Dublin Marathon Training Programme

I've read a few marathon training programmes & it became evident that there is no hard & fast rule about which day you jog & how many miles you run. The one thing that they all agree on is the 26.2 miles (42.1Km to those who understand kilometres as opposed to miles) which is run on the marathon day. Smile

Thankfully having read the various programmes & spoken to experienced runners, I've created my own ‘Dublin Marathon Training Programme’.

Within it you'll see asterisks with a number beside them. By looking below the table you'll be able to see what it meant.

Week Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Total

6th Aug Rest Day 5 miles Trail Run *1 Rest Day Sudbury Joggers *2 5 miles Rest Day 10 miles 24 miles

13th Aug Rest Day 7 miles *3 Rest Day Sudbury Joggers 5 miles *3 Rest Day 12 miles *3 28 miles

20th Aug Rest Day * 3 7 miles * 3 Rest Day Sudbury Joggers 5 miles * 3 Rest Day Rest Day 16 miles

27th Aug Mersea Island; Half-Marathon Rest Day 5 miles * 3 Sudbury Joggers 5 miles * 3 Rest Day 15 miles * 3 42 miles

3rd Sep Rest Day * 3 7 miles * 3 Rest Day Sudbury Joggers Rest Day Rest Day Rest Day 32 miles

10th Sep Grunty Fen; Half-Marathon Rest Day Rest Day Sudbury Joggers 5 miles Rest Day 17 miles 33 miles

17th Sep Rest Day 7 miles Rest Day Sudbury Joggers 5 miles Rest Day 18 miles 34 miles

24th Sep Rest Day 7 miles Rest Day Sudbury Joggers 5 miles Rest Day 20 miles 36 miles

1st Oct Rest Day 7 miles Rest Day Sudbury Joggers 5 miles Rest Day Rest Day 16 miles

8th Oct Flexistowe; Half-Marathon Rest Day 7 miles Sudbury Joggers 5 miles Rest Day 6 miles 28 miles

15th Oct Rest Day 5 miles Rest Day Sudbury Joggers Rest Day Rest Day 6 miles 15 miles

22nd Oct Rest Day 5 miles Rest Day Sudbury Joggers 6 miles Fly to Dublin Get Bib No 15 miles

29th Oct Rest Day Dublin Marathon Fly to Stansted Sudbury Joggers Rest Day Rest Day 5 miles 31 miles

Notes:
*1 = It was a trail run which means the surface will be roads & cross country.
*2 = On Wednesday Sudbury Joggers members usually run anywhere between 4 - 5 miles.
*3 = Due to a variety of reason, e.g. knee problem, other arrangements, etc, what is shown above changed. The Running Diary explains it.

Below you'll see a link to my ‘Running Diary’ & details about the jogs that are mentioned above.

Dublin Marathon Route

The colours on the map are based on the elevation of the city & hence the route.

Marathon Links

Site Links

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Week	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Total
6th Aug	Rest Day	5 miles Trail Run *1	Rest Day	Sudbury Joggers *2	5 miles	Rest Day	10 miles	24 miles
13th Aug	Rest Day	7 miles *3	Rest Day	Sudbury Joggers	5 miles *3	Rest Day	12 miles *3	28 miles
20th Aug	Rest Day * 3	7 miles * 3	Rest Day	Sudbury Joggers	5 miles * 3	Rest Day	Rest Day	16 miles
27th Aug	Mersea Island; Half-Marathon	Rest Day	5 miles * 3	Sudbury Joggers	5 miles * 3	Rest Day	15 miles * 3	42 miles
3rd Sep	Rest Day * 3	7 miles * 3	Rest Day	Sudbury Joggers	Rest Day	Rest Day	Rest Day	32 miles
10th Sep	Grunty Fen; Half-Marathon	Rest Day	Rest Day	Sudbury Joggers	5 miles	Rest Day	17 miles	33 miles
17th Sep	Rest Day	7 miles	Rest Day	Sudbury Joggers	5 miles	Rest Day	18 miles	34 miles
24th Sep	Rest Day	7 miles	Rest Day	Sudbury Joggers	5 miles	Rest Day	20 miles	36 miles
1st Oct	Rest Day	7 miles	Rest Day	Sudbury Joggers	5 miles	Rest Day	Rest Day	16 miles
8th Oct	Flexistowe; Half-Marathon	Rest Day	7 miles	Sudbury Joggers	5 miles	Rest Day	6 miles	28 miles
15th Oct	Rest Day	5 miles	Rest Day	Sudbury Joggers	Rest Day	Rest Day	6 miles	15 miles
22nd Oct	Rest Day	5 miles	Rest Day	Sudbury Joggers	6 miles	Fly to Dublin	Get Bib No	15 miles
29th Oct	Rest Day	Dublin Marathon	Fly to Stansted	Sudbury Joggers	Rest Day	Rest Day	5 miles	31 miles