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Marathon Training Build Up Plans

Simple Marathon Training: The Right Training for Busy Adults with Hectic Lives is the best marathon training book for the busy adult.

The SMT system is comprised of a 20-week training cycle.To begin the cycle you need to be running four days a week and have done two long runs of 8-9 miles.

The following progressions will get you ready to follow the SMT system that is laid out in the book.

28 weeks from your marathon (need to be doing a 3 mile long run) –8 Week-Build Up.

27 weeks from your marathon (need to be doing a 4 mile long run) – 7 Week-Build Up.

26 weeks from your marathon (need to be doing a 5 mile long run) – 6 Week-Build Up.

25 weeks from your marathon (need to be doing a 6 mile long run) – 5 Week-Build Up.

You can purchase the Simple Marathon Training book here.

Learn more about the SMT program here.

By CoachJay

Podcast 020 – Charlie Kern

Charlie Kern is the boys track coach at York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois.

This podcast is a collection of excerpts from his full interview on High School Running Coach.

He talks about the face that caring for athletes is more important than workouts. He talks about some of the things they do at York that are different than other programs. He also shares a couple examples of workouts they’ve done to get athletes ready to run well at big meets.

Charlie is a fantastic coach and I’m so happy he is part of the 2016 High School Running Coach line up.

Listen to the podcast on iTunes or listen to it on Stitcher if you have an Android device.

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By CoachJay

Podcast 018 – Amy Feit

Amy Feit is a former 3:34 marathoner who is now a 3:03 marathoner. I’m fortunate to coach her and it’s been really fun to see her progression over the past three years that we’ve worked together. PRs at every distance from 5k to the marathon are all because Amy works hard and has bought into the training system.

Amy trains in harsh conditions in Minnesota, which she talks about on the podcast.

Amy has bought into the idea of doing a lot of non-running work after her workouts and long runs and she discusses what that part of her training looks like.

Finally, not only is Amy a guest on the podcast, but she’s an avid listener too and she shares some of her favorite episodes of the podcast.

Listen to the podcast on iTunes or listen to it on Stitcher if you have an Android device.

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