Marathon Excellence Hurricane – 12 Weeks
John Davis
About the plan
The Hurricane plan uses high mileage and high-volume workouts to take marathon performance to the highest possible level. It is aimed at runners who want elite results and are willing to adopt a high-risk, high-reward strategy. Hurricane is a good choice for runners who adapt well to high-mileage training, with five or more years of experience, as well as athletes competing at the regional, national or international level.
The plan in numbers
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Runs per week
- 13
- Weekly volume
- 84 mi · 38 min → 116 mi · 14 min
- Longest run
- 26 mi
Week 1 starts at 84 mi · 38 min and volume builds to 116 mi · 14 min in week 5, the heaviest of the plan.
A typical week has 13 runs, and the longest session reaches 26 mi (Marathon, week 9).
Race day (26 mi) falls on Sunday of week 12; the week holds 50 mi · 44 min of running before it.
Key workouts
The quality sessions that come up most in this plan:
- Threshold14 sessions across 10 weeks
- Repetition13 sessions across 8 weeks
- Interval11 sessions across 6 weeks
- Marathon8 sessions across 5 weeks
Who it's for
Elite level. To start safely you should already be running about 84 mi · 38 min per week and be comfortable with a 12 mi session — that is what week 1 asks for.
Week 1 — workout preview
84 mi · 38 min this week
3.7 mi · 38 min
5 mi
9.9 mi
12 mi
5 mi
9.9 mi
5 mi
6.8 mi
6.2 mi
8.7 mi
12 mi
Week 5 — the heaviest of the plan
116 mi · 14 min this week
5.6 mi
9.9 mi · 7 min
5.6 mi
12 mi
6.8 mi
9.9 mi
6.8 mi
8.1 mi
6.8 mi
9.9 mi · 7 min
24 mi
5 mi
5 mi
Plan Structure
12 weeks · 84 workouts · 0 rest days
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