Marathon Machine/16 Weeks [CONSERVATIVE]
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Plan Description
This a conservative Marathon Machine program for novice/beginner and developing marathon runners preparing for a marathon. Incorporates strength building workouts and hill structured workouts. It incorporates cross training days. The 16 week program incorporates 3 weeks of Base, 6 weeks of Build, and 4 weeks of peak volume that leads into 3 weeks of tapering. Largest peak volume week tops at 1.5x marathon distance (~40 Miles). Includes recovery weeks and easy days to rest and harvest gains. There is field testing every six weeks to assess advances. Comes with a companion 70+ page eBook and Running Performance Console spreadsheet based calculators with dashboard.
Training Plan Sample Week
Stats
Average Weekly Breakdown
| Workouts | Weekly Average | Longest Workout |
|---|---|---|
|
Runx4
|
4:03 hrs | 3:00 hrs |
|
Day Offx1
|
—— | —— |
|
Strengthx1
|
0:37 hrs | 0:30 hrs |
|
Rowingx1
|
0:25 hrs | 1:00 hrs |
| Workouts Per Week | Weekly Average | Longest Workout | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4:03 hrs | 3:00 hrs | |
|
|
—— | —— | |
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|
0:37 hrs | 0:30 hrs | |
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|
0:25 hrs | 1:00 hrs |
Training Load By Week
This plan works best with the following fitness devices:
- Heart Rate Monitor
- GPS
