

He does include workouts in the intermediate/advanced plans if you are interested, but I am going to choose the Novice 1 Plan for this demonstation as I think this blog will be most helpful to new runners. From the starts of my first marathon I have always gone to Hal Higdon as a means of finding GREAT starter plans from the 5K to Marathon Distance.

I know some of you cannot afford coaching and so I figured I would give you a quick starter guide on how to create a plan from a generic free template. However, after 2 Custom Plans and tons of research on the topic it became more second nature and now I am coaching my own athletes to new heights. Before I hired a coach in 2015 (Lauren Floris) to create a custom plan for me in hope of Boston Qualifying I had no clue how a plan should be organized. While to some these might seem like “common” ideas and knowledge to alot of new runners I know it can seem foreign. Hey Guys! I figured on Tuesday’s I will try and provide some training tips.
