Originally Posted by
ravenmore
I was going to look up the one I tried before. I did shortish runs during the week 3 or 4 days and then a long run on weekends that got progressively longer and longer. Then start to taper about a week or 2 out. I was going to dig around on the internet and see if I could find it again.
I'm currently training for my 23rd marathon, and I've found that long runs every other week work best for me. My long sessions go something like this:
6 mi
8 mi
6 mi
10 mi
8 mi
12 mi
10 mi
14 mi
10 mi
16 mi
10 mi
18 mi
10 mi
20 mi
16 mi
10 mi
race
The biggest challenge for a marathon is the mental aspect. I have had no problem with the above schedule, and it's a lot easier to get motivated to do the longer distances when they aren't every week.