“You’ll also have less tissue fatigue in your muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, etc., resulting in a lower chance of overuse injury,” Harrison says.īut remember: It’s about what works for your body. If time isn’t the issue, the other major plus to running fewer days per week is less of an injury risk. Besides the fact that running won’t completely take over every one of your non-working or sleeping hours, “you’ll have less cumulative fatigue throughout your body, making for high levels of the anabolic hormones that trigger muscle growth and fat burning, and your cortisol-which has the opposite effect-will be lower,” says Alex Harrison, Ph.D., a certified strength and conditioning specialist, USA Track & Field-certified running coach, and sport performance coach for Renaissance Periodization. Hal Higdon's Half Marathon Training is a book you'll return to for guidance and inspiration for a lifetime of running.While running more isn’t going to hurt your half marathon chances (the best half marathoners run around 100 to 140 miles per week!), running less can actually help. Other guides might help you complete the half, but only one will introduce you to the joys of running.
From day 1 to mile 13.1, Hal will guide, encourage, and pace you to your goal. Inside you'll find more than 15 customizable programs, ranging from novice to advanced (you'll even find a walking-only plan), as well as proven strategies, race-day tips, and motivation from half-marathoners around the globe. Whether this is your first or fiftieth half marathon, there is a plan for you. Hal Higdon's Half Marathon Training is everything you wanted to know about running the half marathon, including where to begin, what to focus on, how to pace yourself, how to avoid injury, how to track your progress, how to stay the course, and how to improve. Now, he's created the definitive guide on today's most popular distance, the 13.1-mile half marathon.
As contributing editor of Runner's World and best-selling author, he has helped countless runners achieve their distance goals. Hal Higdon's name is synonymous with running.
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