I have a request for the Forum, as I need help in picking the right training strategy for the St. George marathon.
I am currently running 55 miles per week and going to increase it to 65 miles per week. I am planning to do the Hanson workout plan starting in June, which basically consists of 6 days of running, tuesday speedwork, thursday MP run and Saturday long run (long runs never more than 20 - 25% of weekly mileage).
I know some of the peculiarities of St. G; 1 major hill (Veyo) and a lot of downhill passages with a decline up to 6%.
I heard unprepared it can be a fiasco.
so i have a couple of questions:
1. How to train for the downhill passages? I mean I live in Atlanta, there are hills but rarely longer than 1/2 - 1 mile and
rarely more than a 2% incline/decline. I found one stretch of 1 mile (3 percent decline/incline) but nothing really longer than 1>
mile; and not really 6% decline passages that last longer than a mile; I prefer not to run on a treadmill.
2. How much of downhill (up to 6%) and uphill training (up to 3.5%) i should to train for per week. Is it enough to include uphill and
downhill training every other week in the long run; or should it be at least once a week or more twice a week?
3. How bad is the altitude for people living in low altitude? Is there any preparation necessary?
Thanks in advance!
Fritz
