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Free Marathon Training Schedule |
Question:
I was just wondering if anyone knows
of a really good online marathon training
schedule?
Answer:
There's a whole bunch of schedules
and other info online, and some of
it comes from respected experts.
But what exactly are you looking for?
Without further data it sounds like
you might be asking for the best list
which says something like run 8 miles
Monday, 12 Tue, 8 Wed including 6x1000m
intervals.
At the very least, if that's what
you seek, we'd need to know more about
your history and your goals etc. to
have even a ballpark idea what sort
of training is appropriate. And even
then, I'm personally a little dubious
of precise schedules: while they may
seem most helpful for relative novices,
I think they may be a lot more dangerous
for a beginner than a more experienced
runner - because for instance the
experienced runner will know when
to take a day or three easy or off
altogether because that twinge in
his calf isn't simply normal marathon
training soreness whereas the novice
may trust The Schedule above what
his own body's telling him.
Or not. I'm sure that not only is
there no one size fits all schedule,
there's no one size fits all warning
about schedules which applies to all
runners.
Anyhow, my bias is that while you
may want to look at a few online schedules,
if you're not getting lots of in-person
instruction / info / feedback from
a training group or coach or mentor,
you're better served by a good book
(or more than one) than an online
schedule - because a good book will
give you a lot more information about
how to avoid injuries and know what
pace to run and dozens of other things
to
supplement the schedule and put it
in context, than simply 8 Mon, 12
Tue, etc
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