Say you want to average 65-70 mpw running 7 days a week with one long run one tempo/MP and one interval day and a sub 2:40 goal. What types of intervals would you run, would you do your tempos as mile repeats or continuous? How would you build the long run? Would you do the MP with the long run or separate? How often to cutback etc.
Looking forward to your suggestions
Bump. Anyone?
Is this your first marathon? How have past marathons/HMs gone?
Maybe try Pfitzinger?
der Freibumper wrote:
Is this your first marathon? How have past marathons/HMs gone?
Maybe try Pfitzinger?
This. Or I would structure it like Jack Daniels would. Very common training.
First marathon. Did a couple half marathons. A recent time trial finished in 1:17 but haven't raced since dec 2019
I've done stuff like tinman with 1k-1500 repeats + short intervals or 400s or both in the same week. Daniels plans seem too tough and given the workout demands might underestimate what i'm capable of for a marathon. Pfitz might be interesting, any other suggestions?
go run dude.
I like Pfitzinger but find his mid-week workouts a little tame & try to get in a little more volume. The structure and progression in terms of mileage and long runs is great. The medium long runs are good. I play with that sort of a structure and sub in some NAZ looking workouts. I also think he has too many long runs where you're not doing anything pace specific so I'll change that too.
16 weeks is a long time. 1st 4 weeks should include some VO2 max stuff. Then the meat of marathon training is from 12 weeks to 2 weeks. Make a calendar. Plan out the mileage goals (building, down weeks, peak), the mid-week workouts, and the long runs. Plug in the long tempos. Plug in mid-week threshold sessions. I like to get in 15k-20k of work in peak marathon training versus Pfitz stopping in the 5-7 mile range.
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