I got a message on Instagram from a guy with a goal of running under 1:50 for the half. He asked if he should adjust his 1:45hr half marathon training plan or leave it the same.

I immediately got annoyed at these silly finish-time training plans because they do more harm than good. There’s often no ability to personalise the plan to your thresholds and intensity zones.

I believe your physiology should predict your finish time rather than letting a finish time dictate your physiology.

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00:00 Intro
00:48 The mistakes we all make
02:18 How your race will play out
03:20 Post-race thoughts (that are wrong)
3:52 The new way to train for running events
4:15 Threshold test and training zones
4:41 Half marathon test session
5:35 Going deep on aerobic decoupling
6:11 Building from week 1 - race day
6:50 It's 2023, come on!


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