P and D Training for April 2014 Marathon

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whiteflash Nov 2013 11:02am, 24 Nov 2013 47 posts	0 whiteflash Going to follow P & D plan 18w / 55m for Manchester in April 2014 wondered if others were using this for Spring Mara? I think the plan should start 9 December but I am just getting in a few base miles.
Velociraptor Nov 2013 11:38am, 24 Nov 2013 28,230 posts	0 Velociraptor Good luck! I'm sure there will be other people using P&D. I set off on the 70mpw schedules a few years ago, but the midweek long run was the straw that threatened to break the dinosaur's back and I couldn't maintain it. If I was just running, I'd base my spring marathon training on P&D again, but since I'll probably do most of my training on my bike I'll be heading down the Furman trail.
Roberto Nov 2013 11:56am, 24 Nov 2013 329 posts	0 Roberto Im tempted to follow the 55 to 70 for Edinburgh, but havent decided yet. Need to get some miles in the bank before that, as I havent been doing anything recently.
K5 Gus Nov 2013 12:07pm, 24 Nov 2013 350 posts	0 K5 Gus Although this thread http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=42579 was originally a 70-85 P&D one, it's sort of covers all P&Ds now - so yes a few others on there about to start in the next week or two. If you're doing Manchester, then it's next week, ie 2nd that the plan starts, not the 9th ( although the first day is a resy day )
RichHL Nov 2013 12:10pm, 24 Nov 2013 7,877 posts	0 RichHL I'm using the same plan for the same marathon but I might modify the first couple of weeks because I'm coming off quite a low base. I don't want to spanner myself right at the start.
whiteflash Nov 2013 2:25pm, 24 Nov 2013 48 posts	0 whiteflash Thanks Gus, didn't realise that a thread was already live. I must have calculated it wrong for the 18 weeks (not a good start is it?!)