I am a hound for information and it invariably gets me into trouble. My New Years Resolution to do a marathon this year started easy but then I went and discovered the vast amount of training plans out there. Now I can't decide! Anyone have a tried and true one? I bought a book by Jeff Galloway and in it he has a "fat burning marathon plan" for people who want to lose fat....always a personal quest of mine. I'm leaning towards that one. Also, I should have 3 days that end up making the most sense for weight lifting but of course, again, too many tapes to choose from and I like them all! Which ones should I do? At least for this month....I plan to rotate them each month. TIA!
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- Thread starter Cbelle
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And please don't worry about fat burning marathon training. You can't train for a marathon and not get supremely fit. If that means you currently carry a little too much poundage, plan on losing all of it. Any marathon program will do this to you. You don't need to specifically target a fat burning plan. Remember, a big part of training for such an event is proper and adequate nutrition. Work on your endurance, the weight will taje care of itself. And yes, if you can't yet run 5 miles without stopping, you need to concentrate on prepping for this stage before training for a marathon. But you can do this already, right?
Clare
Clare
MadnNatsmom
Cathlete
Hmmm, well I actually got fat during my training. I didn't do any strength work which made me realize how important strength training was for ME to keep the fat off.
I really saw it in my arms - flabby and no shape at all. Thank goodness for muscle memory, though, because I regained my muscle fairly quickly once I re-started lifting weights.
But, I definitely agree - you are going to be voracious, especially after your long runs - so don't worry about losing fat during training. There's lots of other things to worry about. ;-)
I really saw it in my arms - flabby and no shape at all. Thank goodness for muscle memory, though, because I regained my muscle fairly quickly once I re-started lifting weights.
But, I definitely agree - you are going to be voracious, especially after your long runs - so don't worry about losing fat during training. There's lots of other things to worry about. ;-)
We havent settled on a marathon yet but hte absolute earliest one would be Oct so I think I have plenty of time. I currently can run 5 miles at a time. How many times per week do you think its necessary to run to finish a marathon? I'm aiming for 4 days of running, one being a medium long one, being a long run, plus 2 days of XT. I will either do my weight training on just those 2 XT days or those 2 plus on an easy run day. Depending on which weight tapes I decide on I guess. I don't want to completely drop the weights since I think its still important however, I had heard that your focus should be on endurance weights not strength building weights. Thanks for the advice!
This is funny b/c I tried posting a question like this yesterday and something went wrong and I never did get around to posting it again.Thanks Cbelle!
I thought that it would be great to get involved in a couple of marathons this year.There are usually a few in the summer,in the city.
I curtainly ran 8-14kms 3-5 times a week.My hubby bought me a treadmill for christmas so it would be pretty easy to train.I am curtainly running and incorporating cathe videos.And it is really helping me with my endurance.I did 1 hour and 25 min of cardio yesterday.
The only thing with me , is that I have a couple of injuries due to running.I don't have them now, but you never know when they will resurface.I am afraid that if I train to much they will come back and I won't be able to competite.I had a bad knee last summer and when I favored my knee,my quad on my other leg was sore.Its been monthes since I have had them but I took a while off of running and I realized that I can't run everyday.The girl I run with can,but I CAN"T.
Anyway,any info on this topic would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks again,
Lori
I thought that it would be great to get involved in a couple of marathons this year.There are usually a few in the summer,in the city.
I curtainly ran 8-14kms 3-5 times a week.My hubby bought me a treadmill for christmas so it would be pretty easy to train.I am curtainly running and incorporating cathe videos.And it is really helping me with my endurance.I did 1 hour and 25 min of cardio yesterday.
The only thing with me , is that I have a couple of injuries due to running.I don't have them now, but you never know when they will resurface.I am afraid that if I train to much they will come back and I won't be able to competite.I had a bad knee last summer and when I favored my knee,my quad on my other leg was sore.Its been monthes since I have had them but I took a while off of running and I realized that I can't run everyday.The girl I run with can,but I CAN"T.
Anyway,any info on this topic would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks again,
Lori
Mckmain
Cathlete
I think I had posted this previously...I'll try to elaborate more. I used a training schedule for my first marathon in 1997 thru Runners World. It was based on a weekly percentage 100% being your top weekly mileage, then cut back to 90%, then back to 80%..and long runs anywhere from 14 to 20 miles once a week usually on sunday...
Week 1: 32 miles total, long run 14 mi
Week 2: 36 miles total, long run 16 or 17
Week 3: 40 miles total, long run 18 to 20
Week 4: 36 miles total, long run 15 to 17
Week 5: 32 miles total, long run 14 to 16
Week 6: 36 miles total, long run 17 to 18
Week 7: 40 miles total, long run 20
Week 8: 36 miles total, long run 16 to 18
Week 9: 40 miles total, long run 20
Week 10: 32 miles total, long run 12 to 14
Week 11: 25 miles total, long run 10
Week 12: 20 miles total, long run 6 to 8
Then the Marathon!!!
I had normally built a base of running 25 to 30 miles a week for a couple of months before I started this training shcedule. When I trained I only did Cathe's tapes like once a week, mostly step. I was doing my own weightlifting, like her Pyramids and Slow & Heavy. I believe the weight training did help my endurance and prevented injuries. I have run 11 marathons and 1 50K. Didn't start with injuries til I turned 40...YUK! 44 now and yes injured. Achilles tendonitis...but hoping for it to heal so I can start training for another marathon, I did find them addictive!...Good Luck......Carole
Week 1: 32 miles total, long run 14 mi
Week 2: 36 miles total, long run 16 or 17
Week 3: 40 miles total, long run 18 to 20
Week 4: 36 miles total, long run 15 to 17
Week 5: 32 miles total, long run 14 to 16
Week 6: 36 miles total, long run 17 to 18
Week 7: 40 miles total, long run 20
Week 8: 36 miles total, long run 16 to 18
Week 9: 40 miles total, long run 20
Week 10: 32 miles total, long run 12 to 14
Week 11: 25 miles total, long run 10
Week 12: 20 miles total, long run 6 to 8
Then the Marathon!!!
I had normally built a base of running 25 to 30 miles a week for a couple of months before I started this training shcedule. When I trained I only did Cathe's tapes like once a week, mostly step. I was doing my own weightlifting, like her Pyramids and Slow & Heavy. I believe the weight training did help my endurance and prevented injuries. I have run 11 marathons and 1 50K. Didn't start with injuries til I turned 40...YUK! 44 now and yes injured. Achilles tendonitis...but hoping for it to heal so I can start training for another marathon, I did find them addictive!...Good Luck...
...Carole