i originally put this in the "steep hill" thread,

........would appreciate any new input from people who perhaps don't read it

It's odd isn't it, after so many false starts I feel really motivated after following an actual structured training programe.

Instead of, "better go for a run this evening", I'm in a place which is very much, "follow this plan and you'll improve your core fitness".

So this is what I'm doing. However, I have a favour to ask. As I'm not intending running any marathons soon (although the capacity to do so would be good to have in my back pocket!!) but am following a marathon training programe to improve my fitness I would really appreciate an input into whether there is any point at which the beginners guide intersects with the intermediate guide (ie is there any point while I am following the beginners plan that I can step my training up to the intermediate one so my mileage increses safely?)
By the same token and looking a bit far into the future is there a point where the intermediate guide intersects with the advanced one so I can step up my training and mileage again.

This is the one I'm doing at the mo. Just did day three of week one last night, a 4 miler which felt pretty good.

http://www.msn.co.uk/health/beginners/

This is what I would like to step up to at some point during the beginners guide

http://www.msn.co.uk/health/intermediate/

And sometime in the future I would like to step up again to this one

http://www.msn.co.uk/health/advanced/

The question is of course, at what point can I step up? Is it about the midway point? I notice that in week 10 of the beginners it is a 28 mile week which intersects slightly with week 4 of the intermediate. Is that a good step up point?

Thanks in advance for your input. It's nice not to be writing about relapsing again!

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