Craig's 2002 LA Marathon Training Plan


This was my training plan leading up the 2002 LA Marathon.  The first 4 weeks were already completed prior to putting together the plan, so the plan for those weeks matches the actual training instead of a planned ideal.  The last 6 weeks fell apart a little more than it looks like here due to a rough work schedule and lot of stress.  The result of this was I never got to the point of working on turnover, and an overly aggressive early pace in the race put me into no-mans-land and I blew up and dropped out at 30K.

Week End Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Total Actual
10/14/01 1 easy 1 easy --- --- --- 2 mod 2 mod 6 miles 6 miles
10/21/01 2 easy 2 mod --- --- 3 easy 5K hard 3 easy 13 miles 13 miles
10/28/01 2 easy 5 track --- 4 easy 2 easy 5K hard 4 easy 22 miles 22 miles
11/4/01 6 mod --- 6 easy 6 mod 4 easy 4 x mile 6 easy 34 miles 34 miles
11/11/01 6 easy 7 tempo 4 easy 6 mod 4 easy 5 x mile 8 easy 42 miles 44 miles
11/18/01 6 easy 8 tempo 6 easy 8 mod 6 easy 6 x mile 8 easy 51 miles 51 miles
11/25/01 6 easy 9 tempo 6 easy 9 tempo 6 easy 6 x mile 10 easy 56 miles 56 miles
12/2/01 6 easy 4am + 6 mod pm 6 easy 4am + 6 mod pm 6 easy 6 x mile 10 easy 59 miles 62 miles
12/9/01 6 easy 4am + 7 mod pm 4am + 5 easy pm 4am + 7 mod pm 6 easy 6 x mile 12 easy 66 miles 76 miles
12/16/01 4am + 5 easy pm 4am + 7 mod pm 4am + 5 easy pm 4am + 7 mod pm 4am + 5 easy pm 6 x mile 12 easy 72 miles 68 miles
12/23/01 4am + 5 easy pm 4am + 8 mod pm 4am + 5 easy pm 4am + 8 mod pm 4am + 5 easy pm 6 x mile 14 easy 77 miles 80 miles
12/30/01 4am + 5 easy pm 4am + 9 track pm 4am + 6 easy pm 4am + 9 mod pm 4am + 5 easy pm 6 x mile 14 easy 80 miles 84 miles
1/6/02 4am + 6 easy pm 4am + 9 track pm 4am + 6 easy pm 4am + 9 mod pm 4am + 6 easy pm 6 x mile 16 easy 84 miles 90 miles
1/13/02 4am + 6 easy pm 4am + 10 track pm 4am + 6 easy pm 4am + 10 mod pm 4am + 6 easy pm 6 x mile 14 easy 84 miles 89 miles
1/20/02 4am + 6 easy pm 4am + 10 track pm 4am + 6 easy pm 4am + 10 mod pm 4am + 6 easy pm 6 x mile 18 easy 88 miles 94 miles
1/27/02 4am + 6 easy pm 5am + 10 track pm 4am + 8 easy pm 5am + 10 mod pm 4am + 6 easy pm 6 x mile 16 easy 90 miles 73 miles
2/3/02 5am + 6 easy pm 5am + 10 track pm 5am + 8 easy pm 5am + 10 mod pm 5am + 6 easy pm 6 x mile 20 easy 97 miles 81 miles
2/10/02 5am + 7 easy pm 5am + 10 track pm 5am + 8 easy pm 5am + 10 mod pm 5am + 7 easy pm 6 x mile 16 easy 95 miles 66 miles
2/17/02 5am + 7 easy pm 5am + 10 track pm 5am + 8 easy pm 5am + 10 mod pm 5am + 7 easy pm 6 x mile 20 easy 99 miles 86 miles
2/24/02 4am + 6 easy pm 4am + 10 track pm 4am + 6 easy pm 4am + 10 mod pm 4am + 6 easy pm 5 x mile 14 easy 84 miles 35 miles
3/3/02 7 easy 10 pace 8 easy 6 easy 4 easy 3 easy RACE 65 miles 41 miles