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His training programs have helped thousands reach their running goals, and this half marathon app will help you get to the starting line with confidence. Unless you’re a hardcore runner, though, try downloading one of the free tracking programs instead and find a training plan – for free – in a book.Get ready for your first half marathon by training with Hal Higdon the best known running author and athlete. However, most don’t lay out a specific training plan, so this app definitely has that as a leg up on the competition. My one problem with this app is that the price is a bit steep, considering that other run-tracking programs such as Nike+ integrate most of the features I listed above for free. Overall, the app is easy to use, isn’t buggy, and has features most people expect training apps to have. There’s a journal function that allows you to record notes about your runs (for example, I picked a very hilly route the other day and made a note of that for days I feel like I need to run some more hills). The app not only recommends how far you should run on various days, but also suggests when you should compete in a 5K and 10K race in order to prepare for your big half-marathon. You can share all of your runs via Facebook and Twitter (if you think your social network cares about the fact that you just ran 5 miles…) and the app syncs with a website called Training Peaks, which will help you track your workouts and food intake on a calendar that automatically syncs with the half marathon app. The app also tells you when you’re halfway through your run so that you can turn around and head back home. While you're running, Hal’s voice offers you encouragement every few miles, which, on a particularly long run, is nice (especially when he starts calling out, “you can do it, only 500 feet left!”). When running, your distance and pace are tracked with your phone’s GPS (which is standard on most running apps anyway) and your music plays through the app interface, which is nice because you can skip songs from inside the app and not have to stop or pause anything.

There are two shorter runs and one long run each week (with long runs ranging from four to 10 miles).įor $9.99, I expected a lot from this app - and for the most part, it delivers. In the plan, you run three days a week, cross train two days, and rest two days.

Download hal higdon half marathon novice 1