Training sessions need to be DOABLE and REPEATABLE. Otherwise your performance will suffer 😵‍💫 or worse, you’ll wind up getting injured 🤕. If you are looking for a 100 mile per week marathon training plan written by an Olympian, this may not be for you… However, if you’re looking for a training plan that:

• Fits into your busy schedule/life

• Teaches you how to train smarter

• Trains you to move better

• Minimize risk of injury

• Helps you get faster or run farther than before

Then you are in the right place and keep reading. Or scroll down to see a few snapshots of the plans. OR just jump right to where you can read specifics and see a sample week of each plan HERE

I remember the first time I cracked open a marathon training book in the winter of 2009. Up until then my training was a smattering of workouts that I could remember from my high school track and cross country days. I had no clue how to train for a race longer than a 5k. I soaked up all the knowledge I could from that book and embarked on training for the 2010 Oklahoma City Marathon. Did I nail every workout exactly as planned? Of course not, but it was the structure and guidance I needed to run my first marathon. In some ways I’m glad I just had one book vs the endless sea of information that is available these days. It doesn’t take long to get lost in this stuff while googling.

Everyone seems to have a different “secret sauce”, but what are the common denominators of a training plan that maximizes fitness and minimizes injury risk?

• Sessions that are DOABLE and REPEATABLE

• The correct ratio of aerobic to moderate/hard running (~80/20)

• Teaching an athlete to sense when they need to adjust the plan.

• A progressive nature that is also not too progressive

• The right supplemental strength exercises/drills to help improve running form and your durability.

• A flexible vs rigid structure

• A plan that puts emphasis on fueling

I’m really excited about these plans. I know they are going to be game changers for the runners that commit to them. If you have any questions about these plans or about which one is right for you please don’t hesitate to reach out. Now, time to get after it 👊

-Coach Steve

How it works: The plans are delivered via the endurance training platform Final Surge. Once you buy a plan you can apply it to your calendar when you are ready to start training. There is built in accountability with email reminders and a color coded system for workout completion. All the exercise videos, supplemental graphics, and workout descriptions can be viewed in the app or on your desktop.

Training plans available:

Strength/Running Drills only:

• Runner’s Intro to Strength

  • With light equipment

  • Zero equipment

• Runner’s Strength Builder

  • Zero equipment

  • Level 1

  • Level 2

• Runner’s Advanced Strength

• Runners Advanced Strength and Power (Barbell required)

Full Marathon

• Level 1

• Level 2

• Level 3

Returning from injury or time off:

• Return to Run

• Return to Training

5K:

• Zero to 5K

See below for a few pictures of what the plans look like… You can also view the first week of each plan HERE