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Marathon training schedule (Read 324 times)

radsb


    posted: 4/26/2012 at 5:39 PM
    modified: 4/26/2012 at 5:41 PM

    I'm a beginner runner. I began a MAF training regimen about a month ago and have gotten good progress. I'm thinking of targetting a marathon at the end of september. How do I integrate the MAF training into the typical marathon training plans that go by distance and ramp towards the race date? Right now I'm running by time.

    C-R


      posted: 4/26/2012 at 7:37 PM

      Keeping at MAF during training is not so hard. So I wouldn't worry about that. Most of us here have trained and completed a marathon on just MAF or below miles.

       

      There are a couple of books on marathon training while focusing on time vs. distance. Can't recall right now but something makes me think it "How to train for your first marathon". Anyway, look around the library for some choices. It should be there or something like it. If not, take a normal plan and convert miles to times based on your pace.

       

      I have a couple of questions  you said late September. So you're giving 5 months of training. Are you racing, running or run/walking it? How much time per week are you running and what is your longest time out per week? Do you participate in any other fitness regimes or sports? Where I'm going with this is that first marathon is pretty challenging and you should build up to 40 miles per week or the time equivalent to handle the extra stress of marathon prep. Its doable but something to consider.


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      radsb


        posted: 4/26/2012 at 11:32 PM
        modified: 4/27/2012 at 7:22 PM
        Quote from C-R on 4/26/2012 at 7:37 PM:
        I have a couple of questions  you said late September. So you're giving 5 months of training. Are you racing, running or run/walking it? How much time per week are you running and what is your longest time out per week? Do you participate in any other fitness regimes or sports? Where I'm going with this is that first marathon is pretty challenging and you should build up to 40 miles per week or the time equivalent to handle the extra stress of marathon prep. Its doable but something to consider.

         

        I did couch 2 5k and another 2 months after that last year then stopped in the winter. Read about MAF and restarted this year mid-march. I don't know what my marathon pace will end up. Basically I am trying to do as well as possible. Run/walk is an option. Half-marathon is an option. Finishing is the primary goal. Right now I'm running 4 1/4 hours a week (incl.warm up/down, which I've been ramping up since March. I don't do other sports.

         

        The problem I'm having is that I don't know how my MAF tests will progress so I'm not sure about converting distance over to times. I tried a  conversion of Galloway's sched and am following that.

         

        I have a 13:48 MAF, down from 15:42 in 3/24/12.

        radsb


          posted: 4/27/2012 at 7:24 PM

          http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/index.php/articlePages/page/21

           

          On Mcmillan's site he says "If you can build to doing 13-15 miles at your marathon goal pace without excess effort, then you can be very confident that you will reach your marathon goal time."

           

          Would you consider that reliable? If so I'll use that as one of two training targets. How would you define "excess effort"?

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