=Comparison With Other Plans=
''Main article: [[A Comparison of Marathon Training Plans]]''
{| class="wikitable" ! ! [[FIRST]]<br/>Marathon! [[FIRST ]]Novice! [[Jack Daniels]]<br/>4Week! [[Jack Daniels]]<br/>2Q! [[Jack Daniels]]<br/>Plan A! [[Jack Daniels]]<br/>Elite (AKA 12 Week)! [[Galloway| Jeff Galloway's<br/>You Can Do It!]]! [[Hanson| Hanson's<br/>Marathon Method]]! [[Pfitzinger| Pfitzinger's<br/>Advanced Marathoning]]! [[Higdon| Hal Higdon's<br/>Ultimate Training Guide]]! [[Waitz| Waitz's Run<br/>your first marathon]]|-| {{MarathonBeginner}}| style="backgroundComparison of marathon training plans-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="backgroundsuitability-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2|-| {{MarathonNovicetable}}| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1|-| {{MarathonRinger}}| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0|-| {{MarathonMaintenance}}| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0|-| {{MarathonImprover}}| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| 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: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0|-| {{MarathonEnthusiast}}| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| 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: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0|-| {{MarathonElite}}| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0|-| Limited Training Time | style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| 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: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2|-| Traditionalist| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| 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: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4|-| Triathlete/Multisport| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| 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: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3|-| Prior [[Overtraining]]| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |4| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| 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: #B1D580;" |4| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0|-| 3:00-4:30| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |4| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2|-| 4:30-5:30| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2|-| 5:30+| 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: #63BE7B;" |5| 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: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |3| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |1| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0|-| Hate Speedwork| 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: #63BE7B;" |5| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |4| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |5|}