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October 18th, 2007

Cowtown Marathon Training Plan

This my training plan for the Cowtown Marathon. It is the Pfitzinger 18-week, 55-mile plan, but I adjusted the last week since the Cowtown Marathon is on a Saturday.

Week Of Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TOTAL
Oct 21 Rest 7 Mi w/ 10×100m Rest 9 Mi Rest 4 Mi 20 Mi
Oct 28 12 Mi Rest 8 Mi w/ 10×100m Rest 10 Mi Rest 5 Mi 35 Mi
Nov 04 13 Mi Rest 8 Mi w/ 4 Mi 4 Mi 10 Mi Rest 4 Mi 39 Mi
Nov 11 14 Mi Rest 8 Mi w/ 10×100m 5 Mi 10 Mi Rest 4 Mi 41 Mi
Nov 18 15 Mi Rest 9 Mi w/ 4 Mi 5 Mi 10 Mi Rest 5 Mi 44 Mi
Nov 25 17 Mi Rest 8 Mi w/ 8×100m 5 Mi 8 Mi Rest 4 Mi 42 Mi
Dec 02 12 Mi Rest 10 Mi w/ 5 Mi 4 Mi 11 Mi Rest 7 Mi w/ 8×100m 44 Mi
Dec 09 18 Mi Rest 6 Mi w/ 6×100m 12 Mi Rest 11 Mi w/ 6Mi 5 Mi 52 Mi
Dec 16 20 Mi Rest 6 Mi 14 Mi 6 Mi Rest 6 Mi w/ 6×100m 52 Mi
Dec 23 15 Mi w/ 12 Mi Rest 8 Mi 8 Mi w/ 5×600m 5 Mi Rest 8 Mi w/ 8×100m 44 Mi
Dec 30 14 Mi Rest 6 Mi w/ 6×100m 12 Mi w/ 7 Mi pace Rest 12 Mi 5 Mi 49 Mi
Jan 06 20 Mi Rest 8 Mi w/ 5×600m 11 Mi Rest 4 Mi w/ 6×100m 8-15K race 53 Mi
Jan 13 17 Mi Rest 8 Mi 9 Mi w/ 5×1000m Rest 12 Mi 5 Mi 51 Mi
Jan 20 17 Mi w/14 Mi Rest 8 Mi w/ 5×600m 11 Mi Rest 4 Mi w/ 6×100m 8-15K race 50 Mi
Jan 27 17 Mi Rest 5 Mi w/ 6×100m 10 Mi w/ 4×1200m Rest 10 Mi 4 Mi 46 Mi
Feb 03 20 Mi Rest 8 Mi w/ 5×600m 5 Mi Rest 4 Mi w/ 6×100m 8-10K race 47 Mi
Feb 10 16 Mi Rest 7 Mi w/ 8×100m 8 Mi w/ 3×1600m Rest 5 Mi w/ 6×100m Rest 36 Mi
Feb 17 12 Mi Rest 6 Mi Rest 5 Mi w/ 6×100m Rest Goal Marathon 49.2 Mi

Posted by derek in Cowtown, Training

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One Response to “Cowtown Marathon Training Plan”

  1. Dave says:

    Derek,

    I think your plan makes sense, but I do wonder about whether you are overtraining by undertaking another program so soon. I can understand your desire to get back to another marathon soon, but you might find that a marathon that gives you more time to rest and just build base would turn out to be a much better experience.

    I am no expert, but it is the kind of advice I’ve been given in the past. On the flip side, plenty of people seem to crank out one marathon after another, so there is no solution that works for everyone.

    Dave

    October 23rd, 2007 at 9:38 pm

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