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Just focus on your long run & recovery, build the distance a bit but don't go crazy and don't try to inject new speed. Depending on your pace 32km ish or 2h30 ish might be a good upper limit. Taper down 2 weeks out so only gives you 6 wk of build which I'd do as 2x 3 week cycles, e.g 26, 28, 30 then 26, 28, 32. You want to arrive at the start reasonably fresh and not injured so take it easier if you feel wasted after race still.
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I invented y own 8 week plan, but I was running a fair amount at that point.
It’s very simple but you need 9/10 weeks ideally.
I called it “8 big runs”
Each week you run a 5k a 10k and a big run the first week is a half marathon.Each week you add a little bit to the big run until in the 8th week where you should be doing a little over 30km
Then you taper for two weeks just doing the 5k and 10k (if you really Feel the need)
It’s not scientific but it’s easy to remember and it works for me
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Any recommendations for a beginner marathon training plan, ideally 8 weeks* but I’d take any recommendations and just start it at 8 weeks out.
*I know I know 8 weeks to train for a marathon sounds bonkers, but I’m not starting from scratch. I’m 1 week out from an IM 70.3 that I’m fairly well prepared for, and have done a couple of 24km runs in training, so the base is solid. Might have an entry to Dublin City marathon which gives me 1 week off post IM, 1 low volume week to get the legs moving again, and then 8 weeks to focus on running.