Marathon Training

Sounds Easy… I got it from Active.com in the mail today. For “newbies”:

12-Week Training Schedule

Typical run days: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Cross Train (swim or bike) 2 other days

The short runs are HARD, the middle runs are “tempo”, the long runs are mandatory 🙂 even if you have to walk!

Week 1: run 3, 4, 9
Week 2: run 3, 6, 10
Week 3: run 3, 6, 12
Week 4: run 3, 6, 14
Week 5: run 4, 8, 16
Week 6: run 4, 8, 18
Week 7: run 4, 8, 8
Week 8: run 3, 10, 16
Week 9: run 3, 10, 18
Week 10: run 4, 10, 20
Week 11: run 3, 8, 10
Week 12: run 3, 6, race (6 on Wed, no cross-train)