HALF MARATHON TIPS and TRICKS to run a PB in your next RACE!

Today we've got loads of tips and tricks to get you a PB in the Half Marathon!

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:02 Weekly Structure
2:14 Session Ideas
4:05 Finding a Race
5:00 Improving Form
6:09 Race Pace
7:04 - Cross Training
7:45 - Mental Side
8:50 - Nutrition
10:35 - Taper
11:52 - Race Day Pacing

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Nutrition

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[BenParkes]

What is your half marathon PB? And where did you run it??

[roydos]

Got my HM PB at 60 years of age last year in Berlin 1.31. Was trying for sub 1.30 but just didn't have the endurance for the last 5K.

[dunkler.Ritter]

I run my PB in middle July this year: 1:49:49 (it was my 2nd half ever; smashed it down from 2:10:09). I run beside the Danube in Vienna by my own. Starting to run in middle 2019 made my life more joyful!😎

[Acairns]

I did my first half marathon in 2 hours 16 minutes last September at the age of 12 and I'm starting training for sub 2 hours on Monday using your plan.cant wait!

[hanabanaa]

Hey Ben! I would love to see a video where you talk about the mental side of running and how you mentally get through those tough workouts or moments in a run. Any tips, tricks, or resources you can provide would be great!

[StridesandSummits]

My tip: don't try to run your half PB when it's 35C out! 🥵

[simonhodgson]

Brilliant video Ben great tips. Only done two halfs and my best was just two hours would love to shave 10-15 minutes off that and was really going with my training for this year's Birmingham half but it was cancelled. As soon as things are getting back to normal I'm going to enter anything. I know you can do these on your own but there is nothing like a big half with thousands, amazing feeling.

[georginamcnulty]

Love every video you and Sarah upload! such amazing advice and coaching i have become such a more confident runner from your coaching and videos thanks Ben and Sarah total respect to you both!

[travissperry]

My training session I enjoy the most is build up, hard work holding back at the start but great fun having the power at the end for a fast finish.

[aaroiseverything]

Thanks for the tips! Super detailed, cant wait to try them!

[gary_runs]

Great video as always Ben! Keep em coming 😊

[jamiexavier]

Brilliant video Ben thanks for posting. As usual lots of great tips.

[domm.]

Thanks for posting Ben. I really like your race day pacing tips. I've been going through that in my head trying to plan my strategy, but I like your approach. I've hopefully got my 1st half marathon in 5 weeks. I have been using a Garmin Connect training plan which syncs onto the watch - great way of keeping the appropriate pace. The plan started off with plenty of easy runs and stride sessions and gradually increasing the long run. Doing lot's of goal pace runs at the moment, but concerned they are only for 20-30 mins after warmup. I really enjoyed the progression runs the most, with the three different paces. The long run with fast finish was the hardest, but surprised myself with the pace I could manage after 15kms. Mentally it's been hard because the race has been rescheduled twice due to COVID, which has pushed my training plan out from 16 weeks to 20 weeks. Even if it's cancelled, I'm going to do it anyway and hopefully break 2 hrs.

[dapwhu]

The London backdrops are fabulous in this video Ben. Sound advice as always. My 'go to' is to practise race pace in training. At the start it always feels so hard but as the weeks and training pass it builds confidence. Brentwood Half Marathon (Essex) in March is always a good pre-London half.

[lauseba]

Awesome Ben! Love to see you run again.

[misterwalker]

Ran a half in just over 2hrs as a personal test last August. Followed your training plan for my first official race (was meant to be in March) with a goal of 1:50. Ended up being a virtual race but I managed to hit 1:44:09, don't know how I did it but the training plan helped a ton! Bring on a marathon.... Once I book one, then I'll be hitting up Centurion for some longer runs! Thank you for all your hard work 🧡

[clojo]

Fantastic as always - thank you for this Ben!

[davidsinclair]

I bought the Level 2 half marathon plan from you. My target was sub 1.50 for the Great North Run. I have been running for 2 years now and never really followed a plan. The plan was great I loved the mixture of runs it was really challenging but I could feel myself getting fitter. when the race start I bounced off the start line and finished 1.48 on a really hard course. Sporting the Ben Parkes hat also helped lol. Thanks for all the great content.

[flodolo]

I've run my PB last May (virtual HM, although the plan was to run my first real race), after following one of your plans. Previous PB from 2016 (1:56:11), targeting 1:55, ended up with 1:50:27.

Now I'm waiting for the temperatures to go down to start training and try to get below 1:50 (not a thing I believed to be possible only a few months ago).

If there's one thing that I would suggest as a tip, is to add some yoga for stretching (I do daily routines, about 20 minutes, following an online subscription service). I think it helped my mobility and recovery a ton.

[typhoon]

Good video I would add a piece about race pace time expectations, for example what you need to be at 5 miles, 10 miles etc. I know people who write times down on their hands or arms. Conditions on the day can also vary so I prefer to put time in the bank, as you inveribly tire towards the end of a race.