Join 10,000+ Manchester Half runners already training with Runna.

Use code MANCHESTERHALF26 for 2 weeks free.

 

1️⃣Unlock Your Predicted Finish Time

Start your personalised plan to unlock your predicted half marathon finish time. This prediction sets the pace for every workout – from easy runs to long runs and intervals – so every session moves you closer to your goal.

Different workouts have different purposes, so getting the pace right for each one matters — easy runs at your genuine easy pace, tempo runs to practise your half marathon pace. Runna sets these for you, personalised to your training.

2️⃣Get Familiar With Your Goal Pace

Event day pace should feel controlled and sustainable for the full 13.1 miles. Interval and tempo sessions help you dial into exactly what your goal pace feels like, building confidence as that rhythm becomes familiar long before event day.
✅ Runna’s guided workouts coach you through these sessions in real time, with audio pacing cues, helping you lock into pace and stay there – even as the miles add up.

3️⃣Practice Progressive Runs

The half marathon is a test of endurance, patience, and pacing discipline. Progressive runs – where you start steady and gradually build pace – train you to conserve energy early for a stronger finish in Trafford.

✅ Personalised progression runs in your plan prepare you to confidently execute a negative split and hit the final miles feeling in control, not hanging on.

Event-Day Pacing

Don’t overthink event-day pacing! The best way to relax into the race is to give yourself three feel-based stages.

1. The first 7km should feel easy, almost too easy; save your energy here.
2. The middle 7km is where it gets real, focus on staying steady and gradually picking up the pace rather than speeding up drastically.
3. For the final 7km, run by feel: if you’ve got more in the tank, this is where you find it. Then enjoy every step of that last 500m to the finish.

 

Whatever your goal on event day, the training that gets you there starts now.

Use code MANCHESTERHALF26. Your first two weeks are free.

We’ll see you at the start line in Old Trafford, ready to run your strongest Manchester Half yet.