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Brooklyn Half has not announced its next date, so we have estimated May. Change the date below once you know it.
- Distances
- Half marathon
- Terrain
- Rolling
Course
The Brooklyn Half course
One of the largest half marathons in the United States, run from Prospect Park down Ocean Parkway and finishing on the Coney Island boardwalk. The park loop at the start has the only real hills, and the long straight down Ocean Parkway is flat and fast.
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Distances
- Half marathon
- Weather on race day
- May in New York is usually good, though a warm year makes the exposed Ocean Parkway stretch uncomfortable.
What to train for
Get through the park rollers smoothly, because the rest is a flat time trial.
Practice negative splits: this course is built for them.
Sample week
A sample Brooklyn Half training week
A week from the middle of the build, about six weeks out. Your plan sets the real distances and paces from your own fitness and adjusts them every week as you train.
- Monday
- Rest, or 20 minutes of mobility
- Tuesday Key session
- Intervals: 5 × 1 km at 5K to 10K effort, easy jog between
- Wednesday
- Easy run, 5–6 mi
- Thursday Key session
- Goal-pace run, 7 mi with 4 mi at race pace
- Friday
- Recovery run, 4 mi, or cross-train
- Saturday Key session
- Long run, 10–12 mi easy
- Sunday
- Easy run, 4 mi, then 6 relaxed strides
Taper
Tapering for the Brooklyn Half
Start the taper ten to fourteen days before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week.
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Brooklyn Half training questions
How long should I train for the Brooklyn Half?
Most runners give a half marathon twelve to sixteen weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The plan above counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
Is the Brooklyn Half course hilly?
Rolling. One of the largest half marathons in the United States, run from Prospect Park down Ocean Parkway and finishing on the Coney Island boardwalk.
What is the weather usually like at the Brooklyn Half?
May in New York is usually good, though a warm year makes the exposed Ocean Parkway stretch uncomfortable.
When should I start tapering for the Brooklyn Half?
Start the taper ten to fourteen days before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week.
Do I need an account to get a Brooklyn Half training plan?
No. The plan above builds in your browser with no account, no email, and no card. Make a free account only if you want to keep it, log your runs against it, and have the coach keep adapting it as your training goes.