Training Plans

Probably not for the absolute beginner looking to get round but has some variety to stop boredom as the miles mount up

Extracted from P&D 2nd edition kindle book descriptions

Copied from P&D Advanced Marathoning book.

From Advanced Marathoning 2nd Edition

Paces for each type of session adjusted relative to your current 10k race pace. The paces shown are for 9 minute mile 10k pace. Long run pace: 10k pace +60 to 75 seconds/mile. Long tempo pace: 10-k +30 to 35 seconds. Mid tempo pace: 10k +15 to 20seconds. Short tempo:10k pace. 1600m intervals: 10k -35 to 40seconds. 1200m intervals: 10k -40 to 45 seconds. 800m intervals 10k - 45 to 50 seconds. 400m intervals: 10k - 55 to 60 seconds. Work out your paces and adjust paces on the plan accordingly.

Furman institute marathon plan from Runners World US website. Ignore tempo and interval durations, paces given in notes

Dillthedog's VMLM 2015 plan, not that I expect to get under 3:30, but we can still do the training, right?

Starts off with slightly longer Sunday Runs so more like 60-70mi (100 to 115km). Option to rest on Mondays

Based upon the 55 - 70 mi Pete Pfitzinger 18 week training plan

For the masochists amongst you!

High mileage plan from Advanced Marathoning 2nd Ed.

Peak mileage to be chosen individual, 41-55mpw is the range that the 2Q sessions are supposed to work around

Sub 5 hours

13 wk

Plan from the second edition of Advanced Marathoning

slightly tweaked for a couple of races

From Advanced Marathoning

Lifted from the Hanson First Marathon plan book, with a correction made for the final week misprint

Monday should be rest / cross train but this version has a short recovery run instead

Swapped weeks round to suit

Get round sched

This is a sub 5 hour plan that incorporates an addition 6 week base build at the start

16 week plan from book with weeks 4-7 repeated to make 20 weeks. Based on 5mile PB 30.43

Hal Higdon's plans has yet to fail me. Helped me to three Half Marathons, with improvements (of 4 minutes) each time.

Orkney Marathon

80% easy running

4 week bridging plan between marathons

Extracting the 2 Q sessions, plus the peak mileage percentages, plus taper week. JD says you can drop into this plan at any time, so can be used for less than 26 weeks

From Hansons First Marathon book

Paris and New York Marathon

Startin fron the 1st of January,training schedules leading up to London and then Berlin

First attempt will refine over next couple of weeks

Just to keep us going until summer really

Replicating what I nearly did for the canx Manchester marathon 2020

My own personal Marathon training schedule.

run up to abingdon, will probably make changes to number of brick work outs. hope to run parts of the cotswold way on the trails to get some nice hill work in

Amsterdam marathon

RW Sub 3:25 plan

Already have an established base of mileage

Slow and Steady

45 year old trying the FIRST programme

Stepping up the mileage quickly but progressively and hopefully avoiding injury or overdoing it in order to complete one of my lifetime goals to complete a marathon before I go on my travels

16 Week Plan for intermediate runner to get in shape for marathon

hoping for a sub 3:30, but a new PB will do (so anything under 3:45!)

Adapted for milage. Based on zone 2 heart rate 129-143bp & pace 8-8.5 min/mile

Based on FIRST Run Less, Run Faster philosophy

Raising money for Round Table Children's Wish

From 0 to 26.2 miles in 17 weeks without an injury

16 week plan from book with weeks 4-7 repeated to make 20 weeks. Based on 5k PB 18.10

4 runs per week

London Marathon Training plan - adjusted from Pfitzinger & Douglas to fit around life. Also includes cross training and time away.

Laura

Training plan that includes strength & mobility workouts (https://www.kinetic-revolution.com/marathon-training-plans-plus-strength)

Limited training days plan.

bridging plan for multiple marathons

Weekly totals listed on Mondays (always a rest day).

Includes holiday break

More or less from scratch

Straight P&D plus some extra volume

C25K to marathon

Based on P&D 12/55

Easy miles for vets