Their plan works. Followed the workouts/pacing as prescribed, qualified for and ran a PR at Boston. I highly recommend it for both 1-2 and full marathon.
Thanks for the review. I'm currently week 16 of the beginner plan, prepping to run Edinburgh 26.2 at the end of May. There's not a lot of information out there on the Hanson's plan, but all the reviews I've seen have been positive. It is a tough plan and the cumulative fatigue is a real thing. I was glad to hear that I'm not the only one suffering at this point of the training. Thanks again and good luck.
Just around the corner now, good luck out there! Like I mentioned in the video: I felt bad basically every day until race morning, so it can all come back together for you. And as @stephenscullion262 put it: "You only have to run 26.2 miles at marathon pace ONCE, and that's on race day", so don't worry & be ready to send it
Thoughts from a BQ-15 & Ironman World Championship Qualifier: For triathlon you’re pretty much keeping Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays but swapping biking for the easy run days. Then you figure out how to best schedule 3 swims. Gym workouts are the toughest to fit in and often omitted, especially if your swimming needs a lot of work.
Great review of a great book! I’d have to agree with the overall structure of the plans -while very good and perhaps serving a more tenured athlete better, it’s worth checking out as a beginner as well. It’s funny you should mention Run Elite. I’ve found Andrew’s book to be very helpful and benefit from his YT content as well! Thanks for doing this!
Thank you for your detailed review. As you mentioned, there are not a lot of good, detailed reviews of the program. Congratulations on your achievement when using the Hanon's program. Having watched your review, I feel much better able to assess if this will be a good option for me and, possibly more important, what I can potentially watch out for in certain points of the progression.
Their plan works. Followed the workouts/pacing as prescribed, qualified for and ran a PR at Boston. I highly recommend it for both 1-2 and full marathon.
Thanks for the review. I'm currently week 16 of the beginner plan, prepping to run Edinburgh 26.2 at the end of May. There's not a lot of information out there on the Hanson's plan, but all the reviews I've seen have been positive. It is a tough plan and the cumulative fatigue is a real thing. I was glad to hear that I'm not the only one suffering at this point of the training. Thanks again and good luck.
Just around the corner now, good luck out there! Like I mentioned in the video: I felt bad basically every day until race morning, so it can all come back together for you. And as @stephenscullion262 put it: "You only have to run 26.2 miles at marathon pace ONCE, and that's on race day", so don't worry & be ready to send it
I was there with you. Nice time. I completed in 4:07. Hoping to get a 3:40 in 2025.
Dude, these are the two books I am comparing!! Nicely done!
That's rad. I'm sure you'll find them both helpful in getting you to the next level
Thoughts from a BQ-15 & Ironman World Championship Qualifier: For triathlon you’re pretty much keeping Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays but swapping biking for the easy run days. Then you figure out how to best schedule 3 swims. Gym workouts are the toughest to fit in and often omitted, especially if your swimming needs a lot of work.
Great review of a great book! I’d have to agree with the overall structure of the plans -while very good and perhaps serving a more tenured athlete better, it’s worth checking out as a beginner as well. It’s funny you should mention Run Elite. I’ve found Andrew’s book to be very helpful and benefit from his YT content as well! Thanks for doing this!
For someone in week 2 of the Beginner Plan, this was a really good insight. Thanks a lot!
Thanks Patrick, great video and great running!
Great video. Thanks for the insight!
Thank you for your detailed review. As you mentioned, there are not a lot of good, detailed reviews of the program. Congratulations on your achievement when using the Hanon's program. Having watched your review, I feel much better able to assess if this will be a good option for me and, possibly more important, what I can potentially watch out for in certain points of the progression.