PEOPLE DIFFER GREATLY IN ABILITY, but ideally before
starting a marathon program, you should have been running about a
year. You should be able to comfortably run distances between 3
and 6 miles. You should be training 3-5 days a week, averaging
15-25 miles a week. You should have run an occasional 5-K or 10-K
race. It is possible to run a marathon with less of a training
base (particularly if you come from another sport), but the higher
your fitness level, the easier this 18-week program will be.
from http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/Mar00novice.htm
starting a marathon program, you should have been running about a
year. You should be able to comfortably run distances between 3
and 6 miles. You should be training 3-5 days a week, averaging
15-25 miles a week. You should have run an occasional 5-K or 10-K
race. It is possible to run a marathon with less of a training
base (particularly if you come from another sport), but the higher
your fitness level, the easier this 18-week program will be.
from http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/Mar00novice.htm
