My marathon training schedule
Taken mainly from Hal
Higdon. This was my training schedule for the 2007 Grandma's
marathon. I ended up getting injured, not from the marathon training,
but from a stupid rock climbing injury. Therefore the last half of
April and the first half of May did not go according to schedule. My
long run ended being 18 miles. Still I had a very enjoyable marathon
running at a relatively easy pace, but still finishing under four hours.
| Week of | Sun | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat |
| 11 March | 3m run | 7m run | 3m run | 35 Tem | rest | 7 m run | 14 |
| 18 March | 3m run | 7m run | 3m run | 5 x 800 | rest | 7 m pace | 10 |
| 25 March | 3m run | 8m run | 4m run | 5 x hill | rest | 8 m pace | 16 |
| 1 April | 3m run | 8m run | 4m run | 40 Tem | rest | 8 m run | 17 |
| 8 April | 3m run | 9m run | 4m run | 6 x 800 | rest | 9 m pace | 12 |
| 15 April | 3m run | 9m run | 4m run | 6 x hill | rest | 9 m pace | 19 |
| 22 April | 4m run | 10m run | 5m run | 45 Tem | rest | 10 m run | 20 |
| 29 April | 4m run | 6m run | 5m run | 7 x 800 | rest | 6 m pace | 12 |
| 6 May | 4m run | 10m run | 5m run | 7 x hill | rest | 10 m pace | 20 |
| 13 May | 5m run | 6m run | 5m run | 45 tem | rest | 6 m run | 12 |
| 20 May | 5m run | 10m run | 5m run | 8 x 800 | rest | 10 m pace | 20 |
| 27 May | 5m run | 8m run | 5m run | 6 x hill | rest | 4m pace | 12 |
| 3 June | 4m run | 6m run | 4m run | 30 Tem | rest | 4m run | 8 |
| 10 June | 3m run | 2m run | 3m run | 4 x 400 | rest | 2m run | race |