I currently run 3 miles 4 to 5 times a week and have been doing this for about 5 years. Looking to do a half marathon in mid-January. Does anyone have a recommended training program for this? I see there is a zenlabs app that is a training program, is that recommended or is there a better app?

The "Run with Hal" app has let me to two huge marathon PRs. So easy to use. Even if you don't pay it's still a huge help.

Another vote for Hal. Structured training + actually doing the workouts + staying healthy will get you pretty far without incorporating much if any speed work.

Thanks for the recommendation, I'm signed up with Hal

Hal

I had 3 key workouts that helped me get my Half PR. They were:
---8x mile repeats at half marathon pace with slow recovery laps (10 - 11 total miles)

---a 15 mile run, in order to not be afraid of a 1.5 mile warmup on race day.

---an 8-10 mile run at race pace about 2 weeks out, to know that I could push through at that pace and finish on race day.

Hal Higdon plan will set you up for success. Have fun!

Is this a one and done thing or do you want to do this long term and run other races? If its just one and done or just a few races every now and then the training plans are decent. However, I would suggest Rundot over a generic plan.

If this is a long term thing and you plan on doing more races regularly, hire a coach or use a service like Rundot or training peaks to up load your races, goals and workouts. This will help you develop a more catered approach than just a generic training plan.

If you have a Garmin watch you might try the Garmin Coach plans that are available. Makes it really easy since everything is integrated through the watch and it tracks your data and modifies your workouts accordingly.