hours after the race and may linger for up to a week after the marathon. For the first 24 hours after the race, apply ice (wrapped in a cloth) frequently to any painful parts of your legs, keeping it on for about 12 minutes at a time. Elevate your feet
mileage and work in two speed sessions a week. This applies whether your goal is the 10K or the half-marathon; the only difference should be the type of speedwork you do. Here's an example of what you should be doing for the road:Day 1 5 miles briskDay 2
with 3-minute recoveriesKey session for 10K races: 5 x 2K with 3-minute recoveriesKey session for 10-mile races: 10 miles with 1M at marathon pace, 1M at half-marathon pace, 1M at marathon pace, 3M at 10M pace, 1M at marathon pace, 1M at 5K pace, 1M
minutes, then run 1,200m with the first two laps at 10K race pace and the last lap five seconds faster.Half-MarathonRun one mile at 10K race pace and recover with four minutes of jogging. Then run 1,200m at 10K race pace with a three-minute recovery jog
Standfirst: 16-week sub-4:00 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan131--A 4:15 marathon is approximately 9:30 per mile. To break 4:15, you should eventually be capable of a sub-1:55half-marathon (8:45 per mile) and sub-55:00 10K (8:20
Standfirst: 16-week sub-4:00 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan131--A 4:00 marathon is approximately 9:00 per mile. To break 4:00, you should eventually be capable of a sub-1:50 half-marathon (8:20 per mile) and sub-50:00 10K (8:00
Standfirst: 16-week Sub-4:30 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan132--A 4:30 marathon is approximately 10:00 per mile. To break 4:30, you should eventually be capable of a sub-2:00half-marathon (9:00 per mile) and sub-53:00 10K (8
secs uphill 8M at brisk pace Rest or 3M, jogging only 10M inc 4 x 1M, with 5-min recoveries 13-15M easy, or half-marathon raceWeek 13 6M, at whatever pace you like 7M of easy fartlek 10M steady, inc 8M pace run 7M, inc intervals: 10 x 400m at 10K
