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 ==Summary of the plan==

* Athletes only run 3 days per week, all of them quality runs. ** [[Interval Training|Interval training]] ** [[Tempo runRuns]]

* For the marathon, the long run is performed faster than most runners training pace. The hardest long run is 20 miles at 15 seconds per mile slower than target race pace.  ==Fellrnr Likes== 

* The authors have tested their plan out, showing that runners do make significant gains using their system.

 ==Fellrnr Dislikes==* The training paces are fixed offsets from the race pace, not percentages. Running 15 seconds slower than a 6 min/mile race pace is a much bigger drop than for someone racing at 12 min/mile.

* I am not a big believer in tempo runs. They work[[Tempo Runs]] and the science indicates that Tempo Runs can provide some benefit for untrained subjects, but I believe that interval training is more effectivenot as effectively as either [[Long Run| Long Slow Distance]] or [[High Intensity Interval Training]].

 == Minor grumbles==* The book has the training programs dispersed through the book, making them hard to find.* There are a lot of anecdotal stories to back up the success of the plan, which interrupts the flow .==Conclusion==This is a highly recommended training book – I purchased a copy to keep. The reduction in training would work well for any runner, but would suit triathletes especially. The principles of running three quality days and cross training for two could be adapted to other plans, such as [[Jack Daniels Running Formula]]. I have been interested to find a number of runners who have naturally found this pattern of training (3plus2) to work very well for them. ==References==