Here is the plan that I have created using the RW's “Train Less, Run Faster” article from the August 2005 edition. The article highlights the F.I.R.S.T. at Furman University (GO FU!) and their approach to training. It seems that this plan will fit into my schedule and I have devised a scheme, errr training regiment, that should be workable for me. The training program will be for the Knoxville Marathon on March 26th 2006. Last year, I was registered but was unable to run due to pneumonia complications.

Here is legend for the table:
Date/Day/Note – pretty obvious
Name – chronological identifier for the week. I prefer a 12 week training program, but I think that I should commit to a 16 week (standard time period) but you will notice that I have added 5 weeks called Base. This is the “I'm not in official training” but rather getting some mileage in to start official training already [insert pun here] a leg ahead
Day – This is the general classifications for my “Day”. Cross – Crosstraining, Easy – Runs at a comfortable pace, Long – runs that are 10 miles or more, Repeats – aka Intervals – run a distance fast recover run 1/2 distance repeat, Speed – 5k race pace, Tempo – Tempo Workouts something faster than easy but slower than intervals
Type – Short, med, Long and interval number which dictates the speed at which I should be running given the “Day” I am supposed to have
Mileage – The amount of distance that I am schedule to run
Distance – Same a Mileage, only in Repeats is the number of total meters to run at pace
Recovery – Repeats only, the amount of distance for the recovery runs between intervals
Total Mileage – Distance + Recovery
Faster End Pace / Slower End Pace – This is the window of pace that I should be running given the “Day” this pace was calculated from my last 10k run of 50:02 where my pace was 8:03 mile. I expect this to change as my training increases. Either way, the slower end of my “Long Run” is 9:18 a PR pace for me, but in most cases my Marathon pace (based on “Long” run pace) would be a 9:48 to 10:18
Weekly – Total Mileage for the week. By most standards, the mileage (20-30 miles per week) is not adequate for running a marathon. But to be honest, I have completed with very little mileage, so it will not be new territory

Most of my running will be done during my lunch time, but some will be after work. If I tutor this fall, I will have one day a week that I will be on campus until 9 or so. As a result, I will have an hour or so where I can run before having to go to tutoring. So those days will be a Twofer. Also, on Tuesdays I will be bringing Eric to preschool, so I will go in late, this will give me a chance to run in the am where I could get in as much as 5 miles, then at lunch can get the rest of mileage, another Twofer. Saturdays will be for long runs, which is nice because I can accommodate some KTC races on those days.

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