Minneapolis Halloween Half takes place on Sat, Oct 31, 2026 in Minneapolis, United States. The main route is 21.1 km.
- Date
- Sat, Oct 31, 2026
- Start
- Minneapolis 🇺🇸
- Distance
- 21.1 km
- Level
- Open to all
The Minneapolis Halloween Half is a Halloween-themed road race along the Mississippi River that crosses the Stone Arch Bridge and offers half-marathon, 10K, and 5K distances.
What would it take you?
Pick the level closest to yours for an estimate of finish time on this course and the training a solid preparation needs.
Estimated finish
1:45–2:10
Peak-week training
5–7 h/week
A model estimate from distance, climbing and level, not a promise. Conditions, drafting and pacing move it.
IntervalCoach turns those weekly hours into a concrete plan built around your actual fitness. Start with this race as your goal
Your road to race day
Race day at Minneapolis Halloween Half is 7 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build1 week · Sep 13, 2026 – Sep 19, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
02Peak3 weeks · Sep 20, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Oct 11, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Oct 25, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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