3 Months Prior to Marathon (Workouts)
| 2008 | 2009 | | 10-12 Milers | 7
| 9
| | 13-15 Milers | 12
| 15 | | 16+ Milers | 8
| 8 | Bike Workouts
| 3 | 10 | | | | | Weekly Mileage
| | | < 50
| 3 | 2 | | 50-59 | 1 | 1 | | 60-69 | 2 | 3 | | 70-79 | 4 | 5 | | 80+ | 5 | 4
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Well, after crunching the numbers, this year's marathon preparation over the last 3 months prior to the marathon were not as bad as I thought. In fact, the numbers show a decent preparation at least compared to last year. I did a lot less total miles this year, but tried to keep the quality high. The miles I skipped out on this year were mostly the two-a-days and the recovery runs. Quantity is important, but I think quality is MORE important. The key to marathons are the "Big Workouts". I came up close to even in that category. I also have the added benefit of more biking workouts this year. Those are great fartlek style workouts. I may be able to salvage a decent marathon if I can stay within my limits and run wisely. We will soon see...
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