Elite Marathon Training Plan

This elite marathon training plan is transcribed by Mike Gratton – London Marathon winner 1983 (finish time: 2 hours 9 mins), from his daily training diary kept in 1982/83. His marathon training started in 1979 and it took many years to get to this volume and intensity combination.

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Mike Gratton

Mike Gratton is a highly decorated marathoner, having clinched gold in the 1983 London Marathon with an impressive time of 2:09:43 - to place him 14th amongst all-time UK marathoners. Additionally, Mike won bronze in the 1982 Commonwealth Games (2:12:06). "I have coached most of my adult life whilst running as an elite runner."

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