MARATHON RUN BOOST [8WK]

ABILITY: ADVANCED (TOP GOOD FOR AGE)   TRAINING METRIC: HR | PACE / RPE

YOU

Good for age, probably sub-3 age graded runner, top 10 finisher in your age group, or half marathon equivalent stepping up in distance. After a PB, consistent front of pack performance, currently uninjured. You want to finish strong, avoid injury and push on with your race times

CONTENT

Three structured faster runs a week, focussing on Marathon specific ADVANCED ability speed, power and resilience. Each week starts with speed work requiring restraint to hit efforts consistent with Marathon racing at your level; midweek is faster shorter mixed threshold sessions. Weekends feature specific longer race efforts combining endurance, surging and speed intervals whose specificity builds confidence, familiarity with running at race effort and better pacing judgement. Week one run tests sets your effort / pace benchmarks. All subsequent runs have built in progression challenge, in that they get harder as you get more race fit. All workouts show precisely the effort / pace required for each session

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All benchmark zone and ‘magic mile’ setting tests included, pace calculators, full video or guide assistance

WHO’S IT FOR?

Someone who recognises themself from the first paragraph and running 5+ hours weekly. You're currently uninjured or managing issues smartly. You probably have an age graded run time percentage of 75++%. Translate your race time here. Lower score, less fast or you want slightly less intensity? Use our INTERMEDIATE boost here

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PROVEN

All programmes and plans feature fully detailed science-based workouts, personalised to you and progressive. Proven over 20 years of racing and coaching - as used by Lovetri's Swimwerkx's marathon athletes achieving PBs, Club, and major marathon good-for-age honours

EQUIPMENT

A smart watch to record and monitor threshold HR, distance, time, and pace. Our HR run approach calls for running to percentages of run threshold, which delivers desired training adaptations - we may use RPE or pace for shorter intervals. All our workouts are structured, so you're always running with purpose. Most watches can download the structured sessions directly from Training Peaks

TERRAIN

Preferably flat for the speedwork or track - weekends your usual training terrain

PLAN TIMING

Ideally in the middle of your training for marathon to add pace to your endurance running. Also ideal to provide race specificity in the last couple of months before an 'A' race when combined with your own long easy runs

BONUS

You get free access to a bonus library of S&C, bodyweight, and plyometric sessions. Also included are pace tables and warmups / cool downs / run related yoga plus relevant training and racing insight

PROMISE

You get exactly what we give our one-to-one coached athletes; complete programmes that deliver results. Built with the same care and attention to detail you'd expect, they are the very best we can design and include explainers and video links where required. You keep the programme and can reuse as much as you want. No jargon, plain simple English, and everything you need IN the plan. Train Different!

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