Training for 13.1 over 40
The half marathon is a fantastic distance over 40: long enough to be a real challenge, short enough to recover from well. The build is the same ingredients as always (a long run, some quality work, easy mileage, and strength) but the proportions shift. Recovery matters more, strength is non-negotiable, and the plan has to flex around a cycle that may be changing.
How Phaes builds your half marathon
A goal-race plan, not a generic block
Set your race date and Phaes builds a progression toward it, with a long run that grows sensibly, quality sessions placed where you can absorb them, and a real taper.
Long runs that adapt to the week you had
If sleep was bad or symptoms flared, the plan adjusts rather than forcing a key session on a day you cannot execute it. Your daily check-in drives that, and a load guard keeps the build conservative.
Strength through the build
Heavy strength stays in the plan during the build, not just the off-season, to protect bone and muscle and keep you durable through higher mileage.
Through perimenopause, or past menopause
If your cycles are wandering, the plan reads perimenopause and keeps adapting. If they have stopped, the menopause running plan brings the same recovery-first, strength-led approach to your half.