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McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 17 Day 1
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Week 17, Day 1
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 45 to 60 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Easy treadmill run today; 45 minutes at 2% incline and a variable speed. Nothing special, just a nice […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 16 Day 6
Week 16, Day 6
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 40 to 60 minute run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Supposed to be easy, but it felt quite tough in the wind this afternoon. Ran for just over 50 minutes and covered 7 and a bit miles, taking my total for the week 43 and putting me within 19 miles of hitting the magic […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 16 Day 5
Week 16, Day 5
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 40 to 50 minute run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Nice easy six miles at lunch today, mainly so I could avoid the rain forecast for later in the day. Legs felt a little tight after yesterday’s track workout, but I soon warmed up and all the aches and pains seemed to fade away.
Splits: […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 16 Day 3
Week 16, Day 3
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 65 to 75 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Felt a bit under the weather today, but headed out for a “kill or cure” run. The first couple of miles were rough, but things improved after a while and I ended up having a fairly solid run.
At 77°F it was unseasonably […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 16 Day 2
Week 16, Day 2
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 50 to 60 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Switched yesterday’s easy run with today’s 50 to 60 minute run, so ended up with a nice 30 minute leg-loosener.
Tomorrow is another easy day, but this time 65 to 75 minutes in length. Looking forward to stretching my legs and logging another […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 16 Day 1
Week 16, Day 1
Phase: Marathon
Workout: OFF or 20 to 30 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Recovery Day or Build Endurance
Comments:Be sure to recover well from the weekend race. You may want to run on the low end of the mileage range and take an extra day off.
Nice easy treadmill run today, but I forgot to look at […]




