If you’ve seen my previous post about training for the BMO Vancouver Marathon, you may have noticed that I started to work on speed right from the start.
Normally, the first phase of marathon training consists of building endurance, but my training period for this one is a little shorter and I know that I can build on my previous experience.
I’m not one to take shortcuts, especially with marathons, but I am experimenting with a newer training program that I’ve designed for myself.
If it works the way I’m hoping it would, I will share a more detailed version of it with my more experienced running clients who would like to improve their marathon time.
The third week was all about getting as many miles (or kilometers) under my belt as possible. Still, I didn’t do any super long runs. The longest I ran was 21km that week. Other times, I would be focused on runs between 8k and 10k. I also did some weight training to mix things up.
The fourth week included some hill training and a few light runs. I was preparing for the Hatley Castle 8k so I didn’t do any hardcore training that week. However, I still did weight training and plyometrics earlier in the week. Never underestimate the importance of hill training for overall performance improvement.