Personalised Training Plans

Is this your first half marathon, or maybe you’re looking to smash an existing PB? We’ve teamed up with Olympic legend Craig Mottram to develop personalised training programs.

About Your Coach:

Craig is a four-time Olympian, World Championship and Commonwealth Games medalist and holds many local, state, national and international records. One of his most notable athletic highlights is running 5000m in 12:55 minutes. 

Most importantly, Craig’s presence on the international athletics scene altered the culture of modern long distance running, as he beat the odds with his success against the dominant African nations, paving the way for others to do the same. In 2012, Craig shifted his attention from being the athlete to coaching through the provision of tailored coaching, training and wellbeing plans that aim to educate, empower and encourage participants to be well and be elite. Elitewellbeing one principal teaching, ‘Train your body, Train your mind’.

About Your Plan:

You are purchasing an interactive online training plan custom designed for The SMH Half Marathon course.

Your plan is delivered through the Training Peaks app and is completely interactive with your smart phone, watch or tracking device, providing Craig with the ability to track your progress. You can choose to engage as much or as little as you like with the online monitoring of your training.

Upon purchasing your plan you will receive a link which provides onboarding instructions to your own private and free Training Peaks account. Once your account is set up your training will be uploaded into your calendar within 48 hours. 

Plan Details:

6-Week Couch to 21.1K Race Ready Plan (Beginner runners)
This 6-week plan provides a step by step guide to get you back into the routine of running in a safe and gradual way. The plan is suitable for all athletes but is more geared towards beginner runners. Training is broken down into the following weeks:

• Week 1 & 2: Load bearing walk/run sessions complimented with general core and running strength exercises.

• Week 3 & 4: Continuous running and running specific strength training.

• Weeks 5 & 6: Race specific preparation to ensure you are race day ready.

6-week Allstar Race Prep Plan (Advanced runners only)
This advanced run plan is structured and delivered under the assumption you are an experience athlete and are ready to challenge yourself in training and at The SMH Half Marathon. It is expected that you have already completed several months of training prior to commencing this plan. Training is broken down into the following weeks:

• Weeks 1 & 2: Pre-race preparation work, consisting of threshold training while continuing to build your aerobic base.

• Weeks 3 & 4: A series of race pace workouts geared toward increasing your tolerance to race stresses are used to ensure you a fully primed come race day.

• Weeks 5 & 6: Fine tuning your race specific work and tapering to ensure come race day you are ready to set a new PB.

Price:

$35 including all fees and taxes.

Purchase:

You can purchase your Craig Mottram training plan when you register for the event from Wednesday 16 February onwards. If you would like to purchase your plan after registering, you can click here and sign in to your Register Now account to purchase your training plan.

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Mottram’s Key to Training Zones and Effort