Marathon Training Program - Intermediate
Assumes experienced runner who has run one or more marathons; and has a base of 25-30 miles per week
                 
  Week Sat - Week Ending Date Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Total Miles
          B  A  S  E         B  U  I  L  D  I  N  G 18 6/18/2005 Rest 3 6 3 6 Rest
or X-train
8 26
17 6/25/2005 Rest 3 7 3 7 Rest or X-Train 9 29
16 7/2/2005 Rest 4 7 3 6 Rest
or X-train
10 30
15 7/9/2005 Rest 5 7 4 6 Rest or X-Train 11 33
14 7/16/2005 Rest 4 8 4 8 Rest
or X-train
12 36
13 7/23/2005 Rest 4 8 4 8 Rest or X-Train 13 37
12 7/30/2005 Rest 4 9 4 9 Rest
or X-train
14 40
11 8/6/2005 Rest 5 9 5 9 Rest or X-Train 15 43
10 8/13/2005 Rest 5 10 5 10 Rest
or X-train
16 46
9 8/20/2005 Rest 5 10 5 10 Rest or X-Train 12 42
      Sharpening 8 8/27/2005 Rest 5 11F 5 11 Rest
or X-train
18 39
7 9/3/2005 Rest 5 12F 5 12 Rest or X-Train 12 34
6 9/10/2005 Rest 6 12T 5 12 Rest
or X-train
20 43
5 9/17/2005 Rest 6 12T 6 12 Rest or X-Train 12 36
4 9/24/2005 Rest 6 6P 6 12 Rest
or X-train
22 46
Tapering 3 10/1/2005 Rest 6 6P 6 10 Rest or X-Train 16 38
2 10/8/2005 Rest 6 6P 6 10 Rest
or X-train
10 32
1 10/15/2005 Rest 6 2P 3+ 3+ Rest or X-Train Race 36.2
  P = Pace Runs consist of:
1 mile wamup
4 intervals of 100M run at marathon goal pace and 100M walk
4 intervals of 200M run 200M jog
A Pace run of 2.5 miles at marathon goal pace
1 Mile cooldown

(F)artlek runs include strength building sessions consisting of running 1 min hard followed by 4 mins easy for the middle 6 miles otherwise all runs are done at 75-80% effort/goal pace

'+ = Carbohydrate Load