Training for Full Marathon

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2014-10-17 8:42 PM


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Subject: Training for Full Marathon
Is it possible to train for a full marathon by only running 3-days a week and 2 cycling days?
I'm signed up for a full marathon in Jan and then I'll do a 70.3 at the end of April..
Any advice would be appreciated..

2014-10-18 6:08 AM
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Subject: RE: Training for Full Marathon
Seems to me it would depend on your goal. Do you just want to finish, or do you want your best time possible. If the latter, 3 days is not sufficient, imo. You know, the specificity of training thing. The plan I followed had me running 6 days/week, with 1 day off.
2014-10-19 9:05 AM
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Subject: RE: Training for Full Marathon
The training plan i followed when I ran my first marathon had me running 4 weeks. It was designed for beginners with no specific time goal. I did set a personal time goal and was able to accomplish it. I ran 4 days a week and didn't do any cycling. I think it is possible but wouldn't skip ANY of the long runs each week.
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