This is the younger brother to the High Performance Marathon Block

This is a 20 week progressive plan.

The first 4 weeks are a rebuild phase so you can skip this and jump into a 16 week block of marathon training or use this is a full 20 week build.

This plan has some qiggle room built in. Instead of 10 reps ranges will be built in for 8-12 reps. These will be listed at 12 reps just to show you the longest length of the workouts so you cna plan effectively. If you're a more novice runner - start this plan on the conservative end and after the 12th week fitness test start to play with the longer ranges of sessions.

This plan is designed for a moderately hilly course build up. That doesn't mean it's not good for a flat and fast course - I beleive in creating versatile and strong athletes. There are hils integrated throughout this build up and are used in lieu of track reps. Hills build strength and do a better job patterning proper running form. Do your hills!

This training plan is the younger brother of the High Performance Block which has helped 50+ marathoners break under the 3 hour mark and I'm confident that this plan can stack up numbers like it's bigger brother. Don't underestimate this plan - it has some big challenging sesssions in Phase 3 - so give it the respect it deserves!

Strength Training
The first 4 weeks strength and crosstraining 2x/ week and then 1 focused session each week for the next 16 weeks.