Running schedule marathon beginners
Maximum 4 trainings per week

 

 

See also: Overview running schedules.

 

Important points of interest
   
· Tip: Make your own running schedule Marathon beginners max 4 trainings per week.
   
· The preparation period is: 12 weeks. The number of trainings per week is: 3 (sometimes 4).
   
· First of all read How to make running schedules beginners in which you can read how you can establish globally a training plan.
   
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Because running a marathon demands much of your body this running schedule marathon for beginners has been only arranged for the one which have minimum a six-month period running experience. Also you can run at least hour without problems.
   
· Quantity is more important than quality. In other words the number of kilometers goes up, the intensity goes down.
   
· Speed training can go never (much) rapidly than above the speed what you wants run on the marathon.
   
· The best you can do is Saturday the endurance training in marathon speed and Sunday the extra long quiet endurance training.
   
· If you a race runs then do you that week no extra long quiet endurance training.
   
· The extra long quiet endurance training builds you gradually on: each third week you run approximately two thirds of the distance which you a week for that have run.
   
· Endurance training speed 3 (93%) is equal to marathon speed.
   
   
The running schedule
   
· General preparation period
Begin: 12 weeks for the eventual aim.
End:    7  weeks for the eventual aim.
Therefore number of weeks: 5.
 
How frequently   What and how   How long
1 x per week   long quiet endurance training speed 1      50 up to 70 minutes*
2 x per week   average endurance training speed 2   30 up to 45 minutes
1 x per two weeks   average endurance training speed 2+   25 up to 35 minutes**
   * Explanation: not immediately the first week 70 minutes, but quietly builds per week.
 
 
** Explanation:
a little more rapidly than speed 2.
   
   
· Specific preparation period
Begin: 7 weeks for the eventual aim.
End:   3 weeks for the eventual aim.
Therefore number of weeks: 4.
 
 Frequently   What and how   Time/distance
1 x per week   extra long quiet endurance training speed 1   gradually to 16 mile
1 x per week   quiet endurance training speed 1   25 up to 35 minutes
1 x per two weeks   endurance marathon speed *   45 minutes
1 x per week   fartlek (or interval training ext. long **)   35  min (or 30 min)
* Explanation:   In other words endurance training speed 3 (93%).
       
** Explanation:   Speed: 95% (a little more rapidly than marathon speed).
    Times: 6 x 5 (2) or fartlek 60 min.
    Pause: Between ( ).  How: to dribble.
   
   
· Intensive period
Begin: 3 weeks for the eventual aim.
End:   1 weeks for the eventual aim.
Therefore number of weeks: 2.
 
Frequently   What and how   Time/distance
1 x per week   extra long quiet endurance train. speed 1*    19 mile
1 x per week   quiet endurance training speed 1   25 up to 35 minutes
1 x per week   endurance marathon speed **   45 up to 60 minutes

1 x per week

  fartlek (or interval training ext. long ***)   60 min (or 45 min)
* Explanation:   Only the first week of this period.
     
** Explanation:
 
  Only the second week of this period.
In other words endurance training speed 3 (93%).
       
*** Explanation:   Speed:          95% (a little more rapidly than marathon speed).
    Times: 3 x 15 min (5).
    Pause: Between ( ).  How: to dribble.
   
   
The last week
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The last week to the marathon you do not much: two times quiet endurance training of 30 minutes and four days before the marathon a fast endurance training of 25 minutes. The last days for the marathon you do simply (almost) nothing.
   
   
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· Tip: Make your own running schedule Marathon beginners max 4 trainings per week.

 

 

 

 
 

 

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