Half Marathon PB · Dubai Race Edition · Burj2Burj and Creek Striders
A 12-week TrainingPeaks plan for runners who have finished a half marathon and want to go faster. Built for Burj2Burj, the Dubai Creek Striders Half and other January half marathons in Dubai, with paces from your own 5 km test, heat-smart guidance and a race-day plan.
Why this plan exists
Most runners chasing a PB run their easy days too hard and their race pace too rarely. This plan gives you two focused sessions a week, threshold work and race-pace practice, and keeps everything else easy so you can absorb them.
For a January race, the early weeks fall in Dubai’s hot months, when pace targets can mislead you. Every session tells you when to start before sunrise, when to use a treadmill and when to run by effort, so the heat does not cost you the build.
How it is different
Two 5 km time trials and the free TRIFIT threshold calculator set every target in your plan.
From week 7, race pace moves into the long run, building to a dress rehearsal with 2 × 20 minutes at race pace.
A patient start, a decision point at 16 km and a strong finish, plus fueling and drinking you have already practised.
Inside the plan
A 5 km test to set your paces, then a threshold session and a race-pace session every week.
Less running and lighter strength, with short touches of threshold and race pace.
Longer threshold and race-pace work, long runs up to 115 minutes, and race pace moving into the long run.
A lighter week with your second 5 km test to update your paces.
Longer race-pace blocks in the long run, then a dress rehearsal with 2 × 20 minutes at race pace.
Less running, short pace reminders, and your PB attempt on the Sunday.
Choose your option
Plan
about AED 198 · paid on TrainingPeaks
The full plan on TrainingPeaks, for runners who are happy to train on their own.
Plan + Race-Day Plan
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The same plan, set up for you by Telani, with pace checks and your own race-day plan for your PB attempt.
You pay once. There is nothing to buy on TrainingPeaks. Telani’s support comes at the set points above; weekly check-ins and plan changes are part of TRIFIT coaching.
Want a plan that adapts around your life every week? See TRIFIT running coaching →
Plan + Race-Day Plan
Telani sets up your plan in TrainingPeaks herself, so there is no store purchase to make. After that, you train on your own, and her support comes at set points: pace checks after your two tests, your race-day plan in week 11 and a call in race week.
Tap “Book Plan + Race-Day Plan” and send your race date and current best time on WhatsApp.
You receive a PayFast payment link. Your place is confirmed once payment is complete.
Telani connects with you on TrainingPeaks and loads the full plan into your calendar, ending on race day.
After your week 1 and week 8 time trials, send your 5 km time. Telani confirms your paces and your goal time.
Your personal race-day plan arrives in week 11, followed by a 15-minute call in race week.
Who it is for
Before you buy
No. A free TrainingPeaks account is enough to receive and complete the plan.
Run the 5 km time trial in week 1, then enter your time in the free TRIFIT threshold pace calculator. It gives your threshold pace for TrainingPeaks, the pace for every zone and your half-marathon PB race pace. You repeat the test in week 8.
After payment, Telani connects with you on TrainingPeaks and loads the full plan into your calendar, lined up to your race date. You train on your own and send your 5 km time after the week 1 and week 8 tests for a pace check. Your personal race-day plan arrives in week 11, with kilometre splits for your goal time, followed by a 15-minute call in race week. Weekly check-ins and plan changes are part of TRIFIT coaching, not this package.
Yes. The plan has no fixed dates. It is set to end on your race date, with race day on the Sunday of week 12. Burj2Burj and the Dubai Creek Striders Half are both on Sundays.
Not this one. It has two quality sessions a week and assumes you have already finished a half marathon. Have a look at the first-finish plans on the Training Plans page instead.
Skip what you missed and carry on with the current week. Do not try to catch up, and never move two quality sessions onto back-to-back days. For a plan that adapts around your life, TRIFIT coaching is the better option.
For a January race, the early weeks usually fall in Dubai’s hot months. Every session has a TRIFIT heat note: when to run on a treadmill, when to start before sunrise, and when to run by effort instead of pace. It is training guidance, not medical advice.
Start your journey
Message Telani about your Dubai race, your current best time and whether the plan suits you.
