Marathon Training Plan

Here's my training plan! The week day runs are flexible - I do not stick to them rigidly; they are a goal. Sometimes life happens and I miss one, or turn an 8 mile run into a 5 mile run, depending on how I feel. The long Sunday runs are a different story. Those, I am religious about. I never miss a one, or cheat myself on the distance. When I write it in my planner, it happens. Even if I am out of state. Even if it's raining, I'm tired, or not feeling it and even if I begin dreading it two days prior (usually the case for runs over 15 miles). This actually works well with the running I was planning to do anyway for my 1/2 Ironman training!

DATE	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat	Sun
3/13	cross	3 m run	5 m run	3 m run	rest	cross	8 mile run
3/20	cross	3 m run	5 m run	3 m run	rest	cross	9 mile run
3/27	cross	3 m run	5 m run	3 m run	rest	cross	6 mile run
4/3	cross	3 m run	6 m run	3 m run	rest	cross	11 mile run
4/10	cross	3 m run	6 m run	3 m run	rest	cross	12 mile run
4/17	cross	3 m run	5 m run	3 m run	rest	cross	9 mile run
4/24	cross	4 m run	7 m run	4 m run	rest	cross	14 mile run
**5/1** Week of 1/2 Ironman	cross	4 m run	7 m run	4 m run	rest	cross	15 mile run
5/8	cross	4 m run	5 m run	4 m run	rest	cross	11 mile run
5/15	cross	4 m run	8 m run	4 m run	rest	cross	17 mile run
5/22	cross	5 m run	8 m run	5 m run	rest	cross	18 mile run
5/29	cross	5 m run	5 m run	5 m run	rest	cross	13 mile run
6/5	cross	5 m run	8 m run	5 m run	rest	cross	20 mile run
6/12	cross	5 m run	5 m run	5 m run	rest	cross	12 mile run
6/19	cross	5 m run	8 m run	5 m run	rest	cross	22 mile run
6/26	cross	5 m run	6 m run	5 m run	rest	cross	12 mile run
7/3	cross	4 m run	5 m run	4 m run	rest	cross	8 mile run
7/10	cross	3 m run	4 m run	rest	rest	rest/expo	Missoula, Montana Marathon! 26.2 miles Whoop!