Running a marathon?

Question

Does anyone have a good training plan for a novice runner to build up to running a marathon?

Answer 1

Check out Runners World's website.  They have a program called Smart Coach, where you put in your information and what you want to achieve, and it will give you a good plan to follow.

Answer 2

There are many good training programs out there for getting you to the finish line.  Most are around 4 months in length.  The assumption is that you can comfortably run 10K without stopping and are currently doing about 25 – 30Km per week.

Also I personally would recommend, that you have at least 1 year under you belt of running.  This base will help greatly coming into a program.

With that being said, you can find a wide range of programs at the following websites.

http://www.jeffgalloway.com

http://www.halhigdon.com

http://www.runnersworld.com

http://www.coolrunning .com

You can also find some helpful forums at:

http://www.runningroom.com

http://www.runningmania.com

Good luck

Harry