16 Week Marathon Training Schedule

This beginner marathon training program assumes you have been running consistently for at least 8-10 weeks and can run for at least thirty minutes without stopping before beginning the program. Do not run more than two consecutive days when following this schedule. 

16-Week Marathon Training Schedule 

Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	3	Rest	4	3	Rest	5	Rest
2	3	Rest	4	3	Rest	6	Rest
3	3	Rest	4	3	Rest	7	Rest
4	3	Rest	5	3	Rest	8	Rest
5	3	Rest	5	3	Rest	10	Rest
6	4	Rest	5	4	Rest	11	Rest
7	4	Rest	6	4	Rest	12	Rest
8	4	Rest	6	4	Rest	14	Rest
9	4	Rest	7	4	Rest	16	Rest
10	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	16	Rest
11	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	17	Rest
12	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	18	Rest
13	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	20	Rest
14	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	9	Rest
15	3	Rest	5	3	Rest	8	Rest
16	3	Rest	3	Walk 2	Rest	26.2	Rest

"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired." 

-George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian 

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