First time marathon schedule
WEEK ONE | WEEK TWO | ||
Monday | Rest | Rest | |
Tuesday | 20 mins jog | 25 mins jog | |
Wednesday | Rest | Rest | |
Thursday | 20 mins jog | 20 mins jog | |
Friday | Rest | Rest | |
Saturday | 20 mins jog | 25 mins jog | |
Sunday | 5mile jog/walk | 90 mins walk/jog | |
WEEK THREE | WEEK FOUR | ||
Monday | Rest | Rest | |
Tuesday | 25 mins jog | 25 mins jog | |
Wednesday | Rest | Rest | |
Thursday | 20 mins jog | 25 mins jog | |
Friday | Rest | Rest | |
Saturday | 3mile jog | 20 mins jog | |
Sunday | 7-8mile walk-jog | 10mile walk-jog | |
WEEK FIVE | WEEK SIX | ||
Monday | Rest | Rest | |
Tuesday | 30 mins jog | 30 mins easy | |
Wednesday | Rest | 30 mins steady including 6*1min fast,2 mins between efforts | |
Thursday | 30 mins jog | 5 mins easy,then 10-15 brisk,5 mins jog | |
Friday | Rest | Rest | |
Saturday | 20 mins jog | 20 mins steady | |
Sunday | Race 5m or 10km | 12 miles Walk/jog | |
WEEK SEVEN | WEEK EIGHT | ||
Monday | Rest | Rest | |
Tuesday | 30 mins, including | 30 mins steady | |
Wednesday | Rest | Warm up, then 2 * 1mile timed, warm down. | |
Thursday | Warm up, then 2 miles | 25 mins easy | |
Friday | Rest | 30 mins steady | |
Saturday | 20 mins easy, off-road | Rest | |
Sunday | 6 miles or a 10km race | Run/walk 10m race | |
WEEK NINE | WEEK TEN | ||
Monday | Rest | Rest | |
Tuesday | 25 mins easy | 25 mins very easy | |
Wednesday | Warm up, then 2 miles | Warm up, then 3 miles | |
Thursday | 30 mins steady including | 20 mins steady | |
Friday | 20 mins easy | Rest | |
Saturday | Rest | 20 mins on grass, including | |
Sunday | 15 mile jog/walk | 13 mile timed run or | |
WEEK ELEVEN | WEEK TWELVE | ||
Monday | Rest | Rest | |
Tuesday | 25 mins easy, off-road | 20 mins very easy | |
Wednesday | Warm up, then 2 miles | Warm up, then 3x1mile timed, with 5-min recoveries | |
Thursday | 20 mins easy | 40 mins steady | |
Friday | Rest | Rest | |
Saturday | 30 mins easy | 20 mins easy | |
Sunday | Jog/walk 18miles, take | Race 10k or 10miles steady run. | |
WEEK THIRTEEN | WEEK FOURTEEN | ||
Monday | Rest | Rest | |
Tuesday | 20 mins easy | 20 min jog | |
Wednesday | 35 mins steady | Rest | |
Thursday | Warm up, then 3 miles | 10/15 min jog. | |
Friday | Rest | Rest | |
Saturday | 20 mins easy | 10-15mins jog, plus stretching and loosening | |
Sunday | 50-60 mins steady. | RACE DAY |