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Marathon Training Plan

Hansons Advanced First Timer

From Hansons First Marathon book

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Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Week 1
Easy
6mi
Rest
0mi
Week 1
Easy
6mi
Rest
0mi
Easy
6mi
Easy
6mi
Rest
0mi
Easy
6mi
Week 2
Easy
6mi
Rest
0mi
Week 2
Easy
6mi
Rest
0mi
Marathon Pace
4.5mi
6X800m MP; 6x400m jog recovery
Warm Down
1.5mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Easy
4mi
Easy
4mi
Long Run
8mi
Week 3
Rest
0mi
Week 3
Easy
6mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Tempo
6mi
12x400m at 10k pace; 12 x400m jog recovery
Rest
0mi
Easy
6mi
Easy
6mi
Easy
4mi
Long Run
10mi
Week 4
Rest
0mi
Week 4
Easy
6mi
Tempo
5mi
8x600m at 10k pace; 8 x400m jog recovery
Warm Down
1.5mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Easy
6mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Marathon Pace
5mi
4x1mile MP; 4x400m jog recovery
Warm Up
1.5mi
Easy
6mi
Long Run
8mi
Week 5
Rest
0mi
Week 5
Easy
6mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Tempo
4.5mi
6x800m at 10k pace; 8 x400m jog recovery
Warm Down
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Marathon Pace
5mi
2x2mile MP; 2x800m jog recovery
Easy
6mi
Easy
6mi
Long Run
10mi
Week 6
Rest
0mi
Week 6
Easy
6mi
Tempo
4.5mi
5x1000m at 10k pace; 5 x400m jog recovery
Warm Up
1.5mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Easy
8mi
Easy
6mi
Easy
6mi
Warm Down
2mi
Warm Up
2mi
Marathon Pace
6mi
Week 7
Easy
6mi
Rest
0mi
Week 7
Warm Up
1.5mi
Tempo
4mi
4x1200m at 10k pace; 4x400m jog recovery
Warm Down
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Marathon Pace
7.5mi
3-2-1 mile MP; 3x800m jog recovery
Warm Down
1.5mi
Easy
4mi
Easy
6mi
Long Run
10mi
Week 8
Rest
0mi
Week 8
Easy
6mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Tempo
5mi
4x1mile at MP-10s pace; 4x400m jog recovery
Warm Up
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Marathon Pace
7.5mi
2x3mile MP; 2x1mile jog recovery
Warm Up
1.5mi
Easy
4mi
Easy
8mi
Long Run
14mi
Week 9
Rest
0mi
Week 9
Easy
6mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Tempo
5mi
4x1mile at MP-10s pace; 4x400m jog recovery
Warm Up
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Marathon Pace
7.5mi
2x3mile MP; 2x1mile jog recovery
Warm Up
1.5mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Easy
4mi
Easy
8mi
Long Run
14mi
Week 10
Easy
6mi
Rest
0mi
Week 10
Tempo
8mi
4x1.5mile at MP-10s pace; 4x800m jog recovery
Warm Down
1.5mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Long Run
10mi
Easy
6mi
Easy
8mi
Warm Down
2mi
Warm Up
2mi
Marathon Pace
8mi
Week 11
Rest
0mi
Week 11
Easy
6mi
Tempo
7.5mi
6x1mile at MP-10s pace; 4x400m jog recovery
Warm Up
1.5mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Marathon Pace
8.5mi
2-3-2 mile MP; 3x800m jog recovery
Warm Down
1.5mi
Easy
4mi
Easy
10mi
Long Run
16mi
Week 12
Easy
6mi
Rest
0mi
Week 12
Warm Down
1.5mi
Tempo
7.5mi
3x2mile at MP-10s pace; 3x800m jog recovery
Warm Up
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Medium Long Run
12mi
Easy
6mi
Easy
8mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Marathon Pace
10mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Week 13
Rest
0mi
Week 13
Easy
6mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Tempo
7.5mi
3-2-1 mile at MP-10s pace; 3x800m jog recovery
Rest
0mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Marathon Pace
10mi
2x4 mile MP; 2x1 mile jog recovery
Warm Down
1.5mi
Easy
6mi
Easy
10mi
Long Run
16mi
Week 14
Easy
6mi
Rest
0mi
Week 14
Warm Up
1.5mi
Tempo
7.5mi
3x2mile at MP-10s pace; 3x800m jog recovery
Warm Down
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Medium Long Run
12mi
Easy
6mi
Easy
8mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Marathon Pace
10mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Week 15
Easy
6mi
Rest
0mi
Week 15
Warm Up
1.5mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Tempo
4.5mi
6x800m at 10k pace; 6x400m jog recovery
Rest
0mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Marathon Pace
9.5mi
3-2-3 mile MP; 3x800m jog recovery
Easy
6mi
Easy
10mi
Long Run
16mi
Week 16
Easy
6mi
Rest
0mi
Week 16
Tempo
8mi
2x3mile at MP-10s pace; 2x1 mile jog recovery
Warm Up
1.5mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Medium Long Run
12mi
Easy
6mi
Easy
8mi
Warm Down
1.5mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Marathon Pace
10mi
Week 17
Easy
4mi
Rest
0mi
Week 17
Easy
6mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Tempo
7.5mi
6x1 mile at MP-10s pace; 6x400m jog recovery
Warm Down
1.5mi
Rest
0mi
Easy
4mi
Easy
6mi
Long Run
12mi
Week 18
Easy
4mi
Rest
0mi
Week 18
Easy
6mi
Warm Up
1.5mi
Easy
8mi
Including 3x2 minute at MP; 2 minute jog recoveries
Warm Down
1.5mi
Easy
4mi
Easy
3mi
Race
26.2mi
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