Half Marathon Training

14-Week Half Marathon Training Program

Half Start Date: January 11th, 2027

Half of “America’s Toughest” still equals one tough race. The Blue Ridge Half Marathon still boasts ~3,800 ft. in elevation change, so while it’s half the distance it’s over half the elevation change of the full marathon. This unique course warrants a one-of-a-kind training program to prevent injury, increase success rates and get you across the finish line with a smile on your face.

Epic Challenge, Beautiful Views, A Music Festival, Slow-K Recovery Fun Run, and More!

Included in the 14-Week Program:

  • Private Training Webpage: After registering for the program you will receive a link to login to the private virtual training site which will prepare you mentally for the training weeks ahead. This site will be live December 1. The site includes a week-by-week training schedule, weekly topic outline, introductory information, a library of Blue Ridge specific training videos, online resources and links, local training routes, and more.
  • Weekly Training Schedule: (First Training Run: January 11th) Our Training schedules are tailor-made to the course that you are preparing to race!  We include hill workouts, alternate workouts for those that don’t have hills to train on, and traditional half marathon-specific workouts. We have a plan that’s right for you- choose from beginner, intermediate or advanced!
  • Closed Facebook Group for virtual training program participants only. This will be a forum for you to chat with other runners training with you and ask questions for coaches to answer in the monthly zoom session.
  • Monthly Live Q&A via Zoom: Once a month, we will host a live Q&A session where we will answer your training questions. These sessions will be posted to the training site for you to watch later if you can’t join us live.
  • Weekly Newsletters with BRM Specific Training Tips: Each week you’ll receive an email with information on the training topic for the week. Topic examples are strength training, hill rinjury prevention, nutrition and cross training, just to name a few.
  • Instruction Videos: Our coaches have created a library of Blue Ridge specific training videos. These cover many topics, some featuring professionals, directly applicable to your training and race day.
  • Race Weekend Friends & Support: While you may be training hundreds of miles away, the Blue Ridge Marathon is a challenge that ties people together. As soon as you register for our training program you will be joining a group of passionate runners all dedicating themselves to the same journey. 

Epic Challenge, Beautiful Views, A Music Festival, Slow-K Recovery Fun Run, and More!

Questions?? Contact Blue Ridge Racing via email.