Stephen Gilmore.

MandaRUN 2026 Half Marathon Training Plan (and Updates)

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I signed up to run another half marathon! It’s the MandaRUN on November 22. It’s my second time going after a HM (the first). I’ve got about 10 weeks to train before race day. I used AI to help me come up with a training plan and this is what it looks like:

Week Mon (Easy) Wed (Tempo) Fri (Easy) Sun (Long) Weekly Total Dates
1 ✅ 2 mi ✅ 3 mi 😷 3 mi 😷 4 mi 5 mi 12 mi Sep 14 - Sep 20
2 ✅ 2 mi ✅ 3 mi ❌ 3 mi ✅ 5 mi 10 mi 13 mi Sep 21 - Sep 27
3 ✅ 3 mi ✅ 4 mi ❌ 3 mi ✅ 6 mi 13 mi 16 mi Sep 28 - Oct 04
4 ❌ 2 mi ✅ 3 mi ❌ 3 mi ✅ 5 mi 8 mi 13 mi Oct 05 - Oct 11
5 ✅ 3 mi ✅ 4 mi ❌ 4 mi ✅ 7 mi 14 mi 18 mi Oct 12 - Oct 18
6 ✅ 3 mi ✅ 4 mi 😷 4 mi 😷 8 mi 7 mi 19 mi Oct 19 - Oct 25
🏃‍♂️ 7 😷 3 mi 😷 4 mi 3 mi 6 mi 16 mi Oct 26 - Nov 01
8 4 mi 4 mi 4 mi 9 mi 21 mi Nov 02 - Nov 08
9 3 mi 3 mi 4 mi 10 mi 20 mi Nov 09 - Nov 15
10 2 mi 2 mi 2 mi Race — Nov 16 - Nov 22 
🏃🏻‍♂️ = Current week.
✅ = Complete!
😷 = Missed, sick.
❌ = Missed.