Below are half marathon training plans. This has been made so there is plenty of space to add notes about your training sessions. A lot of plans seem to give no or little space and we think it is essential to record how you believe the workout went. It provides great feedback when you review your plan.
Don't forget that many half marathon races have pacers aiming for various finish times. These can be very useful to help guide you at that nice steady speed to achieve your goal time and not set off too quickly!
Download a half marathon race training plan
Calculate Race Pace
Use the table below to calculate the pace you will need to maintain for the required race time that you want. The results can be viewed in miles or kilometres. You can use a pre-defined option such as marathon or input your own custom distance.
How far is a half marathon in kilometres?
The half marathon distance of 13.1 miles (13 miles and 192.5 yards) is equal to 21km or to be more exact 21.0975 kilometres.
What pace is needed to beat 1:15 hours for the half marathon?
To beat 1 hour 15 minutes for the half marathon you have to run under an average a pace of 5.43 minutes/miles or 3:33 minutes/km - which translates to covering 10.48 miles or 16.87 km each hour.
What pace is needed to beat 1:30 hours for the half marathon?
To go under 90 minutes for the half marathon you have to go under an average a pace of 6.52 minutes/miles or 4:16 minutes/km - which translates to covering 8.73 miles or 14.05km each hour.
What pace is needed to beat 1:45 for the half marathon?
To beat 1:45 for the half marathon you have to run under an average a pace of 8.00 minutes/miles or 4:58 minutes/km - which translates to covering 7.49 miles or 12.05km each hour.
What pace is needed to beat 2:00 for the half marathon?
To go under 2 hours for the half marathon you have to run under an average a pace of 9.09 minutes/miles or 5:41 minutes/km - which translates to covering 6.55mph or 10.54km each hour.
What pace do I have to run to go sub 2:15 for the half marathon?
To beat 2 hours 15 minutes for 13.1 miles you have to go under an average a pace of 10:17 minutes/miles or 6:23 minutes/km - which translates to covering 5.83 miles or 9.38km each hour.
What pace do I have to run to go sub 2:30 for the half marathon?
To beat 2 hours 30 minutes for 13.1 miles you have to go under an average a pace of 11:26 minutes/miles or 7:06 minutes/km - which works out to covering 5.24 miles or 8.44km each hour.
