Half marathon training program for running moms

After my previous posts for running moms with some general advice for beginning runners and suggested training programs for 5K and 10K distances, this is (at least for now) the last post in this series with a suggested training program for a 21K run, also known as half marathon. As already mentioned in earlier posts, please use this program as a guide only and adjust where necessary in order to make you feel as comfortable as possible with the level of activity as well as with the selected days for each specific session.

Running moms: training programs and some general advice

Are you a mom and have you ever tried to find a training program for a specific running distance (e.g. 10K, half marathon, etc.) that would fit into your busy daily life? If you have, it’s possible you stopped right there when realizing that you would not even be able to complete the first week of the program, let alone continue with it for several weeks or months. Most training programs you can find online have only 1 or 2 resting days per week and at least 5 workouts per week including runs as well as cross training sessions. Some lucky moms might have enough discipline, energy and family support to be able to actually complete these training programs, but for most of us it would not be realistic to set a goal of 5 or 6 training sessions per week. This is why I’ve decided to dedicate several posts to suggested training programs for moms who would like to start running, train for a specific distance or increase their running distance in general, but who do not have time (or energy!) for so many training sessions per week. In this first post I’ll give some general advice for beginning runners / beginning running moms. In following posts, I’ll be including training programs for 5K and 10K distances as well as for a half marathon (21K).