WEEK 13: HALF MARATHON +'SAINTS DAYS'

​WEEK 13 HALF MARATHON + ‘SAINTS DAYS’ TRAINING PLAN STARTS
Your long run this week is the distance at which some half marathon training plans stop: 12 miles. In my first half marathon, called off at the halfway mark because of terrible weather including downpours of cold rain, thunder, lightening, hail, and high winds, I overheard runners next to me in the starting chute talking about this. On their longest training run they had covered only 12 miles.  I don’t know their finish time or in what physical condition they were at the race’s end. 

You will be continuing the next week to reach 13 miles and then tapering for several weeks. If you wish to make it 13.1 miles, for mental training, that’s great. You can shorten the taper, as needed, by one week and skip week 15.
 
Be sure to warm-up and cool-down appropriately on the long runs. You will have the best chance of reaching race day in good shape, ready to compete if you take the time to prepare for and recover from the effort.
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RUN HAPPY!