How this works

Each week you need to complete up to 1 Short Interval (SI), 1 Long Interval (LI), 2 Stregnth & Conditioning routines (SC), and 1 Practice Distance (PD).
You can complete in any order that fits your work and lifestyle the best. Try to come up with some sort of cycle for yourself.

Week 12, Day 5 - Practice Distance 13

Run
10 miles
*this is a recovery week. (take it easy)

Week 12, Day 4 - SC 12

Skill & Strength:
Stretch for 20 minutes


Conditioning:
For time...
50 Ring Rows
50 Burpees
50 Situps
50 Squats


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Week 12, Day 3 - LI 7

Run
7 Rounds
800 meters (2:00 recoveries)
* all efforts within 8 seconds
** 50 squat penalty

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Week 12, Day 2 - SC 11

Skill & Strength:
Planks
3 x max time (60 sec recoveries)


Conditioning:
3 Rounds for time...
30 Overhead Squats (men 75 lbs, women 45 lbs)
30 Wall Wall (men 20 lbs, women 14 lbs)


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Week 12, Day 1 - SI 7

Run
4 Rounds of...
1 min ON, 1 min OFF
1 min ON, 50 sec OFF
1 min ON, 40 sec OFF
1 min ON, 30 sec OFF
1 min ON, 20 sec OFF
1 min ON, 10 sec OFF
(straight into round two)


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Week 12 Schedule

On the Agenda...
Short Intervals (SI) 7
Strength & Conditioning (SC) 11
Long Intervals (LI) 7
Strength & Conditioning (SC) 12
Practice Distance: 10 miles

Week 11, Day 5 - Practice Distance 12

Run
13.1 miles (half marathon)


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Week 11, Day 4 - SC 10

Skill:
Jump Rope
set timer for 10 minutes
*do as many as you can, singles double, one foot, runners - all good, anything goes


Conditioning:
5 Rounds for time...
Row 500 meters
30 Swings (men 53 lbs, women 35 lbs)
30 Jumping Lunges (15R/15L)


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Week 11, Day 3 - LI 6

Run
4 Rounds of...
1200 meters
*6-10% Incline!
**1:1 ration of work to rest (rest how long it takes to finish interval)


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Week 11, Day 2 - SC 9

Skill:
Weighted Good Mornings
5,5,5,5,5,5 (increase the load for each set of 5)


Conditioning:
AMRAP: 20 minutes (as many rounds as possible)
5 Deadlifts (men 115 lbs, women 80 lbs)
10 Burpees
5 DBL DB Thrusters (men 30 lbs, women 20 lbs)


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Week 11, Day 1 - SI 6

Row
12 Rounds for time...
300 meters
*60 second recovery


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Week 11 Schedule

On the Agenda...
Short Intervals (SI) 6
Strength & Conditioning (SC) 9
Long Intervals (LI) 6
Strength & Conditioning (SC) 10
Practice Distance: 13.1 miles (half marathon)

Week 10, Day 5 - Practice Distance 11

Run
12 mile Time Trail

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Week 10, Day 4 - SC 8

Skill:
Front Squats
5,5,5,5,5,5 (increase the load for each of the six sets if possible)


Conditioning:
3 Rounds for reps
1 minute - Row (calories) *1 cal = 1 rep
1 minute - Wall Ball (men 20 lbs, women 14 lbs)
1 minute - SDHP (men 1.5 pood, women 1 pood)
1 minute - Box Jumps
1 minute - Push Press (men 55 lbs, women 35 lbs)
1 minute rest
*No rest time between each station!
*max total reps

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Week 10, Day 3 - LI 5

Run or Row
4 Rounds
12 minutes Time Trials
Rest 3:00 between rounds
*(runners) If distance is not greater than "Week 3 LI" - the penalty is 50 Burpees, 100 Squats.


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Week 10, Day 2 - SC 7

Skill:
Pushups
3 x max reps (90 sec recovery)


Conditioning:
3 Rounds for time...
Run 800 meters or Row 1000 meters
50 Situps
50 Hip Extensions


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Week 10, Day 1 - SI 5

Run
3 min ON, 1:30 OFF
4 min ON, 2:00 OFF
5 min ON, 2:30 OFF
6 min ON, 3:00 OFF
7 min ON, 3:30 OFF
8 min ON.
*Max accumulated distance


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Week 10 Scheudule

On the Agenda...
Short Interval 5
Strength & Conditioning 7
Long Interval 5
Strength & Conditioning 8
Practice Distance: 11

Week 9, Day 5 - Practice Distance 10

Run
For set time (85% of what would be 11 mile pace)
See comments for details.

Week 9, Day 4 - SC 6

Skill:
Weighted Lunges
3 x 8 steps (4L/4R)
*hold weights anywhere you'd like, but make it as heavy as possible.


Conditioning:
As Many Rounds Possible in 20 minutes (AMRAP)
5 Pullups or 12 Body Rows
10 Pushups
15 Squats


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Week 9, Day 3 - LI 4

Run
4 Rounds of...
9 Minutes Time Trials
Rest 2:00 between Rounds
*These are three 9 minutes all out efforts (we expect the distances you covered to decrease dramatically if you're doing it right).


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Week 9, Day 2 - SC 5

Skill:
Sumo Deadlifts
5,5,5,5,5,5 (try increase the weight each of the six sets)


Conditioning:
3 Rounds for time...
Row 500 meters
21 Burpees (Don't forget the pushup)
Run 400 meters


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Week 9, Day 1 - SI 4

Run
4 Rounds of...
8 Tabata Rounds (20 seconds ON, 10 seconds OFF)
Rest 3:00 after the first 8 Rounds, and another 3:00 after the second 8 Rounds
*Use a steep hill if possible
**If you're using a treadmill use 10% incline
***If the hill isn't long enough just to your best. If it has to be flat then so be it, just be fast!


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Week 9 Schedule

On the Agenda...
Short Interval 4
Strength & Conditioning 5
Long Interval 4
Strength & Conditioning 6
Practice Distance: Run for specific times. (check comments for details)

Week 8, Day 5 - Practice Distance 9

Run
10 mile Time Trial (as fast as possible)


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Week 8, Day 4 - SC 4

Skill:
Ab Mat Situps
3 x 1 min - max reps (90 second recoveries)

Conditioning:
3 Rounds for time.
20 Calories Row
20 Wall Ball (Men 20 lbs, Women 14 lbs)
20 Sumo Deadlift High Pull (SDHP) (Men 75 lbs, women 50 lbs)
20 Box Jumps


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Week 8, Day 3 - LI 3

Run
5 Rounds
1200 meters (0.75 miles)
*1:1 work/rest ratio
(ie. rest for the same amount of time it takes to run


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Week 8, Day 2 - SC 3

Skill:
Pullups/ Ring Rows
3 x Max Reps (90 second recoveries)

Conditioning:
5 Rounds for time.
Run 400 meters
21 Swings
12 Pullups


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Week 8, Day 1 - SI 3

Run
8 Rounds
400 meters (60 second recoveries)
*All efforts w/in 5 seconds of eachother
*15 Burpee penalty


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Week 8 Schedule

On the Agenda...
Short Interval 3
Strength & Conditioning 3
Long Interval 3
Strength & Conditioning 4
Practice Distance: 10 mile Time Trial