See the full list of plans

Marathon Training Plan

P&D 55-70mpw 12 week schedule

From Advanced Marathoning 2nd Edition

Sign In or Register to add this to your Fetch training planner.
From Advanced Marathoning by Pete Pfitzinger and Scott Douglas. Copyright 2024 Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. Excerpted by kind permission.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Week 1
8mi
with 10x100m strides
11mi
Recovery Run
5mi
11mi
Recovery Run
5mi
Marathon Pace
15mi
15 miles with 8@MP
Week 2
12mi
11mi
Recovery Run
5mi
Tempo
9mi
with 4@15k to HMP
Recovery Run
5mi
Long Run
17mi
Start at MP 20% and increase to MP 10%
Week 3
9mi
with 10x100m strides
14mi
Recovery Run
5mi
12mi
Recovery Run
5mi
Marathon Pace
17mi
15 miles with 10@MP
Week 4
13mi
15mi
Recovery Run
5mi
Tempo
10mi
with 5@15k to HMP
Recovery Run
5mi
Long Run
18mi
Start at MP 20% and increase to MP 10%
Week 5
8mi
with 10x100m strides
15mi
Recovery Run
5mi
Tempo
10mi
with 4@15k to HMP
7mi
Long Run
17mi
Start at MP 20% and increase to MP 10%
Week 6
Recovery Run
6mi
am
Recovery Run
4mi
pm
Intervals
11mi
5x1200m @5k pace jog 50-90% of interval time between reps
15mi
10mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Marathon Pace
18mi
15 miles with 12@MP
Week 7
9mi
with 10x100m strides
15mi
Recovery Run
7mi
Tempo
12mi
with 7@15k to HMP
Recovery Run
6mi
Long Run
21mi
Start at MP 20% and increase to MP 10%
Week 8
Intervals
9mi
5x600m @ 5k pace Jog 50-90% of interval time between reps
15mi
Recovery Run
7mi
with 6x100m strides
Recovery Run
6mi
Race
6.2mi
8-10k tune up race
Long Run
18mi
Start at MP 20% and increase to MP 10%
Week 9
Recovery Run
6mi
am
Recovery Run
4mi
pm
Intervals
11mi
6x1000m @ 5k pace Jog 50-90% of interval time between reps
15mi
8mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Long Run
20mi
Start at MP 20% and increase to MP 10%
Week 10
Intervals
8mi
5x600m @ 5k pace Jog 50-90% of interval time between reps
12mi
Recovery Run
6mi
with 6x100m strides
Recovery Run
5mi
Race
6.2mi
8-10k tune up race
Long Run
17mi
Start at MP 20% and increase to MP 10%
Week 11
8mi
with 10x100m strides
Recovery Run
4mi
Intervals
8mi
3x1600m @ 5k pace Jog 50-90% of interval time between reps
Recovery Run
5mi
Recovery Run
6mi
with 10x100m strides
13mi
Week 12
Recovery Run
7mi
Marathon Pace
7mi
with 2@MP
Recovery Run
5mi
Recovery Run
5mi
with 6x100m strides
Recovery Run
4mi
Race
26.2mi
Back To Top
X

Free training & racing tools for runners, cyclists, swimmers & walkers.

Fetcheveryone lets you analyse your training, find races, plot routes, chat in our forum, get advice, play games - and more! Nothing is behind a paywall, and it'll stay that way thanks to our awesome community!
Get Started
Click here to join 112,370 Fetchies!
Already a Fetchie? Sign in here