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Recommend Me a Marathon Training Plan !

  • 19-09-2009 8:31pm
    #1
    Funkyzeit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks
    Triathlon season over I decided I'm going to run either Connemarathon and/or Cork next year.
    Hoping to run a sub 3.30 if I put 6 months solid training into it.

    In terms of background I ran 15 mile in 2 hour last year and ran Ballycotton in 70 mins this year. I'm prob much fitter since then but havn't really ran a hard long run apart from a 1.55 for half during the Lost Sheep 2 weeks ago (after swim/bike)

    I've looked at Hal's advanced plan below
    http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/advancedint.htm

    So questions to the wise marathon boardsies:

    Judging I can do greater distances than the plan starts with - should I look for a plan that has more mileage at the start or just cut back to the recommended mileage

    If I do this plan early how do I adjust it to effectively add weeks (for eg should I do some weeks twice?

    Would it be too much to do both Conne and Cork marathons?

    Thanks folks.


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  • #2
    Peckham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,578 ✭✭✭Peckham


    No harm in upping the distances a little - so long as you're conscious of avoiding burnout as getting the long distances in at the end of the plan is more important in order to be race fit.

    Connemara and Cork are 9 weeks apart, so certainly possible to do both of these. Depends what you're aiming for I guess, you may need to hold back a little in Connemara. The often quoted "Advanced Marathoning" by Pfitzinger and Daniels has training plans for multiple marathons in a relatively short period of time (i.e. how to optimise your recovery time after the first marathon and get to the start line of the second one in good shape).


  • #3
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,369 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Funkyzeit wrote: »

    Would it be too much to do both Conne and Cork marathons?

    Thanks folks.

    Not at all. I did the Conn Ultra this year and was all set for the Edinburgh marathon 10 weeks later only I got injured just as I was getting set for the taper. I suppose that is your biggest risk when taking on the two so close together, easily done but you do run the risk of injury. I know Krusty got injured at around the same time after running the Connemara marathon and then he was training for Edunburgh aswell.


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