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The Half Marathon Training Plan Podcast helps beginners train smarter, stay healthy, and finish strong.
Hosted by Coach Chris and Coach Maya, each episode breaks down the science of running into simple, practical strategies for building mileage safely, avoiding injury, fueling properly, and staying consistent from week one to race day.
Whether you're training for your first 13.1 or coming back after burnout, this podcast teaches the system behind injury-free half marathon training — without hype, guesswork, or wasted miles.
Start here → halfmarathontrainingplan.com/start
Hosted by Coach Chris and Coach Maya, each episode breaks down the science of running into simple, practical strategies for building mileage safely, avoiding injury, fueling properly, and staying consistent from week one to race day.
Whether you're training for your first 13.1 or coming back after burnout, this podcast teaches the system behind injury-free half marathon training — without hype, guesswork, or wasted miles.
Start here → halfmarathontrainingplan.com/start
Update frequency:
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Average audio length:
15 minutes
English
United States
33 episodes
since Nov. 6, 2025
episodic
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Your long run feels great through mile 5 or 6. Then somewhere around mile 8, everything starts falling apart.
Your legs get heavy. Your pace slips. The remaining miles suddenly feel enormous. And if you're training for your first half marathon, you may start wondering how you're ever going to make …
Running advice is everywhere. Unfortunately, a lot of it is outdated, oversimplified, or just plain wrong.
In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Maya separate popular running myths from evidence-based coaching to help beginner runners train smarter, avoid injuries, and enjoy the process.
We tackle…
Why does your normal easy run suddenly feel impossible when the temperature rises? If you've ever wondered why your heart rate climbs, your legs feel heavy, or your pace slows dramatically during the summer, this episode explains the science—and the simple hydration strategies that can help.
Coach …
Why do runners often get hurt right when training finally starts working?
There is a dangerous moment in beginner running: the point where your breathing feels easier, your confidence rises, and you start thinking, “Maybe I can do a little more.”
That is often when runners accidentally increase mil…
Do your feet sound loud when you run?
If every step feels heavy, jarring, or harder than it should, the issue may not be your fitness. It may be the way your foot is landing.
In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Maya explain overstriding in simple, beginner-friendly language: why landing too far …
Why does Achilles pain keep coming back, even after taking time off?
For many runners, the cycle is frustratingly familiar: your Achilles starts hurting, you rest until it feels better, then the pain returns as soon as you start running again.
In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Maya explain wha…
Why do some runs suddenly feel terrible… even when your training hasn’t changed?
Your legs feel heavy. Your pace falls apart. Your heart rate is unusually high. And suddenly you start wondering if you lost all your fitness overnight.
In reality, most bad runs are not caused by lost fitness at all. …
Why does running slower feel so uncomfortable at first?
If easy running makes you feel awkward, out of shape, or like you are somehow “doing it wrong,” you are not alone.
Most beginner runners accidentally spend every run stuck in the middle: too hard to properly recover, but not easy enough to bui…
Do your shin splints keep coming back every time you start running again?
You rest. The pain goes away. You feel good. Then you run… and it comes right back.
If that cycle sounds familiar, you are not alone—and you are not doing anything wrong.
In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Maya break down…
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