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P&D 70-85 MPW 18 Week Schedule

From Advanced Marathoning

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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
Recovery Run
5mi
Tempo
9mi
4 @ HMP
Medium Long Run
12mi
Recovery Run
6mi
10mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Long Run
17mi
Week 2
Recovery Run
6mi
8mi
w 10x100m strides
Medium Long Run
13mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Medium Long Run
11mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Long Run
17mi
w 8@MP
Week 3
Recovery Run
6mi
Tempo
10mi
5 @ HMP
Medium Long Run
14mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Medium Long Run
12mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Long Run
16mi
Week 4
Recovery Run
6mi
10mi
w 10x100m strides
Medium Long Run
14mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Medium Long Run
12mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Long Run
20mi
Week 5
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
Tempo
10mi
4 @ HMP
Medium Long Run
15mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Medium Long Run
13mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Long Run
18mi
w 10@MP
Week 6
Recovery Run
7mi
10mi
w 10x100m strides
Medium Long Run
13mi
Recovery Run
6mi
10mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Long Run
16mi
Week 7
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
Tempo
11mi
5 @ HMP
Medium Long Run
15mi
Recovery Run
7mi
Medium Long Run
13mi
8mi
w 10x100m strides
Long Run
20mi
Week 8
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
9mi
Medium Long Run
15mi
Recovery Run
7mi
Tempo
12mi
6 @ HMP
Recovery Run
7mi
Long Run
22mi
Week 9
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
9mi
Medium Long Run
15mi
Recovery Run
8mi
Medium Long Run
13mi
Recovery Run
7mi
w 10x100m strides
Long Run
18mi
w 12@MP
Week 10
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
9mi
Intervals
9mi
VO2 w 6x800m @5k pace
Recovery Run
7mi
Recovery Run
15mi
11m am 4m pm
Recovery Run
8mi
w 10x100m strides
Long Run
16mi
Week 11
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
8mi
Medium Long Run
15mi
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
Tempo
12mi
7 @ HMP
8mi
Long Run
24mi
Week 12
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
Intervals
9mi
VO2 w 5x600m @5k pace
Medium Long Run
15mi
Recovery Run
7mi
Recovery plus speed 6x100m strides
Recovery Run
7mi
w 10x100m strides
Race
10mi
8k-15k Tune up total 9-13m
Long Run
18mi
Week 13
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
Intervals
12mi
VO2 w 6x1000m @5k pace
Medium Long Run
15mi
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
Medium Long Run
12mi
Recovery Run
7mi
Long Run
20mi
w 14@MP
Week 14
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
Intervals
9mi
VO2 w 5x600m @5k pace
Medium Long Run
14mi
Recovery Run
7mi
Recovery plus speed 6x100m strides
Recovery Run
6mi
Race
10mi
8k-15k Tune up total 9-13m
Long Run
18mi
Week 15
Recovery Run
10mi
6m am 4m pm
8mi
Intervals
12mi
VO2 w 6x1200m @5k pace
Medium Long Run
19mi
15m am 4m pm
Recovery Run
8mi
Recovery plus speed 8x100m strides
Recovery Run
6mi
Long Run
22mi
Week 16
Recovery Run
6mi
Intervals
9mi
VO2 w 5x600m @5k pace
Medium Long Run
14mi
Recovery Run
7mi
Recovery plus speed 6x100m strides
Recovery Run
6mi
Race
10mi
8k-15k Tune up total 9-13m
Long Run
17mi
Week 17
Recovery Run
6mi
Recovery Run
8mi
Recovery plus speed 8x100m strides
Recovery Run
6mi
Intervals
9mi
VO2 3x1600m @ 5k pace
Recovery Run
5mi
Recovery Run
7mi
Recovery plus speed 8x100m strides
Medium Long Run
13mi
Week 18
Recovery Run
6mi
7mi
Marathon Pace
8mi
2@MP
Recovery Run
6mi
Recovery Run
5mi
Recovery plus speed 6x100m strides
Recovery Run
4mi
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