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EDITOR’S NOTE It’s Time to Train Oceans Marathon Training Guide, with four-month training programmes for three different target times in the Ultra Marathon, and another three covering the Half Marathon. What you need to do is choose the programme that suits your running ability and goals, and then get to work. This Training Guide is brought to you by Modern Athlete magazine, SA’s biggest running publication, in conjunction with the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon. The idea to produce this guide first came up in conversation with the OMTOM Team a year or so ago, as we had collectively identified a need for a Two Oceans-specific training guide, and we’re really happy to see the project come alive in this handy A5 format that you can easily take with you anywhere for quick reference. A sk anybody that has run along Chapman’s Peak Drive during the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon and they’ll tell you exactly why it’s called the world’s most beautiful marathon. And ask anybody that has been part of the incredible vibe of the Half Marathon and they’ll tell you why there is such a huge demand for entries every year. Simply put, this is one of those must-do events that every runner wants to be part of, and now it’s time for those who are entered to put in the training to get to the start line on 31 March 2018 ready to race. The training programmes were written by the team of experts at the Sport Science Institute of South Africa, the official training partner of the OMTOM, and you can have full confidence that these training programmes will get you to the start in peak form and fitness, because the SSISA team includes a number of highly experienced Two Oceans Marathon runners who have literally been there and done that. So now it’s all about putting the mileage in, and I wish you all the best for the next four months of training. That’s why we have produced this Old Mutual Two Sean Falconer This Training Guide is published on behalf of the Two Oceans Marathon NPC by www.modernathlete.co.za Editor Sean Falconer Designer Caroline Collings Contributors Stefanie Schultzen, Rebecca Johannson & the SSISA team, Tony Abrahamson, Ray Orchison Photographs Shawn Benjamin/Ark Images, Jetline Action Photo, Tobias Ginsberg/ Volume Photography Training Programmes Compiled by the Sport Science Institue of South Africa 4 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon / Training Guide 2018 Race Information & Enquiries Tel [phone] E-mail [email protected] www.twooceansmarathon.org.za www.facebook.com/TwoOceansMarathon @2OceansMarathon @2OceansMarathon youtube.com/user/TwoOceansMarathon/videos Copyright Modern Athlete 2017. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited without prior permission of the Editor. Opinions expressed are those of the author and not the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon. Products featured are subject to availability. Every effort was made to ensure that prices were correct at the time of going to press, but some may have changed. ‘Two Oceans’ and ‘Two Oceans Marathon’ are registered trademarks and may not be used without prior written permission.