required to start.
Half marathon plan
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