View source for Comparison of marathon training plans-suitability-table

{| class="wikitable" 
!  
! [[FIRST]]<br/>Marathon
! [[FIRST ]]
Novice
! [[Galloway| Jeff Galloway's<br/>You Can Do It!]]
! [[Hanson| Hanson's<br/>Marathon Method]] Just Finish
! [[Hanson| Hanson's<br/>Marathon Method]] Beginner/Advanced
! [[Hanson| Hanson's<br/>Marathon Method]] Elite
! [[Jack Daniels]]<br/>4Week
! [[Jack Daniels]]<br/>2Q
! [[Jack Daniels]]<br/>Plan A
! [[Jack Daniels]]<br/>Elite (AKA 12 Week)
! [[Pfitzinger| Pfitzinger's<br/>Advanced Marathoning]]
! [[Higdon| Hal Higdon's<br/>Ultimate Training Guide]]
! [[Waitz| Waitz's Run<br/>your first marathon]]
! [[Lydiard| Running With Lydiard]]
|-
| {{MarathonBeginner}}
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #D8E082;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #C1DA81;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
|-
| {{MarathonNovice}}
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |1
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #E0E383;" |1
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
|-
| {{MarathonRinger}}
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
|-
| {{MarathonMaintenance}}
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #D8E082;" |2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
|-
| {{MarathonImprover}}
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |3
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |4
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
|-
| {{MarathonEnthusiast}}
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
|-
| {{MarathonElite}}
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
|-
| Limited Training Time 
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |3
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #C1DA81;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
|-
| Traditionalist
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #83C77D;" |4
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
|-
| Triathlete/Multisport
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #A2D07F;" |3
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
|-
| Prior [[Overtraining]]
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |1
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |4
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |4
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
|-
| Sub 3:00
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |1
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |4
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
|-
| 3:00-4:30
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #D8E082;" |2
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |3
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |4
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #C1DA81;" |2
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
|-
| 4:30-5:30
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |1
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #C1DA81;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
|-
| 5:30+
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
|-
| Like Speedwork
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |3
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
|-
| Hate Speedwork
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
|}