Hansons HalfMarathon Method Run Your Best HalfMarathon the Hansons Way eBook Humphrey Luke
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Committed runners from all over the world have set new PRs with the Hansons training program--the same approach that has turned Hansons-Brooks Distance Project runners into champions.
Now in Hansons Half-Marathon Method, the Hansons-Brooks team shares its unique, winning approach to the popular half-marathon distance. With training plans for intermediate and advanced racers, as well as a welcoming Just Finish Program for newer runners, Hansons Half-Marathon Method prepares all athletes for their best performance.
Using this smart and science-based half-marathon training program, runners will power up with precisely paced workouts that develop speed, strength, and stamina. Runners will finish strong using the Hansons approach to marathon hydration, nutrition, and pacing.
Hansons Half-Marathon Method lays out the most effective way to train for a half-marathon, developed by one of the most accomplished running groups in the nation. Using the Hansons way, runners can forge a breakthrough half-marathon performance.
Hansons HalfMarathon Method Run Your Best HalfMarathon the Hansons Way eBook Humphrey Luke
I am following the Hansons Half-Marathon to seek a PR in an upcoming race. I read the book once to understand the methodology, philosophy, and approach. I love it. I buy into the plans and the methods. It's an intense plan, not for the faint of the heart or the uncommitted. I especially like how prescriptive it is on what workout I need to do on each day and the target pace for each. The physiology of the easy/recovery/tempo/speed/strength/long runs helped to drive home the importance of sticking to the plan and paces as prescribed without much alteration because the plan is based on science and actual results and nothing is random.As I approach the start of my training window, I read the book a second time to put my plan together, focusing on the schedule, workouts, and paces. Unfortunately, this is where the book loses a couple stars. For all of the pace tables, putting my specific plan together was unnecessarily complicated and confusing. Some tables are sorted from fastest pace to slowest pace. The interval (speed/strength) paces tell the total time to run the particular pace and not the per mile pace that most people are used to tracking to; I understand that both are helpful, so just add another column so we don't have to calculate it. The speed workouts are based on goal 5K and 10K race times, which -- why do I need to care? Just tell me the pace I need to run. And it's still unclear if I need to run them at the 5K pace or the 10K pace, or how to decide.
But that's not the worst of it. There's a great Table 3.5 (pages 98-99) that consolidates all of the target paces for the different workouts. If you apply these paces to the template schedule, you should be good to go, right? Wrong!
This is where I think there is an almost fatal flaw in this book. The paces are for a full marathon, not a half marathon. Re-read the title of this book.
My half-marathon goal is 1:55:00. Following along this row in the chart, I would see that my corresponding full-marathon goal is 2:00:00, tempo pace is 9:09 (goal race pace), and my strength interval pace is 8:59 (10s faster than goal race pace).
Multiplying 9:09 x 13.1 would put me at a 2:00:00 half-marathon, not a 1:55:00! These are the correct tempo and strength paces to train for a 4:00:00 full marathon, but not for a 1:55:00 half-marathon as the table suggests. And since this is the Hansons HALF-Marathon Method, I would expect that to be the key column to start from.
To achieve a 1:55:00 half-marathon, I would need to be at an 8:46 goal race pace and tempo pace and an 8:36 strength pace. These paces are on the row for a 3:50:00 full-marathon / 1:50:00 half-marathon. The individual charts in the earlier training components sections are (or at least appear to be) correct.
When reading this chart, I would ignore the times in half-marathon column and instead references by full-marathon pace that is 2x your goal half-marathon.
This is extremely confusing at best, flat-out wrong at worse. Had I not recalculated the paces on my own, noticed the error, and re-read the book a third time to adjust my plan -- thankfully before my training program started -- I would have significantly under-trained for my race and would almost assuredly have failed at reaching my goal since this method targets specific physiological adjustments and "nothing is random."
Again, I am a big fan of the Hansons Method. I've tried versions of Higdon and Galloway plans; while those are good for the "just finish" population, I think Hansons is the right approach for someone wanting to make a larger commitment and looking to achieve a more aggressive goal. But this book (2014 edition) is too sloppily put together. As many of the reviewers pointed out, there is a lot of repeat from the Hansons Marathon Method book, which is fine and expected. However, I also expected that they would simplify and edit appropriately to target this for half-marathoners instead of blindly copying and pasting from the marathon method.
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Hansons HalfMarathon Method Run Your Best HalfMarathon the Hansons Way eBook Humphrey Luke Reviews
I've been a runner for over 25 years and am a student of the sport. I can easily say that this is the most outstanding book on run training! I say "run" training because this book should be read by every runner training for any distance.
The author does a great job of communicating the physiology behind the method. Additionally, the author provides great insight for each type of workout. For this reason, I refer to the book often to ensure I get in a quality, purpose driven run.
