I’ve been deliberating over a marathon training plan for some time now, unable to find a premade one that I really liked. I’ve studied probably a dozen or so different plans but have been unable to find one that I believe will really suit me – they all seem too easy, too hard, too focused on speed work or too focused on one long run a week. To deal with this I have decided to combine elements of several of them to determine what I will be doing for the next 20 weeks or so. I have no experience developing a marathon plan so this is a risky proposition, but I’m hoping one that will work as I’m taking key elements from renown coaches (Hal Higdon, Greg McMillan, Brad Hudson, Jack Daniels to name a few) to develop a plan that I think is both challenging and doable and will focus more on my weaknesses as a distance runner.
My plan is still a work in progress, and will have to be flexible throughout the program as I will have to adjust to both my travel schedule and how my body seems to be reacting to the training, but here are some of the key components that I’m designing into the program;
