Half-marathon training plans

For my first half, my plan was simple, 2 runs per week, one longer, and one half the distance of the upcoming long run. My long runs (one per week) were planned as follows: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 7, race.

This is much less than any training guide out there, but I wanted something I knew I could commit to because it did not require too much time.

This resulted in a 1:50 half (pace 1:24 min/mile). Clearly, not face by runner standards, but I was quite happy, this being my first and given the limited training I did.

The only other elements of my training were not racing oriented: one hour of yoga per week and two hours of bouldering per week.

For my second half (in may), I will modify my plan a little, although the basic structure will be the same: two runs per week for sure. The long runs will be: 7, 8, 9, 8, 10, 11, 9, 12, 13, 10, 14, 15, 11, 16, 7, race. The short run will still be half of the long. In addition, especially when it gets warmer, I will try to add one more run in the week, but something more technical, like intervals.

I will also keep the yoga and climbing, but would like to add one weight lifting session.

I'll post once in a while about my progress.