With all the marathon training plans out there, how did we pick one? It all began by looking at the number of plans in which we had to pay for- no thanks! So singling out the free plans, we had to choose its level- Beginner or Intermediate? We are definitely first- time marathoners, but I have been known to run 10 miles for no reason besides my own sheer enjoyment, and Lex, well he has a lifetime of soccer training on his side, something we all know is not your average Joe’s workout. So with all that in mind, we still chose Beginner.
Through research we found that we needed a plan which included: Long Runs (of course), a Recovery and a Rest day (yay), along with some Interval and Strength training. Luckily we found one online that seemed to have a good balance of everything and came in Beginner and Intermediate plans.
Our first week on the Beginner plan was lovely, too lovely. Running less a lot less than I usually do in a 7 days period was enough of a red flag for me to see that maybe Intermediate is a better fit. However Lex was not yet sold but in the weeks to follow, we somehow merged onto the same track following the Intermediate plan.
Listening to our bodies has guided us to finding the right plan, now the key is training our bodies to listen to the plan.
Source: http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/marathon-training-program.html
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