I'm stressing, completely normal I know for runners but this is first time I've actually followed a plan. Anyway this week, week 7, my longest run is 10 miles ( on 4.30 plan) whereas a friend who is at a slower pace is doing a long run of 17 this week for London and that's a week after Brighton so I'm confused.
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I make it 9 weeks so it's possible all is well but all plans are different especially a faster time goal than slower.
What time is your mate going for?
If you look on the Brighton Marathon website it tells you exactly how many days to go till race day. You appear to be on a cut-back week with a 16 miler next week. What's not to understand??
If you're doing a 16 week marathon plan then week 16 will be the Brighton Marathon. You then work your way back week by week to see what week you should be on now.
I'm doing 20 week marathon plan but I think I started on week 4 or 5 (I think?) as I felt the first few weeks wouldn't have benefit me because of how many miles I was already doing.
Hi Charlie
As the guys have said, a fair number of plans are 16 weeks so week 7 is on track for Brighton. If worst comes to it you can always tweak the schedule to suit you.
Marathon training is stressful enough in itself, without worrying about if your schedule is right.
Should have followed my own advice, just checked my own schedule and it seems I'm one week ahead. Forgot I shifted it a bit to slip a 20 mile race in last weekend. Heh.
Yeah that's usual Charlie
Biko - that's showing off being one week ahead - most of us are behind schedule.....
For Brighton on a 16 week plan you should be coming to the end of week 8. With 8 weeks to go. 59 days and counting.