20 Weeks to Your First Marathon

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Can you hear it? That voice in your head, telling you to give the marathon a try....

You’ve been trying to silence it for months, saying you wouldn’t know how to train for it, or even where to begin. But now, with the following 20-week training program, you’ve got no excuses! If you’re in the three-to-five hour range for the marathon, this program is for you.

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Your biggest challenge is choosing which race to do. So pick one, and get running!

Click Here to download a marathon analysis chart... use it after the race to see how well you did at pacing yourself on the course - the better to assess your performance and step it up at the NEXT marathon!

Jim Vance is a USAT Level 2, and USATF Level 1 Certified Coach for TrainingBible Coaching,
and a professional triathlete. Questions or comments can be sent to jvance@trainingbible.com.     

Comments & Feedback

Anonymous  - Key |Posted on: 08.27.2008 Could you provide a key? I've recently started running again and don't remember what they all mean.

Anonymous  - Key   |Posted on: 09.08.2008 Sure thing, sorry it wasn't included. E - Easy jog A - Accelerations of 15-20 seconds to high speed, with quick turnover, plenty of recovery between each S - Steady paced run - not easy, not hard F - Fartlek - speed bursts as you like, from 1 to 3 mins in length, unstructured. Allow time for warm-up and cooldown. MGP - Marathon Goal Pace - time spent running at goal pace for the marathon is in parenthesis, (MGP 90) means 90 mins of your run at marathon goal pace T - Tempo Run - Hard effort at faster than marathon pace, around 10K to half-marathon intensity, (T 30) means 30 mins tempo TT - Time Trial test - 30 mins HARD, with average pace and HR measured for the last 20 mins. These should improve over course of the program. XT - Cross Training - Your choice of elliptical, cycling, stairmaster or swimming, as well as any weight training you may be doing Off - Rest day, focus on recovery techinques, (hydration, stretching, ma...

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