Comments on: Marine Corps Marathon Training Plan.

By: John

John — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:47:23 +0000

Hi,

So how did this plan work out for you?
What was your MCM time?
I previously have never ran over 5mi, and never consistantly over 2mi at a time.
I did do field sports here and there.
My training started out in 1/04/2012 where I ran 2mi in 25min, but now I’m up to running 4mi 3x a week in sub 32min.
The farthest I’ve ran is 7mi in a hr.
However, my right toe is consistantly sore, and I’m wondering if I should tone down the training.
Any advice for the new runner?

Thanks!

By: Emily Malone

Emily Malone — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:31:03 +0000

If you go to Runners World online, they have a really great description of how to do the tempos and yassos – that’s where I got the base for my training!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 03:52:40 +0000

Hi! I am going to use your exact training routine to run the Seattle marathon November 27th! I only have 18 weeks so I had to adjust your schedule just a bit but it looks great! I was wondering how exactly to do the tempo runs- is there a warm up or cool down or do you pick the pace up even more for the last few miles? Or do you just run the entire distance at that week’s set pace?

Also, could you explain in a little more detail how to do the yasso? I understand the 4:02 pace time but how many 800s should I run each time?

Thanks!!!

By: john

john — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:49:57 +0000

Is there any way you could post an .xls version of your training plan? I would like to download it and make some minor modifications, and use it as my plan.

By: Emily Malone

Emily Malone — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:18:02 +0000

Been running since 2007! Good luck at MCM – such a great race!

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:46:23 +0000

just re-read the date and saw this was for last year…none the less, i enjoyed seeing your plan and I hope you’ve got some great races planned for this season!

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:44:54 +0000

I ran the 2008 Chicago Marathon as well and I’m looking forward to the 2011 Marine Corps Marathon! I just posted my training plan today on my blog as well. How long have you been running? Best of luck with the training and on race day!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:05:56 +0000

Thanks for the training program!! I have been searching everywhere for a program that incorporated weight training and yoga. I recently started running and have not been able to find anything to help me incorporate the my weight training. Thanks again!!

By: Emily @ The Front Burner Blog

Emily @ The Front Burner Blog — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:55:27 +0000

Thank you!! Good luck to you too!

By: sassy molassy

sassy molassy — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:53:58 +0000

Good luck on the LR at HLS! That is tough to fit in long runs on busy out of town weekends. I’ve got an 18er on the docket for tomorrow morning out of town.