HYBRID Marathon Training Plan
I am currently training for the NYC Marathon in November followed by the CIM Marathon in December. Now as much as I love running, I also love lifting and staying injury-free.
Therefore I apply a program that people now call “Hybrid Training”. This incorporates lifting and running.
My main goal always is what I do first throughout the day. Marathon Training = Main Goal of Running.
I have adapted my Marathon Training Program and added what I lift on each day to an Excel sheet that anyone can view and follow during this training block!
Within this program, I have added at least 3 days of weight/strength training per week. I travel, work, and have multiple hobbies like surfing and golf, that I still maintain during Marathon Training. But due to time management, I try to lock it in at least 3 days/week.
The weekly schedule now looks like this:
Monday:
AM: No Run,
PM: Lift Upper Body.
Tuesday:
AM: Interval or Tempo Run
PM: Lift Lower Body
Wednesday:
AM: Easy, slow, Run
PM: REST
Thursday:
AM: Easy, Slow, Run
PM: Lift Upper Body
Friday:
AM: Interval Run
PM: Lift Lower Body
Saturday:
Rest / Golf / Yoga / Surf
Sunday:
LONG RUN
The week-to-week program I follow is here: