Hanson's plan with moderate mileage

I did the Hanson's plan this past summer running about 50ish miles a week. I did about a mile or so warm up and about a 1-3 mile cool down for the strength and mp runs. I'd think the easiest way to add miles would be to include a longer wu/cd to get to average 75.

My high week was 78 where I ran all 7 days, the typical day off was an easy 4-5 and I doubled on the strength and MP days doing about 3-4 easy miles in the am.

Thanks. Did you PR with this plan?

I am still not sold on this plan. I have had success with pfitz and daniels plans. I will do the hansons plan just to experiment a bit. For me, the worst part of marathon training are the 20 milers.

Can you post/give the link to the Hanson plan?

Interested in the Hanson Plan wrote:

Can you post/give the link to the Hanson plan?

Bump for anyone else with experience with this plan?

Anyone go sub-3 with it?

I am looking to stay in the 60-90 mpw range.

Runnerrerr wrote:

Anyone go sub-3 with it?

I am looking to stay in the 60-90 mpw range.

I used Hanson's for 1st marathon. Age 44. Had 4 weeks at 60-65 miles. Mostly low 50s though. I did one 18 mile run on road. The other long runs were 15-16, mostly on trail. All MP runs were on road with 1-2 mile wu and no cd. Intervals and MP-10s runs were on a 3.5 mile crushed stone path. 17:58 5K and 37:24 10K so trained for 2:55 marathon but being the first, I went out at 2:59 pace and stuck to it. Slowed 10-15s/mi over last 4 and finished in 3:00:36.

Were I to do it again, and I probably will, I'll stick to the general plan and increase basic mileage via doubles rather than adding mileage to individual runs. I might also incorporate overdistance days on roller skis.

Yes I pr'd, and I stuck to the pretty close, with the one major exception of running a half marathon about a month before the marathon all out not at marathon pace as suggested.

I was a total doubter of the Hansons program because of the lack of long run. I ran everything on the schedule so that I could show the idiocy of the program. I was wrong. I pr'd by 9 minutes. I have now used the program for 4 straight marathons over the last 2 years and have Pr;d in every one. At 47 years old, I know that this can't go on forever, but I have now dipped under 2:50 and will continue until I level off.

Wow, some impressive stuff here.

I am 45 and PR'ed this past spring with a 3:00 (but trained for a 2:55) using an ad hoc schedule of 60-90 mpw averaging 75mp, doing alot of tempo work, a mid-week 12 mile progression, and some mediocre long runs. I did not do much MP work and i felt that was lacking - that is why i got interested in hansons because there is a ton of MP work. Based on my limited experience, the long runs just left me tired and i really dreaded doing them. So i am willing to try something new and this program does not seem too daunting. The only things i am not settled on fully are: how to add miles to this program in a smart way, and also i am wondering if it is wise to omit a solid mid-week 12 miler. Though i guess the Saturday/Sunday back to back 10 milers fill that void to some extent.

One other question. Any comments on where you ran your MP workouts? Similar to road to your marathon, track, treadmill?

I don't have any flat course near where i am so i will need run a very hilly MP workout or else hit the track/treadmill.

If you want a schedule personalized for your mileage, goals, etc. They do that for you pretty cheap ($30-$50 maybe? I don't remember). The website is hansonscoachingservices.com

I've run a program VERY similar to the Hanson plan and PR'd. As a master's level runner I knew that I couldn't do really huge mileage any more, I just dont recover.

I not only PRd in the marathon I ran some really good races during the build up.

I'm undecided on the plan. I found the early phase quite difficult. the weekly Speed and MP workouts took alot out of me. Things came together when i moved to the Strength and MP workouts. I felt ok in the marathon but i did not PR.

If you can hold on until early January you will be able to get all the information about the training scehdules you could ever want.

Is this thread suddenly turning into a "imminent news article about litton" situation?

Luke Humphrey wrote:

If you can hold on until early January you will be able to get all the information about the training scehdules you could ever want.

Luke Humphrey wrote:

If you can hold on until early January you will be able to get all the information about the training scehdules you could ever want.

Well, what do you got for us?

Website wrote:

If you want a schedule personalized for your mileage, goals, etc. They do that for you pretty cheap ($30-$50 maybe? I don't remember). The website is hansonscoachingservices.com

I believe the fee is $75.