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* While the Hanson plan states that 16 miles is the longest [[Long Run]], they actually have a table of distance based on weekly mileage. For a runner doing 40 miles per week, they limit the [[Long Run]] to 10-12 miles. (10-12 @ 40 MPW, 12.5-15 @ 50 MPW, 15-18 @ 60 MPW, 17.5-21 @ 70 MPW.)
* The training paces vary with your marathon goal, which is a significant difference from the Jack Daniel's or FIRST approaches, where your training pace is based on your previous result, rather than your aspiration. An athlete's goal might be a 2:30 finish, but if their prior finish is four hours, then the Hanson approach will have them training way too fast.
* The marathon pace is long runs are between 30-45 seconds/mile slower than race pace. Personally, I don't believe that a 16 mile [[Long Run]] at 45 seconds per mile slower than race pace prepares an athlete adequately. That distance and pace represents only about half the effort required for the race itself (using glycogen depletion equations as a proxy for effort). Limiting the [[Long Run]] to 10-12 miles seems barely adequate for the half marathon, let alone the marathon.
* Key Characteristics
** [[Long Run]] limited to between 10 and 21 miles depending on weekly mileage.
