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If you’re completely new to trail running, you may be overwhelmed by the prospect of stepping off the pavement and onto the trail. Don’t worry – it’s not nearly as scary as it may seem! This will help your body get used to the nuances of trails, from both a physical and neuromuscular point of view. Trail running – especially on more technical terrain – does not always come as naturally as one might expect. Having a few training sessions on the trail before race day will make a world of difference in your comfort level during your trail half marathon. 2. Get the Right Shoes The hater hat is one exceptional product. It is a heat multiplier. It actually causes the heat to more broadly cover our patio area. Couldn’t be happier. Quality product! Visit the post 8 Trail Running Safety Tips Every Runner Needs To Know to learn basic trail running safety tips to help minimize the risks of danger while trail running Here are the nitty gritty details of the time commitment, training structure, and types of workouts included in this 12 week trail half marathon training plan

This workout will be one of the tougher workouts in your week. Listen to your body: if anything feels off, adjust this day to become another easy, base building run instead. Thursday: Base Mileage, Graduating into Tempo Runs In general, I tell my runners to aim for about 30% of their weekly mileage on the trail. If you’re running a 20 mile week, that equates to about 6 miles on trail. Ultimately, the decision to work with a coach or follow a training plan (like this one) is up to you. If you aren’t sure, I highly suggest reading the post “Need A Running Coach? 25+ Expert Tips To Find Your Perfect Coach”.

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On Wednesdays of build weeks, you’ll have either a hill or speedwork session programmed. The hill workouts are especially helpful for those running a hilly trail half marathon course, but training in more flat, rural areas. For true trail beginners, I highly recommend giving the following articles a read before starting your half marathon training journey: I bought these for our customers and installed two today...survey says....amazing! Worth every penny! Your trail base mileage workouts should be done at an easy, conversational pace. If you are heart rate zone training, I’d recommend spending the majority of your time in zones 1 & 2. Obviously your heart rate may spike when climbing hills, which is normal. But try to allow the heart rate to return to that aerobic zone for the majority of these workouts. Wednesday: Hill or Speedwork

Trail Experience:Newer trail runners are going to need to spend more time training on trails than a more experienced trail runner. The more experience you have running on trails, the higher developed your sense of proprioception (balance, equilibrium, etc) and general trail running skills will be. This comes with time – more experienced trail runners can afford to spend less time training on trails IF necessary.Fridays are for rest! Please take this day off from exercise. A neighborhood walk with your dog, gentle yoga or stretching is fine, but this day should truly be for rest. Running speed or interval workouts on the road or treadmill, where these smooth surfaces can challenge your body to practice an even faster pace, as well as cadence/turnover, without obstacles slowing you down, can help make you a faster and stronger runner. You can also practice hill repeats and climbing on these surfaces as well 7 Expert Tips for Your Trail Half Marathon Training Journey: On the treadmill? Nothing should get in your way, you can shuffle all day, even as your legs get tired, with nary a worry but potentially scuffing the tread on your sneakers. A common misconception among many runners is that more running = faster runner, and therefore, many runners loathe rest days for fear that time off will make them lose progress.