Marathon Training Programme

This is the marathon training programme I'm going for. It comes from the Edinburgh Marathon Festival site and I think that 4 runs per week will work better for me than the 6 that my friend Luis recommended to me! It is their "First Timer Option 1" schedule, no tempo or pace runs, which makes things a bit more straighforward and a bit less daunting. If I'm finding it too easy (which I doubt!!) I can always step it up a bit to one of the other programmes.

I'm a bit disappointed that tomorrow is a rest day - I'm desperate to get started! But since this schedule is designed for a Sunday race, I'll stick with this programme. Maybe a bit of stretching and some weights tomorrow instead. After all, tomorrow is the first day of the Easter holidays, which means that I'll have an 8-year-old and a 4-year-old at home all day with me. I will need to do all I can to keep my sanity intact and a workout will be a good start to the week!

9	W/E Apr 8	Rest	4m run	8m run	4m run	Rest	16m run	Cross Train
10	W/E Apr 15	Rest	4m run	8m run	5m run	Rest	12m run	Cross Train
11	W/E Apr 22	Rest	4m run	9m run	5m run	Rest	18m run	Cross Train
12	W/E Apr 29	Rest	5m run	9m run	5m run	Rest	14m run	Cross Train
13	W/E May 6	Rest	5m run	10m run	5m run	Rest	20m run	Cross Train
14	W/E May 13	Rest	5m run	8m run	4m run	Rest	12m run	Cross Train
15	W/E May 20	Rest	4m run	6m run	3m run	Rest	8m run	Cross Train
16	W/E May 27	Rest	3m run	4m run	2m run	Rest	Rest	EMF Marathon