Somehow it's already 16 weeks to the Dublin Marathon so on this week's episode, Eric and Seán break down their tips for a training plan for the marathon, highlighting where they felt they went right in the past and the mistakes they made so you don't have to. 

After the 5 minute intro to the podcast, the lads discuss:

- Breaking down your first week of training for the marathon at different levels

- Why Eric thinks you should NOT run on a Monday

- Heart Rate Training vs Distance each week

- Cross Training

- When you should and when you should NOT incorporate gym work into your marathon training

- Using Strides in your training

- Yoga/Stretching/Swimming

- Breaking down Interval Sessions

- When you should set your marathon time goal and why Seán and Eric disagree on this one

- Are Saturdays for the hills?

- The importance of the long run and how long the long run should go for

- Why having your long run on a Sunday morning solves future problems

- How to measure the increasing intensity of the long run

- Thoughts on when to taper for a marathon and how to include it in your training programme

- Mini tapering throughout the 16 weeks

- What to do if you miss a week of training

- Listening to your body: how to know when you need a rest day, or you need to run

- The most overlooked factor in training for a marathon

We're looking forward to see how everyone progresses in their training towards one of our favourite days of the year - Dublin Marathon Sunday! 

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