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Luke Humphrey Running: Marathon & Half-Marathon Training Inspired by the Hansons Marathon Method
Luke Humphrey Running can help you achieve your goals by showing you how to train with the proven Hansons Marathon Method–even around the busiest family, work, and life schedules.
The Hansons Method
Our marathon and half-marathon training approach draws from decades of coaching and racing experience with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project.
We offer personal coaching, training plans, and supportive communities.
We’ve Helped 7,000+ Runners Set New PRs and Qualify for the World’s Best Races
When you work with Luke Humphrey Running, we meet you at your level to ensure you get the best value in marathon training.
The LHR Newsletter
For runners interested in learning more about our marathon and half-marathon training method, our free newsletter introduces you to the most effective way to run fast and stay healthy.
You’ll get just a few emails per month and it’s easy to unsubscribe at any time.
The 16-mile long run isn’t a magic number, but rather a strategic balance between optimal aerobic development, recovery, and cumulative fatigue to ensure consistent marathon training progress.
The 80/20 rule in training suggests that 80% of work should be easy and 20% hard, with threshold training making up about 10% of weekly mileage to optimize endurance and adaptation.
Use our famous calculators to help set your marathon and half-marathon training paces and compare your race times against a variety of race distances.
Personal Coaching
For runners who want to see how good they can be, we offer the most experienced marathon coaches, who are also some of the fastest runners in the sport.Â
Our running coaches are responsive, accessible, and expert at managing the balance between training, work, family, and life.Â
Hire us to set PRs, qualify, and discover how fast you can be.
Team LHR
For runners who want the best training plans, we offer 250+ training plans for 5K to marathon, all featuring the proven, high-performance training approach pioneered by the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project.
We’ve optimized every plan, drawing from 20 years of experience coaching runners of all abilities and ages.
Use our training plans to stay healthy, start confident, and finish strong.
Lactate threshold training is crucial for endurance performance, as it helps runners sustain faster paces with less effort by increasing their ability to clear lactate efficiently.
Training Plans
For runners who want the best training plans, we offer 250+ training plans for 5K to marathon and beyond, all featuring the proven, high-performance training approach pioneered by the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project.
We’ve optimized every plan, drawing from 20 years of experience coaching runners of all abilities and ages.
Use our training plans to stay healthy, start confident, and finish strong.
Our Online Community
For runners seeking a supportive community, our free community membership helps you connect with runners who are training for the same races, with similar goals.
This worldwide running club of experienced, committed runners offers a supportive environment for runners like you.
Join our community to get valuable training feedback and help you troubleshoot adjustments.
Increasing mileage should be done gradually, balancing endurance before intensity, allowing the body time to adapt, and recognizing when additional mileage no longer yields performance gains.
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