

Let’s begin by defining the workouts for novice 1. This is an excerpt from Hal Higdon’s Half Marathon Training by Hal Higdon. It is designed for people with some background as a runner, whether or not they have run a marathon … Novice 1 Novice 2 Intermediate 1 Intermediate 2 Advanced 1 Advanced 2 Novice Supreme Personal Best Marathon 3 Marathon Recovery Multiple Marathons Hal Higdon’s MARATHON TRAINING GUIDE Novice 2 HERE IS MY NOVICE 2 PROGRAM, a slight step upwards in difficulty from Novice 1. I like to feel that 3-hour marathoners can benefit from a Novice program that 5-hour marathoners can doĮver run, to running a 5k, to target Hal Higdon Novice 1 Half Marathon – You should be able to run 3 miles, 3-4 Hal Higdon Marathon Novice 2 – You should have been running for a year. Your best previous marathon does not automatically put you into a slot.

Comfortable running speedwork? If not, please stay away from Advanced 1 and 2. Looking to run more miles? Intermediate 1 and 2 are focused entirely on adding miles to your log.
