Hal Higdon's 2nd-Time Marathon: 8 weeks
8 weeks - $24.95
Total Miles: 263
Total Hours: 44
Total Miles: 263
Total Hours: 44
Hal Higdon's 2nd-Time Marathon--8 weeks:This is one of several programs designed for runners planning to do two or more marathons with minimum rest between. This one is for runners with 8 weeks between their marathons. I also have interactive programs already online for those whose marathons are 2-7 weeks between. Be sure you sign up for the correct program with the right end date. Each day I will send you an email message telling you what to run and offering tips. For more information, visit my website: halhigdon.com.
After purchase, your plan will be available in your own private online training log account. You'll enjoy these benefits and more:
Sample workouts:
Day #1
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Planned Time: 0:0
This 2nd-Time Training Program is designed specifically for runners who run one marathon--then want to run another in only eight weeks. Yes, there are good reasons why someone might want to do that. I also offer 2nd-Time programs for those who have 2-7 weeks between marathons. Be sure when you sign up for one of these programs that you pick the correct one and set the right end date. So let us begin--by doing nothing!
Workout #2
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Planned Time: 0:0
More information on doing multiple marathons is available on my website. Look for Multiple Marathons in the column featuring training programs.
Planned Time: 0:0
This 2nd-Time Training Program is designed specifically for runners who run one marathon--then want to run another in only eight weeks. Yes, there are good reasons why someone might want to do that. I also offer 2nd-Time programs for those who have 2-7 weeks between marathons. Be sure when you sign up for one of these programs that you pick the correct one and set the right end date. So let us begin--by doing nothing!
Workout #2
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Planned Time: 0:0
More information on doing multiple marathons is available on my website. Look for Multiple Marathons in the column featuring training programs.
Day #2
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Planned Time: 0:20
Love is lovelier, the second time around. Just as wonderful, with both feet on the ground. Frank Sinatra sang those words a long time ago, but they prove true today when it comes to running multiple marathons. Marathons can be lovelier the second time around too.
Workout #2
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Planned Time: 0:0
In the instructions for this and other programs, I usually suggest a distance and how long it might take the average runner to cover that distance. But there are few average runners; we are all different. So just because I suggest that you run 2 miles in 20 minutes today and 3 miles in 30 minutes tomorrow, you do not need to run precisely that pace. You pick the pace at which you run.
Planned Time: 0:20
Love is lovelier, the second time around. Just as wonderful, with both feet on the ground. Frank Sinatra sang those words a long time ago, but they prove true today when it comes to running multiple marathons. Marathons can be lovelier the second time around too.
Workout #2
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
In the instructions for this and other programs, I usually suggest a distance and how long it might take the average runner to cover that distance. But there are few average runners; we are all different. So just because I suggest that you run 2 miles in 20 minutes today and 3 miles in 30 minutes tomorrow, you do not need to run precisely that pace. You pick the pace at which you run.
Day #3
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Planned Time: 0:30
With only eight weeks between marathons, it limits the amount of time you can devote to serious training: maybe three or four weeks in the middle. But that should be enough. Run 3 miles today at an easy pace. You define what easy is. In terms of nutrition, maintain the same high-carbohydrate diet between marathons 1 and 2 that you did before the first. It's also a good idea to schedule a massage 48 to 72 hours after the first marathon.
Workout #2
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Planned Time: 0:0
How can you maximize your performance? How much can you improve? When asked how much improvement runners might expect following a year's hard training, Coach Jack Daniels initially suggests 5 percent as an upper limit. That would allow a 5-hour marathoner to improve to near 4:45. But it's a tough question. There is no physiological basis for saying how much you can increase your workload, he finally admits.
Planned Time: 0:30
With only eight weeks between marathons, it limits the amount of time you can devote to serious training: maybe three or four weeks in the middle. But that should be enough. Run 3 miles today at an easy pace. You define what easy is. In terms of nutrition, maintain the same high-carbohydrate diet between marathons 1 and 2 that you did before the first. It's also a good idea to schedule a massage 48 to 72 hours after the first marathon.
Workout #2
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
How can you maximize your performance? How much can you improve? When asked how much improvement runners might expect following a year's hard training, Coach Jack Daniels initially suggests 5 percent as an upper limit. That would allow a 5-hour marathoner to improve to near 4:45. But it's a tough question. There is no physiological basis for saying how much you can increase your workload, he finally admits.
Day #4
Custom
Planned Time: 0:40
You ran 2 miles on Tuesday and 3 miles on Wednesday. Today, go 4 miles at a gentle pace. You may want to do as much walking as running in the workouts between marathons, at least these first few weeks while you are in recovery mode. Don't worry about pace until you feel you are fully recovered.
Workout #2
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Planned Time: 0:0
Runners differ enormously in both their capability and their capacity. Some people with little training background have tremendous potential for improvement. Others who have been running for many years may have improved as much as they can. A new runner capable of running a 5-K in 30:00 may find it relatively easy to improve by 5 percent, which would mean cutting 1 1/2 minutes to run 28:30. A similar 5 percent improvement for a runner capable of running a 5-K in 15:00 would be somewhat less: 45 seconds, or a final time of 14:15. But few athletes improve that much at that level of performance without many years of increased training--and they may not improve even then.
Planned Time: 0:40
You ran 2 miles on Tuesday and 3 miles on Wednesday. Today, go 4 miles at a gentle pace. You may want to do as much walking as running in the workouts between marathons, at least these first few weeks while you are in recovery mode. Don't worry about pace until you feel you are fully recovered.
Workout #2
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
Runners differ enormously in both their capability and their capacity. Some people with little training background have tremendous potential for improvement. Others who have been running for many years may have improved as much as they can. A new runner capable of running a 5-K in 30:00 may find it relatively easy to improve by 5 percent, which would mean cutting 1 1/2 minutes to run 28:30. A similar 5 percent improvement for a runner capable of running a 5-K in 15:00 would be somewhat less: 45 seconds, or a final time of 14:15. But few athletes improve that much at that level of performance without many years of increased training--and they may not improve even then.
Day #5
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Planned Time: 0:0
Running multiple marathons is not as silly as it seems. Some runners feel that they should run only one marathon a year. Follow that rule, however, and you are going to miss a lot of great running experiences. There are numerous great fall marathons, great marathons in the spring too. Sometimes, you need to bite the bullet and go against all common sense.
Planned Time: 0:0
Running multiple marathons is not as silly as it seems. Some runners feel that they should run only one marathon a year. Follow that rule, however, and you are going to miss a lot of great running experiences. There are numerous great fall marathons, great marathons in the spring too. Sometimes, you need to bite the bullet and go against all common sense.