I've been thinking about using the "Advanced Plan" in the Hansons Marathon Method book. I see that the duration of the plan is 18 weeks. I actually have more time than 18 weeks until my planned marathon. Does anyone have any ideas on how to best extend the Advanced Plan to 24 weeks?
Should I simply work on base training for the extra six weeks? Incorporate more "speed" or "strength" workouts? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Base... throw in a tempo now and then.
Train for a different race 6 weeks from now then start over
Do first 6 weeks of a Pfitzinger 24 week plan.
The mileage starts off relatively low, so why not start now and then near the end of the training cycle keep repeating weeks 4 and 3 until its time for the two week taper.
Thanks for the thoughts everyone. Good stuff and lots of interesting options. Sounds like adding extra weeks with speed and strength workouts may not be the way to go. Instead, I'll use the extra time to build a solid base before diving into the plan.
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