We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Marathon Training Any Good Work out Plans?

alexkoenen
alexkoenen Posts: 3
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I am considering running a marathon in December or Early Next year. Anyone know any good running training programs to get to that level. I am currently running 30 to 40 miles a week but cant seem to reach that 26th mile. Thanks in Advance.

Replies

  • hurton
    hurton Posts: 15 Member
    look up hal higdon
  • lawtechie
    lawtechie Posts: 708 Member
    Can't say whether they're good, but Active.com is a great site that I can't believe the training would not also be great.

    Different ones to choose from and preview, and relatively low cost.
    http://www.activetrainer.com/marathon-training-schedule
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    There's tons of free training programs out there; Hal Higdon is a popular one, the SMART Coach on Runnersworld.com is good also. You input your current mileage, when your race is, and it gives you a schedule till race day.
  • alexkoenen
    alexkoenen Posts: 3
    I really appreciate the help these websites will help me big time thanks. Hopefully i can do it!
  • Kilter
    Kilter Posts: 188 Member
    You can do it, it's all just a question of training.

    Good luck with your training.

    Which marathon are you thinking of doing?

    S
  • arc918
    arc918 Posts: 2,037 Member
    Another vote for Hal Higdon, as his training programs are friendly for new runners.
  • alexkoenen
    alexkoenen Posts: 3
    I am thinking of running in the cowtown marathon in Fort Worth, TX or the white rock marathon in Dallas in December.
  • ATT949
    ATT949 Posts: 1,245 Member
    I looked at the training plans from HH and on Runner's World and decided to go with RW for the half and the marathon.

    HH is an excellent source — I've read one of his books and loved it. The reason that I didn't follow his training plan was that he has folks run X hours and minutes vs the RW plans that have you run X miles. My preference is to use a mileage based approach.

    If I might suggest, pick up a few books about running the marathon. From memory, Marathoning for Mortals is a fun quick read and HH's book is good. I also learned a lot from RW's book called "Road Racing", IIRC. You can pick them up at Amazon for a good price (I buy them used and they're very inexpensive).

    Enjoy the miles!
  • Minnesnowtagurl
    Minnesnowtagurl Posts: 406 Member
    Bump! I have a 5K coming up on Halloween
This discussion has been closed.

Categories