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This is an unofficial training schedule, developed by Wendy Bumgardner, for walkers who intend to walk a marathon followed by a half marathon July 9-10, 2005.

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Prerequisites:

• Able to commit to one long day per week, from 2 - 6 hours.

Weekly Schedule

• Tuesday, Thursday:  walk 4-6 miles.

• Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Days off, crosstraining such as bicycling, strength training, abdominal exercises.

• Saturday: Mileage building day.  This long day is essential - and you should try to walk the entire distance with only short breaks.

• Sunday: Moderate distance day.  This is a recovery day, but also will show you the effects on your muscles and feet on walking the day after your long distance day.

• You may vary the exact days of the week to meet your schedule.

• This schedule varies mileage-building weeks with base mileage weeks, to allow a steady build-up of mileage with less risk of injury.

Keep track of your mileage, how you feel, what you wore, speed, what you ate and drank.  Use one of our Calendars, Logs, and Trackers.

San Francisco Avon Walk Half-Marathon/Half-Marathon Training Schedule

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