Who is this Plan for?
If you can run a full marathon in around 3 hr 15 mins, why not to try and conquer 3:05, which may grant you a place in few of World Marathon Majors, say Boston, Chicago or London? This plan can help you to reach that marathon time goal in 24 weeks.
Plan Highlights
The plan has a two week intro period and starts with 5:45 hours of training on the first week. It includes a variety of workouts (ladders, tempo, steady state, endurance, to name a few) arranged in four-week cycles, which will allow your body to adapt and prepare for a challenging race.
The plan is based on a percentage of your calculated Threshold Pace, however, workout descriptions also refer to RPE 1-10 (Rating of Perceived Exertion) scale. RPE will help you evaluate your 'pace by feel', so the actual distance covered may be different from athlete to athlete.
The plan is compatible with Garmin devices so you will have structured workouts delivered straight to your watch when using the AutoSync feature after connecting your TrainingPeaks and Garmin Connect accounts. However, please check your device compatibility in the Garmin/TrainingPeaks website.
Access to Coach
If you will have any questions for this plan, before or after purchasing it, please contact me by e-mail marius@trainbydata.com and I’ll be happy to help you. And read the Welcome message before starting. It contains important information about your plan.
Plan version 3.0.0
Sub-3-hour marathoner and IRONMAN® World Championship qualifier, USA Triathlon Level I Certified Coach with a background in IT (and father of two). Interested in data analysis and constant search for improvement, meter-by-meter, second-by-second.
If you’re ready to dive deep into your training data and explore how the numbers translate to your fitness, let’s talk and see if we can find out what your training may (or may not) has been missing.