You may know of the author's earlier book, Hanson's MARATHON method. I own that book as well. While the majority of the sections are similar, I enjoyed the newer one's workout table organization more.Much easier to reference for quick glances of target pace for example.
By nature, I enjoy helping others become better runners. Don't look at the plan and be discouraged by it's 6 days per week. If you're not already running 6 days COMFORTABLY, then build up to that frequency GRADUALLY. Happy training!!!
I was a runner in high school, stopped running for roughly 6 years for school, and then restarted in the middle of medical school. When I started training again, armed with a better sense of science, physiology, and medicine, the Hansons training approaches appealed to me greatly. Their Marathon Method books took me from zero miles to a 322 marathon in the span of ~1.5 years (and I'm still improving, rapidly). I purchased this book for my wife and have largely stolen it back from her.
Pros
- the two plans offered are structured very similarly (beginner/advanced) in terms of the types of workouts runners can expect to do on a weekly basis (and when to do them)
- the 'rhythm' of the plans is superb; every day of the week is consistent (Tuesdays for intervals; Thursdays for tempos; a long run on Saturday or Sunday). Half marathon training should be incredibly simple for 97% of runners, and Luke does a great job keeping the training simple for readers of this book
- the science at the beginning is dense, but it is consistent between this and the Marathon Method. Let it sink in over time and you'll see some recurring themes to guide your training and help you understand why the training plan is structured the way it is
Cons
- these plans require dedication on the part of the runner; I encourage people using this book to keep a detailed log with a running total of how many days they miss during the duration of the training plan. If you're going to miss a day a week of training this plan will lose its efficacy.
- if you only can train 3 or 4 days a week, this plan is not for you
I am following the Hansons Half-Marathon to seek a PR in an upcoming race. I read the book once to understand the methodology, philosophy, and approach. I love it. I buy into the plans and the methods. It's an intense plan, not for the faint of the heart or the uncommitted. I especially like how prescriptive it is on what workout I need to do on each day and the target pace for each. The physiology of the easy/recovery/tempo/speed/strength/long runs helped to drive home the importance of sticking to the plan and paces as prescribed without much alteration because the plan is based on science and actual results and nothing is random.
As I approach the start of my training window, I read the book a second time to put my plan together, focusing on the schedule, workouts, and paces. Unfortunately, this is where the book loses a couple stars. For all of the pace tables, putting my specific plan together was unnecessarily complicated and confusing. Some tables are sorted from fastest pace to slowest pace. The interval (speed/strength) paces tell the total time to run the particular pace and not the per mile pace that most people are used to tracking to; I understand that both are helpful, so just add another column so we don't have to calculate it. The speed workouts are based on goal 5K and 10K race times, which -- why do I need to care? Just tell me the pace I need to run. And it's still unclear if I need to run them at the 5K pace or the 10K pace, or how to decide.
But that's not the worst of it. There's a great Table 3.5 (pages 98-99) that consolidates all of the target paces for the different workouts. If you apply these paces to the template schedule, you should be good to go, right? Wrong!
This is where I think there is an almost fatal flaw in this book. The paces are for a full marathon, not a half marathon. Re-read the title of this book.
My half-marathon goal is 15500. Following along this row in the chart, I would see that my corresponding full-marathon goal is 20000, tempo pace is 909 (goal race pace), and my strength interval pace is 859 (10s faster than goal race pace).
Multiplying 909 x 13.1 would put me at a 20000 half-marathon, not a 15500! These are the correct tempo and strength paces to train for a 40000 full marathon, but not for a 15500 half-marathon as the table suggests. And since this is the Hansons HALF-Marathon Method, I would expect that to be the key column to start from.
To achieve a 15500 half-marathon, I would need to be at an 846 goal race pace and tempo pace and an 836 strength pace. These paces are on the row for a 35000 full-marathon / 15000 half-marathon. The individual charts in the earlier training components sections are (or at least appear to be) correct.
When reading this chart, I would ignore the times in half-marathon column and instead references by full-marathon pace that is 2x your goal half-marathon.
This is extremely confusing at best, flat-out wrong at worse. Had I not recalculated the paces on my own, noticed the error, and re-read the book a third time to adjust my plan -- thankfully before my training program started -- I would have significantly under-trained for my race and would almost assuredly have failed at reaching my goal since this method targets specific physiological adjustments and "nothing is random."
Again, I am a big fan of the Hansons Method. I've tried versions of Higdon and Galloway plans; while those are good for the "just finish" population, I think Hansons is the right approach for someone wanting to make a larger commitment and looking to achieve a more aggressive goal. But this book (2014 edition) is too sloppily put together. As many of the reviewers pointed out, there is a lot of repeat from the Hansons Marathon Method book, which is fine and expected. However, I also expected that they would simplify and edit appropriately to target this for half-marathoners instead of blindly copying and pasting from the marathon method.
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