Building up for a Half Marathon: Week 8

by | Aug 5, 2015 | Track Tuesdays

Building up for a half marathon

Building up for a Half Marathon: Week 8

It’s the final week before race prep! The focus of this workout is to complete a series of 800m cruise intervals at half marathon goal pace to prep the body for racing.

  • WU 15-20 minutes include 4-5 x 100m fast stride-outs
  • 10 x 800m at half marathon race pace effort
  • 200m moderate jog recovery between at long run pace

Good luck at your half marathon!

Check beck next week for the final workout of the series! Click here to review the full series.

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