For those that would like to attempt a half-marathon, here is a training plan for you to look at:
I'm going to present an adapted plan that I am putting together for a friend who has limited time.
Any day that is not a running day can be used for cross training (XT) such as yoga or pilates. You should have one day a week that is a pure rest day with nothing workout related. For the plan below I am only going to include Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday since those are the days my friend can train. Keep in mind that if you are a beginner take it slow with a combination of walking and running. It's okay if you walk most of the early weeks of the plan. When you do a half-marathon you can even walk the whole thing as long as you can get finished in under 4 hours. I wouldn't suggest walking the whole thing though because unless you are a fast walker you may not finish. This is just my complete novice opinion, but I would suggest if you can't run most of the miles to try walking 1/2 and running 1/2 of each mile in the half-marathon. If you start this training plan, you can start with walking 3/4 of the miles and running 1/4 and work your way up to running more as the weeks go by.
Week 1 - Wednesday (2 miles), Saturday (3 miles), Sunday (4 miles)
Week 2 - Wednesday (2 miles), Saturday (3 miles), Sunday (5 miles)
Week 3 - Wednesday (2 miles), Saturday (4 miles), Sunday (5 miles)
Week 4 - Wednesday (2 miles), Saturday (5 miles), Sunday (6 miles)
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