The 8 week marathon training schedule outlines a plan to prepare for a marathon on December 1, 2012. It provides the weekly mileage breakdown by day, with rest days, easy runs, and longer runs. The total weekly mileage increases each week, starting at 28 miles in the first week and building up to a peak of 45 miles before tapering down to 26.2 miles on race day.

1. 8 Week Marathon Training Schedule
Race Day, Saturday, December 1, 2012
Sun Mon
OCTOBER
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
OFF 5 Miles 8 Miles OFF 5 Miles Easy 4 6 Miles
Miles
Total Miles
28 Miles
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
OFF 5 Miles 7 Miles OFF 6 Miles OFF 12 Miles
Total Miles
30 Miles
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
OFF OFF 5 Miles 5 Miles 6 Miles Easy 4 15 Miles
Miles
Total Miles
35 Miles
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
OFF 6 Miles 7 Miles OFF 6 Miles Easy 4 17 Miles
Miles
Total Miles
40 Miles

2. Sun Mon
NOVEMBER
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
OFF 4 Miles 8 Miles 5 Miles 6 Miles Easy 5 18 Miles
Miles
Total Miles
45 Miles
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
OFF 5 Miles 6 Miles OFF 5 Miles Easy 3 14 Miles
Miles
Total Miles
32 Miles
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
OFF 4 Miles 5 Miles OFF 3 Miles Easy 3 10 Miles
Miles
Total Miles
25 Miles
25 26 27 28 29 30 1
OFF OFF Easy 5 Miles Easy 3 Miles OFF OFF RACE
DAY
26.2 Miles