Hanson brothers' marathon plan

[RobW]

I followed the Hanson plan for my last marathon training cycle with good success. I started with their half program back in December to see if I could handle running 6 days/week and do 2 mid-week workouts per week. It took a few weeks to get used to running 6 days/week but it turned into a routine and the weeks flew by.

Once I got used to running 6 days/week, it almost felt like I wasn’t even training for a marathon without having to plan my weekend for a 30+ km run. The overall mileage was the most I have ever ran in one cycle but with the mileage spread out over the weeks, it was easily manageable and a lot more enjoyable for me.

End result was a 3 min PB in Vancouver followed by a 6:30 min PB 3 weeks later with a negative split. The latter was on a faster course and in better conditions but I also recovered really well after Vancouver which may have had something to do with the training. I will follow this plan again for my next marathon.

[Double Bellybuster]

Great results guys!

[Jwolf]

I followed the Hanson plan for my last marathon training cycle with good success. I started with their half program back in December to see if I could handle running 6 days/week and do 2 mid-week workouts per week. It took a few weeks to get used to running 6 days/week but it turned into a routine and the weeks flew by.

Once I got used to running 6 days/week, it almost felt like I wasn’t even training for a marathon without having to plan my weekend for a 30+ km run. The overall mileage was the most I have ever ran in one cycle but with the mileage spread out over the weeks, it was easily manageable and a lot more enjoyable for me.

End result was a 3 min PB in Vancouver followed by a 6:30 min PB 3 weeks later with a negative split. The latter was on a faster course and in better conditions but I also recovered really well after Vancouver which may have had something to do with the training. I will follow this plan again for my next marathon.

Nicely done. I was so impressed to see how well you did with this program. To think you used to not like running more than four days/week.

I think you will still be seeing the gains from this approach as you follow with another marathon training cycle toward a fall marathon (or two ).

[alexk]

I followed the Hanson plan for my last marathon training cycle with good success. I started with their half program back in December to see if I could handle running 6 days/week and do 2 mid-week workouts per week. It took a few weeks to get used to running 6 days/week but it turned into a routine and the weeks flew by.

Once I got used to running 6 days/week, it almost felt like I wasn’t even training for a marathon without having to plan my weekend for a 30+ km run. The overall mileage was the most I have ever ran in one cycle but with the mileage spread out over the weeks, it was easily manageable and a lot more enjoyable for me.

End result was a 3 min PB in Vancouver followed by a 6:30 min PB 3 weeks later with a negative split. The latter was on a faster course and in better conditions but I also recovered really well after Vancouver which may have had something to do with the training. I will follow this plan again for my next marathon.

So that's, essentially, a 10 minute PB for you following the Hanson plan - awesome . You and Erin would make good poster boys for its effectiveness! Nice to see all your hard work and consistency pay off!!!

[Double Bellybuster]

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