The program identifies Participant Marathoners and Pacer Marathoners . Participant Marathoners are runners that have completion as their main goal. Time is not a critical element for them. This may be their first marathon attempt. They may even be novice runners.
Small beginnings lead to grand results.
The same applies with the marathon. I am suggesting that you set as an intermediate goal the Thanksgiving Day 10K Run that we sponsor. This is one of the oldest races in the country. 1999 will mark the 90th running of the Thanksgiving Day Race. This program assumes that you will begin two-three months prior to Thanksgiving.