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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 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 […]


McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 15 Day 4

Week 15, Day 4
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 15 to 20 minute Warm-Up + Stride Workout: 8 to 10 times 20 seconds 1 minute recovery jog between + 15 to 20 minute Cool-down
Purpose: Build Sprint - leg turnover and lactic acid tolerance

Nice workout this afternoon (actually this evening by the time I got moving and ready to run); […]


McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 15 Day 2

Week 15, Day 2
Phase: Marathon
Workout 1: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + 5 to 8 mile Steady State Run + 15 to 30 minute Cool-Down
Purpose: Build Strength
Workout 2: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + Tempo Interval Workout: 3 times 3000 meters with 3.5 minutes recovery jog followed by 3 times 200 meters with 200 meter […]


McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 15 Day 1 & Essential Abs

Week 15, Day 1
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 45 to 60 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance

Can it really be Week 15 already? Amazing. It seems like the last five weeks have flown by and now I *only* have six weeks left to pull everything together for what will arguably be the biggest race of my life; the 2008 […]


McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 14 Day 2

Week 14, Day 2
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + Tempo Run: 5 to 7 miles + 15 to 30 minute Cool-down
Purpose: Build Stamina - lactate threshold

Challenging workout tonight. Ran the first 3 miles outside, but the sky suddenly turned black and I decided to return home and tempo run on the treadmill. Based […]