The Flora London Marathon: Training

Richard Fellingham our club coach has put together an 18 week schedule for novice marathoners.

Tuesdays and Thursdays are usual club nights from the Mid-Suffolk Leisure Centre with Tuesdays being for speed training and Thursdays for a tempo run (but not race speed!). Note that MP = Marathon Pace; XC = Cross Country; Fart = Fartlek; & 1s1q1s = 1m slow, 1m quick, 1m slow. The long slow runs should be about one minute a mile slower than your hoped for marathon pace. Easy runs should be easy! No problem with swapping the long run to a Sunday if it suits you.

Novice Marathoners Training Schedule

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mileage
1	Rest	Club	3 Slow	Club	Rest	8 Slow	3 Easy	25
2	Rest	Club	3 Slow	Club	Rest	10 Slow	4 Easy	26
3	Rest	Club	3 Easy	Club	Rest	12 Slow	4 @MP	28
4	Rest	Club	4 Fartlek	Club	Rest	8 Slow	46 Easy	27
5	Rest	Club	4 @P	Club	Rest	14 Slow	XC	32
6	Rest	Club	Rest	Club	Rest	10 Slow	6 Easy	27
7	Rest	Club	5 Fartlek	Club	Rest	16 Slow	4 @MP	34
8	Rest	Club	5 Easy	Club	Rest	12 Slow	7 Easy	35
9	Rest	Club	4 @MP	Club	Rest	18 Slow	5 Easy	38
10	Rest	Club	4 Easy	Club	Rest	14 Slow	XC	34
11	Rest	Club	Rest	Club	Rest	20 Slow	4 @MP	35
12	Rest	Club	3 Slow	Club	3 Easy	16 Slow	5 @MP	38
13	Rest	Club	1s1q1s	Club	3 Easy	20 Slow	5 Easy	42
14	Rest	Club	4 Fartlek	Club	3 Easy	16 Slow	7 @MP	41
15	Rest	Club	4 Easy	Club	3 Easy	20 Slow	5 Easy	43
16	Rest	Club	4 Easy	Club	Rest	17 @MP	7 Easy	39
17	Rest	Club	3 Easy	Club	Rest	13 Slow	5 Easy	28
18	Rest	Club	Rest	4 Slow	Rest	Jog	Marathon	37