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Intermediate Marathon Training Plan

Week 1

Mon

cross 60 min

Tue

3 m run

Wed

5 m run

Thu

3 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

5 m race pace

Sun

8 m run

Week 2

Mon

cross 60 min

Tue

3 m run

Wed

5 m run

Thu

3 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

5 m run

Sun
9 m run

Week 3

Mon

cross 50 min

Tue

3 m run

Wed

5 m run

Thu

4 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

5 m race pace

Sun

8 m run

Week 4

Mon

cross 60 min

Tue

4 m run

Wed

6 m run

Thu

3 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

6 m race pace

Sun

11 m run

Week 5

Mon

cross 60 min

Tue

4 m run

Wed

6 m run

Thu

3 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

6 m run

Sun

12 m run

Week 6

Mon

cross 45 min

Tue

4 m run

Wed

6 m run

Thu

4 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

6 m race pace

Sun

9 m run

Week 7

Mon

cross 60 min

Tue

4 m run

Wed

7 m run

Thu

4 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

7 m race pace

Sun

14 m run

Week 8

Mon

cross 45 min

Tue

4 m run

Wed

7 m run

Thu

4 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

8 m run

Sun

15 m run

Week 9

Mon

cross 60 min

Tue

4 m run

Wed

5 m run

Thu

4 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

7 m race pace

Sun

11 m run

Week 10

Mon

cross 45 min

Tue

4 m run

Wed

8 m run

Thu

4 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

8 m race pace

Sun

17 m run

Week 11

Mon

cross 45 min

Tue

5 m run

Wed

8 m run

Thu

5 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

8 m run

Sun

18 m run

Week 12

Mon

cross 50 min

Tue

5 m run

Wed

5 m run

Thu

3 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

8 m race pace

Sun

14 m run

Week 13

Mon

cross 45 min

Tue

5 m run

Wed

8 m run

Thu

5 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

5 m race pace

Sun

20 m run

Week 14

Mon

cross  60 min

Tue

5 m run

Wed

7 m run

Thu

5 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

8 m run

Sun

12 m run

Week 15

Mon

cross

Tues

5 m run

Wed

8 m run

Thu

5 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

5 m pace

Sun

20

Week 16

Mon

cross

Tue

5 m run

Wed

6 m run

Thu

5 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

4 m race pace

Sun

12 m run

Week 17

Mon

cross 60 min

Tue

4 m run

Wed

6 m run

Thu

4 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

3 m run

Sun

8 m run

Week 18

Mon

cross 60 min

Tue

3 m run

Wed

4 m run

Thu

2 m run

Fri

rest

Sat

stretch

Sun

Run thatMarathonat a decent pace!

Cross Training is anything you like that works your cardiovascular system.  Don’t push it too hard, this is intended to be an easy day after a long run on Saturday.