Marathon Training Plan

I have decided to enter the Colorado Marathon, May 4, 2007 in Ft Collins, CO. I last ran this race in 2003 with a time of 3:29. Runners are bused 26.2 miles up Poudre Canyon to the start. The course runs alongside the Poudre River and is breathtakingly beautiful. I completed 5 weeks of 45 mi/wk on Sun, Mar 9. During this 5 weeks I increased my Long run to 16 mi by adding 2 miles every other week. I also ran five of 6 hill repeats to strengthen my glutes. I am ready for anaerobic runs of 18-20 miles. I am 60 years old and need extra time to recover. To enhance recovery and lower the risk of injury I am going to change to three runs per week. These will be Speed, 6x800 or 5K race, Tempo, 4-5 mi at my anaerobic threshold or slightly higher, and alternating anaerobic long runs of 18-20 mi or 7-8 miles at marathon pace.

January 2008 Running

My plan for this month is to increase my weekly total to 45 miles in 10% steps. I will then run 45 mi/wk for 12 weeks in preparation for the Colorado marathon in Ft Collins on May 4. This is pretty ambitious for a guy that has only run 26 mi in the last week of 2007.