Use SmartCoach For Free Training Programs: The world’s first interactive training program generator, SmartCoach (housed on RunnersWorld.com) devises personalized training programs, up to 16 weeks long, from your input. It’s free, takes only 30 seconds to get started, and will train you for distances from 5-K to the marathon. Just pick the one you want. Check it out at
http://www.runnersworld.com/smartcoach
I’m going to use this to train for my 1/2 marathon in Sept. I was playing with the numbers on that tool, and in order to run a 1/2 marathon at a pace of 8:45, I need to get my 5k pace down to 7:40. Yikes! I have a lot of hard work cut out for me this summer!