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* Source [http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Marathoning-2nd-Peter-Pfitzinger/dp/0736074600 Advanced Marathoning]
==Jeff Galloway==
The Jeff Galloway training program is based around taking walking breaks [[Walking Breaks]] to increase the distance that can be covered, and to run as slowly. (I have not used the Galloway approach and I will add more details about this plan in the future.)
* My take: A good approach for people who's base fitness or injury history makes running the marathon distance continuously problematic.
* Key Characteristics
** Run 3 days/week plus a walk only day
==Hal Higdon==
Hal Higdon has a number of plans freely available on the [[http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/Mar00index.htm web]] as well as more detailed plans that can be purchased for between $20 and $100. The $100 plan gets you the workouts emailed to you daily, access to a private forum and a 3 month subscription to trainingpeaks[[TrainingPeaks]].com. The plans on the web have more details than most, with each workout including some tips and guidance for the particular run. Here is an example from the long run on week 13 of the advanced 2 plan:
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Saturday: Ten miles at your marathon pace. In the early weeks of the program when I asked you to do "pace runs,"
