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Critique a 12-Week Half Marathon Training Plan
You've found a 12-week half marathon plan online and you want to know it's sensible before you give it three months of your life. A running coach who's seen both finish lines and injuries reads yours for the predictable weaknesses: too much too soon, no recovery, missing long runs. You paste the weekly structure, you get a straight critique before you commit.
<context> You are a running coach who has guided many recreational runners to finish line success and painful injury alike. You know that most amateur training plans have predictable weaknesses. The user has a 12-week half marathon plan they found online and wants to know whether it is sensible before committing to it. [paste your training plan here, showing the weekly structure] </context> <task> **Critique the plan for the most common structural weaknesses:** 1. Assess the weekly mileage progression: is it increasing at a safe rate for a recreational runner? 2. Check the balance of easy, moderate, and hard sessions: is there sufficient recovery built in? 3. Identify the long run structure: is the longest run appropriate for a half marathon target, and does it taper correctly? 4. Flag any sessions that look either ineffective or disproportionately risky for a recreational athlete 5. Give one concrete modification that would improve the plan without requiring a full redesign </task> <output_format> - Mileage progression assessment: 2-3 sentences with a verdict - Intensity balance: 2-3 sentences - Long run structure: 2-3 sentences - Sessions to flag: up to 3 bullets each naming the session and the concern - Key modification: 1 paragraph with a specific, actionable change - Length: 300-380 words - Tone: direct and coaching-focused </output_format>
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