reason, don’t proceed to the next week, but repeat the one you should have done. It may mean you have to miss half or all of the two-week module in Weeks 13/14, but at least you’ll have built up to the ‘plateau of fitness’ in the right way

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

on track, with 400m jog recoveries) Rest 5M easy 17M slow with 5M in middle at marathon pace Week 7 (43-47M) Rest or 4M easy 6M - hill running: 11 x 30 secs, or fartlek with 12-15 30-sec bursts 6M easy 7M - warm up, then 4

, timed, at a faster pace Rest 30-min run 25-min run Half-marathon race Week 13 30-min run Rest 3 x 1M, timed, with 5 mins rest after each, aiming at a faster average speed than Wk 11 Rest 30-min run 20-min run 16M

Standfirst: 16-week Get You Round scheduleAuthor: John BinghamPics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan133--This month we begin preparing, as beginners and slower runners, to get round the marathon. The goal is simple: to line up healthy and well

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

and strides, then 16 x 200, with 200m (1-min) jog recoveries, then 1M jogWed 10M (75 mins) slowThu 1M jog, then 3M (approx 19:00) brisk, then 1M jogFri Rest or 4M (30 mins) easySat 5M (40 mins) easySun Race (ideally half-marathon)For The Month Ahead

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-4:30 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

Standfirst: 16-week sub-3:15 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan127--A 3:15 marathon is approximately 7:20 per mile. To break 3:15, you should eventually be capable of a sub-1:30 half-marathon (6:50 per mile) and sub-40:00 10K (6