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Tenderloin

LFGSS hive mind, I’ve entered the Berlin Marathon next year. I’d like to run as close to 3:30 as possible. Anyone have a good training programme or tips?

For reference I run 30-40km per week currently (2-4 runs) and 10km Pb of 43:30

Thanks!

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PhilPub in reply to @Tenderloin

Run more! :-)

Two of my favourite sources for training schedules are Hal Higdon's online plans and Pfitzinger & Douglas "Advanced Marathoning". Both have different level schedules depending on experience and/or mileage. How much "quality" running are you used to? If you're comfortable with regular interval training, P&D plans are really useful. However if most of your running is easy pace/less structured you might find it easier to follow a HH plan, and tweak it as you go along.

You've got plenty of time to play with, however it's never too soon to start building up, with a specific eye towards the plan you're going to follow. So if the plan has you starting on 50k per week, get used to some 50k weeks (or more), perhaps building up to a target HM in the Spring. Having an intermediate target race will help with focusing training, rather than feeling like you're building up to something 9 months away.

I've run my two fastest times at Berlin. Bloody great race!

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Tenderloin in reply to @PhilPub

Thanks I’ll check both of those out. Which out the HH plans do you think I should go with?

Current running is mostly about getting miles in - one or two hilly runs per week (race pace), one long run (tempo) and one speed session on track or intervals.

Plan is to do a HM in early summer

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