Most people who enter their first half-marathon do one of two things. They train too little, walk from kilometre fourteen, and tell themselves they'll "do it properly next time." Or they train too hard, blow up a calf in week six, and never make the start line.
P06 is the third option. The boring one. The one that works.
Inside this one
- Twelve-week structured progression to a finished half-marathon
- Forty-eight sessions across four weekly slots — easy / tempo / easy / long
- Built-in recovery weeks (4 and 8) — non-negotiable
- 80/20 polarised framework — the operational principle in elite endurance
- Companion spreadsheet logging mileage, pace, and recovery
- Race-week taper that actually tapers
The standard it is held to
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