Cork City Marathon training plan 3 - Walkers and Joggers

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
May 2
 2hrs 15mins walk/jog
3
 Rest or easy 50mins walk/jog.
4
 Rest or easy 60mins walk/jog.
5
 50mins (see note below)
6
 7miles easy or swim & Gym
7
 Rest or easy 60mins walk/jog
8
 60mins, with 30mins at marathon pace
9
 2hrs 30 mins walk/jog
10
 Rest or easy 55min walk/jog
11
 Rest or easy 60mins walk/jog.
12
 60 mins (see note below)
13
 7miles easy or swim & Gym
14
 Rest or easy 60mins walk/jog
15
 60mins with 30 mins at marathon pace
16
 2 hrs walk/jog
17
 Rest or easy 50mins walk/jog.
18
 Rest or easy 50mins walk/jog.
19
 60 mins (see note below)
20
 6miles easy or Swim & Gym
21
 Rest or easy 50mins walk/jog
22
 60mins with 25 mins at marathon pace
23
 75mins walk/jog
24
 Rest or easy 45 mins walk/jog.
25
 Rest easy 45 mins walk/jog.
26
 60mins (see note below)
27
 5miles easy or swim & Gym
28
 Rest or easy 45mins walk/jog
29
 60mins with 20mins at marathon pace
30
 1 hr walk/jog
31
 Rest or easy 35 mins walk/jog.
June 1
 Rest or easy 35mins walk/jog
2
 60mins (see note below)
3
 5miles easy or swim & Gym
4
 Rest or easy 35mins walk/jog
5
 30mins with 8mins at marathon pace

Week 1 jog 15mins , stop and stretch pick where you will run maybe take off your jacket to mark how far you go. Try 5 x 4min, take few mins between efforts then go again, when finished jog slowly home.

Week 2 similar jog before and after with 4X 5mins or 1200m efforts

Week 3 similar jog before and after with 2X 5mins, 2X 4mins, 2X90seconds

Week 4 similar jog before and after with 2X4mins, 2X3mins,2X2mins,2X1mins

Week 5 similar jog before and after with 1x mile marathon pace, 2x 400m bit faster pace, 2x 200m faster pace.

With all the efforts take 2-3mins jog/walk recovery between the longer efforts and 1-2mins between the efforts less than 3mins.