Waltons ThreadLord
This past weekend, I secured guaranteed entry into the 2018 New York Marathon (yay). Since I'm the type who does better with a plan, even just an outline of a plan, I'm looking ahead for the next 13 months. (Have pity for my wife, who will spend the next year listening to my planning the details of the day - how to get there, where to meet up afterwards, etc.) I have some half marathons lined up for the fall and spring, so my plan for now is to get my weekly mileage up from the low 30s into the 40s over the next 7 - 8 months.
My question is when should I "formally" start marathon training and what would that entail? I figure I wouldn't start until after my last half next May. Aside from further increasing my mileage and slowing down the pace of my easy/long runs to adjust to marathon pace, what else should I do?
New York 2018 will be my third marathon.
5k 23:48.45 (3/22); 4M 31:26 (2/22); 5M 38:55 (11/23); 10k 49:24 (10/22); 10M 1:29:33 (2/24); Half 1:48:32 (10/22); Marathon 4:29:58 (11/23)Upcoming races: Clinton Country Run 15k, 4/27; Running is Back 10k, 5/12
That sounds about right. You will be logging miles for your half, so you will be in a good shape. Personally, I think I like the 10-12 weeks of training plus 2 weeks for taper. Starting in May will give you 18-20 weeks of training, correct?
10K: (44:33) 13.1 (1:41:48) 26.2 - TwinCities17 (3:49:07)
Yes, that's about right. Perhaps I'll look around at training plans and merge into one when it's weekly mileage dovetails with mine at the time. Thanks.