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Women's OTQ Marathon Training Plan by Christine Thorn

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Women's OTQ Marathon Training Plan by Christine Thorn

Author

Christine Thorn

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Length

12 Weeks

Plan Description

Welcome to your training plan, Ms. OTQ! This plan was written by Christine Thorn, a HAX Coach with an 11th Place finish at a USATF Championship and a BQ marathon to her name. Some of the workouts you'll see in this plan are workouts Christine has done herself in her former elite career and her current marathon training.

This plan is designed for a highly experienced runner capable of running 7 days/week and roughly 80-100 miles/week during the course of the plan. If you'd like to add doubles, plan to add them in this order: Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday.

Projected Mile Pace Ranges for a 2:36:59 Finish:
Easy: 8:30-7:30
Moderate: 7:10-6:40
Tempo: 6:10-5:50
RACE PACE: 5:59
Threshold: 5:50-5:40
10K: 5:35-5:25
5K/Strides: 5:20-5:10

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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Run x10
09:52:00 02:25:00
Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Run
09:52:00 02:25:00

Training Load By Week


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Hammer & Axe Training was born out of a vision shared by a handful of elite distance runners. We found in our training that we ran our best when we committed to training our speed and strength equally. A focus on strength made us durable, strong, and prepared for the adversity that racing brings. A focus on speed made us confident, efficient, and ready to move when the right moment arrived. We wanted to bring this feeling of speed and strength to as many runners as possible.

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