Training Plan

Marathon in Sub 3:45

Training Plan

Marathon in Sub 3:45

Week 1

Week 1

Monday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Pilates or Yoga

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

Warm-up Run: 10min jog Run 10x2 minutes Pace: 5:15-5:20min/km Rest: 1min

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Wednesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike

60-90min

Thursday

Thursday

On Run Club

6-7km easy pace

or

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Friday

Rest day

Friday

Rest day

Saturday

Saturday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike

60-90min

Sunday

Sunday

CNDO Run Club

70-80min

(in total that day) Pace Easy around 6min and Slower

Stretch

Week 2

Week 2

Monday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Pilates or Yoga

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

50min steady pace – a bit slower than the Marathon target pace 5:30 - 5:35min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Wednesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike

60-90min

Thursday

Thursday

On Run Club

6-7km easy pace

or

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Friday

Rest day

Friday

Rest day

Saturday

Saturday

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Sunday

Sunday

CNDO Run Club

90-100min

(in total that day) Pace Easy around 6min and Slower

Stretch

Week 3

Week 3

Monday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Pilates or Yoga

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

Warm-up Run: 10min jog Run 10x3 minutes Pace: 5:15-5:20min/km Rest: 1min

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Wednesday

Rest day

Wednesday

Rest day

Thursday

Thursday

On Run Club

6-7km easy pace

or

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Friday

Rest day

Friday

Rest day

Saturday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike

60-90min

Sunday

Sunday

Long Run and CNDO Run Club

110-120min

(in total that day) Pace Easy around 6min – include 2x15min @MP

Stretch

Week 4

Week 4

Monday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Pilates or Yoga

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

Warm-up Run: 10min jog Run 20x400m Pace: 4:55-5:00min/km Rest: 1min

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Wednesday

Rest day

Wednesday

Rest day

Thursday

Thursday

On Run Club

6-7km easy pace

or

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Friday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Athletic (Planks Matrix Core Workout)

Saturday

Saturday

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Sunday

Sunday

Broken Long Run and CNDO Run Club

26km (in total that day) Pace Easy around 6min

Stretch

Week 5

Week 5

Monday

Rest day

Monday

Rest day

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

55min steady pace – a bit slower than the Marathon target pace 5:30 - 5:35min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Wednesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

30min Yoga, Pilates, or Athletic

(Planks Matrix Core Workout)

Thursday

Thursday

On Run Club

6-7km easy pace

or

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Friday

Rest day

Friday

Rest day

Saturday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike

60-90min

Sunday

Sunday

Long Run and CNDO Run Club

28km (in total that day)
Pace easy around 6min

Stretch

Week 6

Week 6

Monday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Pilates or Yoga

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

Warm-up Run: 10min jog Run 3x(2k-1k) Pace: 5:15-5:20min/km Rest: 2:30min jog or walk

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Wednesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike

60-90min


Thursday

Thursday

On Run Club

6-7km easy pace

or

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Friday

Rest day

Friday

Rest day

Saturday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike

60-90min

Sunday

Sunday

Long Run and CNDO Run Club

30km (in total that day)

Stretch

Week 7

Week 7

Monday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Rest day

Optional Pilates or Yoga

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

Warm-up Run: 10min jog Run 12x3 minutes Pace: 5:15-5:20min/km Rest: 1min jog

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Wednesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike

60-90min


Thursday

Thursday

On Run Club

6-7km easy pace

or

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Friday

Rest day

Friday

Rest day

Saturday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Sunday

Sunday

Long Run and CNDO Run Club

32km (in total that day)

or

Half Marathon

at Marathon Pace

Week 8

Week 8

Monday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Rest day

Optional Pilates or Yoga

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike 60-90min or Athletic

(Planks Matrix Core Workout)

Wednesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Wild Wednesday

Warm-up Run: 10min jog Run 60min steady pace – a bit slower than the Marathon target pace 5:30 - 5:35min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Thursday

Thursday

On Run Club

6-7km easy pace

or

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Friday

Rest day

Friday

Rest day

Saturday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Swim or Athletic

(Planks Matrix Core Workout)

Sunday

Sunday

Long Run and CNDO Run Club

34km (in total that day)

Stretch

Week 9

Week 9

Monday

Rest day

Monday

Rest day

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

Warm-up Run: 10min jog Run 5x5 minutes Pace: 5:15-5:20min/km Rest: 2min Run 5x2 minutes Pace: 5:10-5:15 min/km Rest: 1min

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Wednesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike

60-90min


Thursday

Thursday

On Run Club

6-7km easy pace

or

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Friday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Swim or Athletic

(Planks Matrix Core Workout)


Saturday

Rest day

Saturday

Rest day

Sunday

Sunday

Long Run and CNDO Run Club

28-30km

(in total that day) include 2x15min @MP

Stretch

Week 10

Week 10

Monday

Rest day

Monday

Rest day

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike 60-90min or Athletic

(Planks Matrix Core Workout)

Wednesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

Warm-up Run: 10min jog Run 4x2km Pace: 5:15-5:20min/km Rest: 3min jog or walk Run 2x1 km Pace: 5:10-5:15 min/km Rest: 2min

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Thursday

Thursday

On Run Club

6-7km easy pace

or

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Friday

Rest day

Friday

Rest day

Saturday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Swim or Athletic

(Planks Matrix Core Workout)

Sunday

Sunday

Long Run and CNDO Run Club

25km (in total that day)

Stretch

Week 11

Week 11

Monday

Rest day

Monday

Rest day

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

Warm-up Run: 10min jog Run 14x2 minutes Pace: 5:15-5:20min/km Rest: 1min

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Wednesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Bike 60-90min or Athletic

(Planks Matrix Core Workout)

Thursday

Thursday

On Run Club

6-7km easy pace

or

Run

40min easy pace Pace: 6:10 - 6:30min/km

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Friday

Rest day

Friday

Rest day

Saturday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Cross Training

Yoga, Pilates, Swim or Athletic

(Planks Matrix Core Workout)

Sunday

Sunday

Long Run and CNDO Run Club

15km (in total that day)

Stretch

Week 12

Week 12

Monday

Rest day

Monday

Rest day

Tuesday

Tuesday

Rest day

Optional Pilates or Yoga

Wednesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Run

10min easy pace Run 4x1km Pace: 5:15-5:20min/km Rest: 2min walk

Cool-down Run: 5-10min Stretch

Thursday

Rest day

Thursday

Rest day

Friday

Rest day

Friday

Rest day

Saturday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Activation

20min Jog plus Drills + Strides

(what you have learned at the On Run Club)

Sunday

Sunday

Race Day

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