You have a goal race and want a time
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Paceriz Balanced TrainingDefault
Base, build, peak, and taper, in order — roughly 75% easy, 20% moderate, 5% hard. Works for 5K through the marathon, from 6 weeks up, beginner to advanced.
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Polarized Training 80/20
80% low intensity plus 20% high intensity, deliberately skipping the middle — easy days truly easy, hard days truly hard. From 8 weeks up; best once you already have a training base.
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Hansons Marathon Method
Trains you on tired legs through cumulative fatigue. The long run is actually shorter (25 km max), but weekly mileage is higher, with three quality sessions a week. Half and full marathon only, from 12 weeks up, and at least five running days a week.
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Norwegian Lactate Threshold Method
Built on sub-threshold intervals with single-threshold days, accumulating quality volume steadily instead of relying on high-lactate all-out intervals. From 10 weeks up.