Daniels 1/2 Marathon Plan Phase 1

Keeping hard workouts in your program while substantially increasing mileage is asking to get hurt. That's why he suggests 9 weeks of build up without any hard workouts.

is this what most elite marathoners do? Do they actually take 6-9 weeks without working out?

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Help a girl out, I know there are some people who know how to train properly for a marathon.

If I'm presently running 80 mpw, would I benefit from jumping right into Daniels marathon program or should I do the suggested 6-9 weeks of nothing but mileage. I can't help but assume that my fitness will decrease from not doing any tempos/intervals. What would you suggest the best build up for a fall marathon?

6, not 9 weeks. Plus strides and supplemental training. Focus on your mileage not on the workouts. You will have plenty of time for that later.

Thanks, appreciate the tips. What percentage did you increase your mileage by during the build up? I'm assuming I have to pay my dues and do the boring 10%?

If you actually read the book you would know that Daniels describes how to increase your mileage: every three weeks, increase by 1 mile for every session you have in a week, up to 10.

So if you are running 7 times a week, increase your weekly mileage by 7 miles every three weeks.

RTB wrote:

If you actually read the book you would know that Daniels describes how to increase your mileage: every three weeks, increase by 1 mile for every session you have in a week, up to 10.

So if you are running 7 times a week, increase your weekly mileage by 7 miles every three weeks.

... at MOST. Daniels stresses you can increase by less.