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Alan T · 08-04-2014, 06:53 AM

Just got back in the country yesterday, trying to catch up on the forums.. great job on the 10k Hoops!

Todd, the various marathon plans that I've used have suggested that you do not want to start the first week of the marathon training with a huge jump in the miles. So for example, if the plan you are using starts you off at around 30-35 miles per week in week 1 you want to be easily running at least 25 miles per week the week or two before starting.

Most marathon plans seem to use the first few weeks as base building before really getting into lactate threshold runs, so probably anything you do the month before you could likely just keep easy aerobic pace to keep the miles going without it being overly taxing on you.

As far as cutting back on days from 6/7 to 4/5 per week, there seems to be different schools of thought on that. Most of the ones that seem to work for me suggest cutting back on days doesn't really help your running and doesn't prevent overtraining. What does is making sure that a few of those days are super easy pace so they aren't tough to run and where they are pretty enjoyable. The largest reasons to cut back tend to be more focused on busy real life that just makes running more days tougher.. or doing other types of physical training in addition to running (lifting/cycling/triathlon/crossfit/etc).

I think right now I'm on a plan that has 5 running days per week myself, the other 2 days are either rest days or crosstraining days, but as the plan continues to add miles, I lose the 2nd rest day and go to 6 runs per week .

08-04-2014, 06:53 AM	#1700
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Just got back in the country yesterday, trying to catch up on the forums.. great job on the 10k Hoops! Todd, the various marathon plans that I've used have suggested that you do not want to start the first week of the marathon training with a huge jump in the miles. So for example, if the plan you are using starts you off at around 30-35 miles per week in week 1 you want to be easily running at least 25 miles per week the week or two before starting. Most marathon plans seem to use the first few weeks as base building before really getting into lactate threshold runs, so probably anything you do the month before you could likely just keep easy aerobic pace to keep the miles going without it being overly taxing on you. As far as cutting back on days from 6/7 to 4/5 per week, there seems to be different schools of thought on that. Most of the ones that seem to work for me suggest cutting back on days doesn't really help your running and doesn't prevent overtraining. What does is making sure that a few of those days are super easy pace so they aren't tough to run and where they are pretty enjoyable. The largest reasons to cut back tend to be more focused on busy real life that just makes running more days tougher.. or doing other types of physical training in addition to running (lifting/cycling/triathlon/crossfit/etc). I think right now I'm on a plan that has 5 running days per week myself, the other 2 days are either rest days or crosstraining days, but as the plan continues to add miles, I lose the 2nd rest day and go to 6 runs per week . __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.