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Ai Experiment 2: "Write me a marathon training program"


With 40 weeks to go until the London Marathon, I'm starting to feel like I should be getting myself into shape. Living in this mad world, I thought I would see what help is available without bothering my amazing friends (who are much faster at marathon than I am anyway). The response from AI was fairly predictable, I can only imagine it has found a website with some decent ideas and pulled it from there??? I'm a bit disappointed that the AI didn't suggest any sessions since I would go mad just doing 'steady running' (Oh, hang on.."Suggest marathon running session".. see below). Now I just have to stick to it!


Weeks 1-4

  • Monday: Rest

  • Tuesday: Easy run for 30 minutes

  • Wednesday: Cross-training for 30 minutes

  • Thursday: Easy run for 30 minutes

  • Friday: Rest

  • Saturday: Long run for 45 minutes

  • Sunday: Rest

Weeks 5-8

  • Monday: Rest

  • Tuesday: Easy run for 35 minutes

  • Wednesday: Cross-training for 30 minutes

  • Thursday: Easy run for 35 minutes

  • Friday: Rest

  • Saturday: Long run for 50 minutes

  • Sunday: Rest

Weeks 9-12

  • Monday: Rest

  • Tuesday: Easy run for 40 minutes

  • Wednesday: Cross-training for 30 minutes

  • Thursday: Easy run for 40 minutes

  • Friday: Rest

  • Saturday: Long run for 55 minutes

  • Sunday: Rest

Weeks 13-16

  • Monday: Rest

  • Tuesday: Easy run for 45 minutes

  • Wednesday: Cross-training for 30 minutes

  • Thursday: Easy run for 45 minutes

  • Friday: Rest

  • Saturday: Long run for 60 minutes

  • Sunday: Rest

Weeks 17-18

  • Monday: Rest

  • Tuesday: Easy run for 50 minutes

  • Wednesday: Cross-training for 30 minutes

  • Thursday: Easy run for 50 minutes

  • Friday: Rest

  • Saturday: Long run for 65 minutes

  • Sunday: Rest

Weeks 19-20

  • Monday: Rest

  • Tuesday: Easy run for 55 minutes

  • Wednesday: Cross-training for 30 minutes

  • Thursday: Easy run for 55 minutes

  • Friday: Rest

  • Saturday: Long run for 70 minutes

  • Sunday: Rest

Sessions:

The suggested sessions were absolute nonsense (4x400m / Tempo running) so I had to engage my noggin for that one. I will probably do 1k efforts at marathon pace (10x1k (30sec jog recovery)).


30sec on (marathon pace) 30sec off for 30-40min


Feel free to post your fave sessions below!

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