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Marathon Training Plan

P&D Advanced marathoning upto 55 miles pw.

Weekly totals listed on Mondays (always a rest day).

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Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Week 1
33mi
Mesocycle 1 -Endurance
Tempo
8mi
8 miles with 4 miles 15K to HM race pace
9mi
Recovery Run
4mi
Medium Long Run
12mi
Week 2
36mi
Mesocycle 1 -Endurance
Fartleks
8mi
8 miles with 10 x 100m strides
10mi
Recovery Run
5mi
Marathon Pace
13mi
8 miles @ marathon pace
Week 3
40mi
Mesocycle 1 -Endurance
10mi
Recovery Run
4mi
Tempo
8mi
8 miles with 4 miles 15K to HM race pace
Recovery Run
4mi
Medium Long Run
14mi
Week 4
42mi
Mesocycle 1 -Endurance
Fartleks
8mi
8 miles with 10 x 100m strides
Recovery Run
5mi
10mi
Recovery Run
4mi
Medium Long Run
15mi
Week 5
45mi
Mesocycle 1 -Endurance
Tempo
9mi
9 miles with 5 miles 15K to HM pace
Recovery Run
5mi
10mi
Recovery Run
5mi
Marathon Pace
16mi
10 miles @ marathon pace
Week 6
Recovery Run
37mi
Recovery week
Fartleks
8mi
8 miles with 10 x 100m strides
Recovery Run
5mi
8mi
Recovery Run
4mi
Medium Long Run
12mi
Week 7
50mi
Mesocycle 2 -LT Endurance
Tempo
10mi
10 miles with 5 miles @ 15K to HM pace
Recovery Run
4mi
Medium Long Run
11mi
Fartleks
7mi
7 miles with 8 x 100m strides
Long Run
18mi
Week 8
54mi
Mesocycle 2 -LT Endurance
Recovery Run
7mi
7 miles with 6 x 100m strides
Medium Long Run
12mi
Tempo
10mi
10 miles with 6 miles at 15K or HM pace
Recovery Run
5mi
Long Run
20mi
Week 9
48mi
Mesocycle 2 -LT Endurance
Recovery Run
6mi
Medium Long Run
14mi
Recovery Run
6mi
Recovery Run
6mi
6 miles with 6 x 100m strides
Marathon Pace
16mi
16 miles with 12 miles at marathon pace
Week 10
Recovery Run
43mi
Recovery week
8mi
Intervals
8mi
8 miles with 5 x 800m @ 5K pace jog to 90% interval time between
Recovery Run
5mi
Fartleks
8mi
8 miles with 8 x 100m strides
Medium Long Run
14mi
Week 11
55mi
Mesocycle 2 -LT Endurance
Recovery Run
7mi
7 miles with 6 x 100m strides
Tempo
11mi
11 miles with 7 miles at 15K to HM pace
Medium Long Run
12mi
Recovery Run
5mi
Long Run
20mi
Week 12
55mi
Mesocycle 3 - Race prep
Intervals
8mi
8 miles with 5 x 600 at 5K pace with jog recoveries 50-90% interval time
Medium Long Run
12mi
Recovery Run
5mi
5 miles with 6 x 100m strides
Race Pace
13mi
8-15K tune up race total 9-13 miles
Long Run
17mi
Week 13
52mi
Mesocycle 3 - Race prep
8mi
Intervals
9mi
9 miles with 5 x 1000m at 5K race pace 50-90% interval time jog recovery
Medium Long Run
12mi
Recovery Run
5mi
Marathon Pace
18mi
18 miles with 14 miles at marathon race pace
Week 14
53mi
Mesocycle 3 - Race prep
Intervals
8mi
8 miles with 5 x 600 at 5K pace jog recovery 50-90% interval time
Long Run
11mi
Recovery Run
4mi
4 miles with 6 x 100m strides
Race Pace
13mi
8-15K tune up race total 9-13 miles
Long Run
17mi
Week 15
52mi
Mesocycle 3 - Race prep
Recovery Run
7mi
7 miles with 6 x 100m strides
Intervals
10mi
10 miles with 4 x 1200m at 5K pace jog recovery 50-90% interval time
Medium Long Run
11mi
Recovery Run
4mi
Long Run
20mi
Week 16
Easy
45mi
Mesocycle 4 - Taper
Intervals
8mi
8 miles with 5 x 600 at 5K pace jog recovery 50-90% interval time
Recovery Run
6mi
Recovery Run
4mi
4 miles with 6 x 100m strides
Race Pace
11mi
8 to 10K tune up race total 9-11 miles
Long Run
16mi
Week 17
Easy
32mi
Mesocycle 4 - Taper
Fartleks
7mi
7 miles with 8 x 100m strides
Intervals
8mi
8 mies with 3 x 1600m at 5K rce pace jog recoveries 50-90% interval time
Recovery Run
5mi
5 miles with 6 x 100m strides
Medium Long Run
12mi
Week 18
Easy
22mi
Mesocycle 4 - Taper
Recovery Run
6mi
Marathon Pace
7mi
Dress rehearsal 7 miles with 2 miles marathon race pace
Recovery Run
5mi
5 miles with 6 x 100m strides
Recovery Run
4mi
Race
26.2mi
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