Training Plan
This plan is almost exactly the Hal Higdon Novice 1 Marathon Training Guide. I altered the first three weeks to fit to my schedule but after that it’s Higdon’s plan.
Bold weeks are complete.
| WEEK | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rest | X | X | X | Rest | X | Cross |
| 2 | Rest | 3 | 3 | 3 | Rest | 6 | Cross |
| 3 | Rest | 3 | X | 3 | Rest | 7 | Cross |
| 4 | Rest | 3 | 4 | 3 | Rest | 9 | Cross |
| 5 | Rest | 3 | 5 | 3 | Rest | 10 | Cross |
| 6 | Rest | 3 | 5 | 3 | Rest | 7 | Cross |
| 7 | Rest | 3 | 6 | 3 | Rest | 12 | Cross |
| 8 | Rest | 3 | 6 | 3 | Rest | 13 | Cross |
| 9 | Rest | 3 | 7 | 4 | Rest | 10 | Cross |
| 10 | Rest | 3 | 7 | 4 | Rest | 15 | Cross |
| 11 | Rest | 4 | 8 | 4 | Rest | 16 | Cross |
| 12 | Rest | 4 | 8 | 5 | Rest | 12 | Cross |
| 13 | Rest | 4 | 9 | 5 | Rest | 18 | Cross |
| 14 | Rest | 5 | 9 | 5 | Rest | 14 | Cross |
| 15 | Rest | 5 | 10 | 5 | Rest | 20 | Cross |
| 16 | Rest | 5 | 8 | 4 | Rest | 12 | Cross |
| 17 | Rest | 4 | 6 | 3 | Rest | 8 | Cross |
| 18 | Rest | 3 | 4 | 2 | Rest | Rest | Marathon |