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1/2 Ironman Bricks
Similar to Ironman but obviously shorter. Brick one is a 60-90km bike followed by 6-12km run. As with the Ironman bricks, this session should also include hills, muscle endurance and time trials at projected race pace. One way to do this session is combined with a longish club bike race, a good distance is 60km, which by the time you add a 30km easy ride to the front of and run of the bike should leave you with a decent effort. Just watch your effort in the race by asking if you are above 1/2 Ironman race pace at all times or use a Heart Rate Monitor with zones.
Another option is to use an Olympic Distance race and do this at projected 1/2 Ironman Pace. Takes a lot of control but if you can you will get MORE benefit then if you where to go harder and then have to spend a week recovering. I am not saying that you shouldn't race Olympic distance races leading into a 1/2 but when a 1/2 is your key event consider how these races best suit your needs.