In-Between Races Plan - L2

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£7⁰⁰ GBP

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Plan Only Plan + Strength Routine

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About this plan

I’ve designed this for anyone who has recently run a race and is looking to maintain some structure in their training while keeping their running fun before heading into a new dedicated training block for your next goal race.

There are three separate blocks of training that last four weeks each, so you can train for 4 weeks, 8 weeks or 12 weeks using the full plan.

Pace chart included so you know exactly how fast your runs should be.

Full glossary of terms so you'll always know what to do.

Loads of tips each week so you can learn along the way and stay motivated!

Plan Details / Who is this for?

The smallest week is 15 miles / 24km.

The biggest week is 22 miles / 35km.

There are three to four runs each week.

The plan has both miles and kilometres.

12 weeks in length, with three separate '4 week' blocks, so you can easily do 4, 8 or 12 weeks of training.

Suited to someone with current 5k fitness of between 24-35 minutes.

Optional Strength Routine Add On

The 'Plan + Strength Routine' option includes the full plan plus 3 integrated "at home" strength routines with warm up and cool down exercises.

Beginner friendly and easy to follow.

No equipment necessary.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the training plans in miles or kilometers?

We have written the training plans in both miles and kms, both of which are included in the PDF file so you can refer to whichever one suits you.

The pace charts are also in miles and km's too.

How will I receive my plan?

You will receive an email with a link to download your plan straight after purchase.

You can also click a link on the checkout success page.

This will download the PDF file to your computer, tablet or phone.

What format do the training plans come in?

The plans are a downloadable PDF file which you can view on any device or print off.

You will be emailed the link to download your plan.

Please note the plan can only be downloaded a maximum of 5 times.

I feel I am in between two training plans, which one should I go for?

Each plan gives the number of days of training per week, so we’d advise going for the one which best fits in with your current lifestyle and commitments.

Also consider the number of miles or km's for the first week and peak week and compare that figure to where you are currently.

The best success will come from following a plan that is achievable given your lifestyle and current fitness.

Structure after a half

After completing the beginner's half marathon program, I was looking for some structure to maintain consistency. This plan is great so far! I'm in week 3 and enjoying the variety and challenge. I also appreciate the flexibility it offers by being structured in blocks. On a side note, I've tried many half marathon programs with no success. Ben Parkes' Beginner Program was the first I managed to stick with and complete! Highly recommend it!

In-Between Races - L2

Useful plan

Gives me structure on a daily and weekly basis. Particularly like the pacing charts so can see what eg “tempo”or “easy“ means in actual pace I should be running at to achieve target race time

Marathon plan in between

As I am planning to run marathon in September I purchased 2 plans from Ben to go all the way until my race day. In between and 15 weeks marathon plan. Looks really good, all planed and scheduled so I don't have to think about it jut go and run. Thank you Ben

Structure after a half

In-Between Races - L2

Useful plan

Gives me structure on a daily and weekly basis. Particularly like the pacing charts so can see what eg “tempo”or “easy“ means in actual pace I should be running at to achieve target race time

Marathon plan in between

Fab long sleeve!

Very comfy long sleeve and great quality. Recently wore during Manchester Half and kept me nice and warm on a chilly morning!

Oxford Half 2024

Thank you for such a well thought out and easy to follow plan. I followed the L4 plan almost to the letter based on pacing for a 1.25-1.26 performance and ran 1.24.53. Previous pb was 1.33.01. I started the training plan thinking I’ll make my goal pace 4.05-4.10 per km but by the second half of the plan was comfortably holding goal pace km’s closer to 4mins per km. By race day I was confident to set off an about this pace and held it - quite comfortably to the end. Training plan was easy to follow and manageable despite having a busy job and two young kids. Already bought your marathon plan for next year. Thanks again- training plan was a bargain.

Sensational Singlet

Classic design to rock at the Newport (Rhode Island) Marathon this weekend. Great gear, great content and speedy delivery. Nice to wear quality gear and be “seen” on the road, especially when you are generally old, slow and in the way! 🦤🐌

Giving it some b4 big 50

Good solid program. Tough at times sticking to the schedule. I was upping my effort in a bid to PB before I'm 50. Wasn't in best shape to start lacking endurance but the different sessions kept me gaining. Mixed it up with sessions offroad and combined strides into hill sprints. Efforts on the long runs really gave a good idea of a realistic pace . Thoroughly enjoyed the hard work and managing to fit it in with life. Cheers Ben. 🍻 Pb 1.35.22

Amazing training plan

I used this plan to take on my first half marathon in October 2024.

The plan was easy to follow and increased the weekly distances in a manageable way (and the long runs).

I set myself a challenging goal (for me anyway) of going sub 1:40 and managed to better this on the day.

At times it was hard when some runs didn't go quite to plan, but just stick at it.

I would definitely recommend and I can see myself using the other plans in the future.

Another PB - Thanks to the plan!!

I already achieved a sub 1:40 using this plan at Ipswich Half marathon on 22nd Sept (1:37:50). I also had Chelmsford Half marathon planned for 13th Oct so I repeated the last 3 weeks of the plan and managed to get another 2 min 3 sec PB - Official time 1:35:47. Absolutely buzzing, such a practical training plan and cannot recommend it enough, the reason why it works is the flexibility and various pacing offers.

Once again I will add that I have my own hill session that I do regularly, once a week and coupled with this plan, I was able to get over 5 mins shaved from my original previous pb time of 1:40:27 in January this year. Looking forward to getting on the 10k plan now.

Massive PB of 1:28:35!

Ran my last PB over the half marathon distance in June 2023, with an official time of 1:44:35. This year I wanted at least to dip under 1:40 to prepare for a marathon in April 2025. I chose the half marathon advanced plan to also see how my body would react to the extra mileage, considering marathontraining in the beginning of 2025. I wanted to challenge myself and had some extra time in the summer holiday to do some serious training.

Physically I had no problems to run this higher mileage. I had some pain in the achilles in weeks 7 untill 10 of the plan, but this went away and didn't become a serious injury. The strength work didn't take up much time and this was fine, since we all love running more.

I tried to stay as consistent as possible with the sessions, this is key for the great results. I only skipped two sessions over the 12 weeks and tried to run the paces advised for a half marathon time of 90 minutes.

For the shorter interval sessions these paces were achievable. However, for the longer runs in the weekend with tempo blocks, it was impossible to reach these advised paces. These longer runs are definitely the harder runs in the program.

On raceday I was hoping for a sub-90 half marathon, but I had no idea if my body had recovered enough and if I even had this speed in my legs. I was surprised of how well the race went and extremely happy with the results! I crushed all my PB's during the race from 2 miles up to the half marathon distance!

Great variety

Just got this to keep me ticking over while waiting for the next training block in January , wanted to keep the routine and fitness going , it’s really well thought out with good variety to keep it interesting which I really like .

Hat tip

If you want a lightweight hat for warm weather running or racing, this is it! Great design, packable, and lighter than any other hat I’ve come across!

Perfect for a Shakout Run

Great lightweight training T and i love the colours. Ran with Ben at his Melbourne Marathon Shakeout run at Albert Parkrun. He’s as nice and down to earth as you’d expect from his content. The merch is just as good too, so if you love the channel and love running, treat yourself, you won’t be disappointed!

In-Between Races Plan - L2

About this plan

Plan Details / Who is this for?

Optional Strength Routine Add On

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the training plans in miles or kilometers?

How will I receive my plan?

What format do the training plans come in?

I feel I am in between two training plans, which one should I go for?

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