This book that we were using was called 8 weeks to SEALFIT by Mark Divine. If you have never done SEALFIT, then you should know that it is similar to CrossFit. The only rest day that we had was Sunday. The rest of the week we did strength training. (You can view Hal Higdons Marathon 3 Plan here ). Jonathan found us a marathon training plan to do, that only had us running two days a week. We like the mental game and the physical exhaustion that the body goes through. Jonathan and I like to do things to do them, not because we want accolades or because we need to be recognized. We thought they were too expensive and we could do the same thing without all the fanfare and people around. We were just going to run the marathon on our own, not enter a race. I ran the idea of running a marathon by my friend and training partner (Jonathan) at the time, and he said he was all in. However, I typically ran 2-3 times a week for at least 3-6 miles. When I ran the half-marathon it was two years before this moment. I had done several sprint and Olympic triathlons too.

I had never run farther than a half-marathon (13.1 miles) before this point. I would suggest checking out the 360 Man Project Level 1 Fitness or 30 day workout program.ĭuring the summer of 2017 I made up my mind to run a marathon. I do not recommend this to someone who has never done strength training before, and would highly urge them to build a foundation of fitness first.

I have to warn you, this is a slightly more unconventional method of training for a marathon or ultramarathon, than what you might be used to, or what most other people do.

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