18-week Boston Marathon Training Plan Training Plan

My training plan will be a hybrid mix between the Daniels and Lydiard system along with my own ideas and knowledge on what I can give. Given the hilly nature of the course, I want you to get a feel on running the hills to be better prepared to handle yourself. Depending on where you are in terms of fitness and mileage, we will start with 3-4 weeks of base training. We want to focus on volume in the early stages. Then we will wind down the mileage slowly as we build up the intensity of our workouts. As we wind it down, we'll be ready to get to my favorite part: tapering. We will experiment with either the exponential decay or linear step based on what you are most comfortable with. This will help you relieve tension in the days leading up to Boston.