This plan opens where most marathon plans finish, and it does not apologize for that. Twenty weeks, 7 running days, and two quality sessions every week from Week 1. Tuesday is track work, running from 400s up to 2-mile repeats, the longest intervals in the plan. Thursday is tempo and marathon rhythm work. Saturday is the long run. Monday, Wednesday and Friday exist so those three days can be run properly, and at this volume the easy days are what make the hard days possible. Week 14 is a half ...