I know we have discussed Horwill's system before but what do you all think about his marathon philosophy.
Day 1 - Build up to running for 2½ hours, speed is irrelevant, time on the feet is the main point of this session.
Day 2 ? Recovery run of 35 minutes.
Day 3 - Variable pace session on the track totalling 10km.
Day 4 - Recovery run of 35 minutes.
Day 5 - Build up to running 18 miles at target marathon speed.
Day 6 - rest.
Day 7 - 10km pace session. Either 6 x 1 mile or 3 x 2 miles with 45 and 90 secs recovery respectively at best 10km speed or faster.
Day 8 - Recovery run of 35 minutes.
Day 9 - Repeat Day 1.
Day 10 - Recovery run 35 minutes.
Day 11 - Repeat Day 5.
Day 12 - Recovery run of 35 minutes.
Day 13 - 5km pace session. Either 8 x 800 or 6 x 1 km at best 5km speed or faster with 45 and 60secs rest respectively.
Day 14 - Rest.
The maximum mileage involved, excluding warm up runs, is around 64 miles a week.
The link to the article that explains everything is: