iwonder wrote:
Hi letsrun,
If you got five years to take a novice runner to a good marathoner (sub 2:30), how will you train him?
1) Focusing on shorter distances (5-10k) until he has enough speed to focus on marathon (ie. 15:30 5k, 32:00 10k).
2) Going straight to marathon training with lots of miles.
3) Something else
Purchase Bill Squires Speed Endurance book it will take you from A to Z. Squires is the best US marathon coach the US has ever had, coached among others Bill Rodgers.