What do I do with missed marathon trainings ? I have read through the 100 day program a few times now, and this is just a brilliant program for me. Thanks! My goal is the sub:3 hour program.
I will start up with the running program from Monday, 10th of August.
The first 100 days I will test run the program, the main goal is London Marathon 26th of April 2010. Regarding " Missed Training" I have for the moment only one question. Like most common people, sometimes there will come weekends there you will be invited to a party or similar social activity,and alchol is included.
Normally, for me, it will go 1-2 days after the party, before I feel alright to run hard again after having enjoyd alcohol. What will be the right thing to do in the 100 day marathon program?
Kind regards Knut
Answer : Thanks for a good question. This is a common challenge for many, but there is a quite easy soultion to it :
If you look at the training weeks, find the hardest session in the week. Then push this as far away from the social happening as possible. This is the # 1 most important thing, as you want to be "fresh" for the hardest sessions. But other than that, no need to worry at all. Just continue to workouts (after maybe one day easy) and if you miss a workout here and there this is normal . The most important thing is to just have the "core sessions" in there (especially week 7 to 13)
And the other most important thing is to enjoy your training without feeling guilty for a workout missed here and there. Remember, it is the "big picture" that is important !
I'm often asked what shoes I personally recommend to help stay injury free while running (on the 100 day plan) so I'll add a little bit about it at the end of these Q and A's.
Good shoes are crucial if you want to stay injury free during your marathon journey. In general, the best is to find a shoe that fits your feet according to your foot type.
However, these three shoes will do an excellent job with their mild correction - and will work for most runners :
1. Asics Gel Kayano (click for zappos reviews for other runners views)
The legandary shoe from Asics. You cannot go wrong with this one.
The most sold running shoes ever - and by every model seems to get better and better. About the same weight as the Kayano but the fit is a little bit different.
The 2150 is a great alternative for the faster work you'll be doing in the 100 day plan. It is one of the few shoes that "feels" like a lightweight one but at the same time has more than enough stabilty to prevent injuries with the marathon type length of some of the interval sessions.
A tips for international (non-US) runners : check out roadrunnerssports.com :
Example : Asics Kayano (RoadRunnerssports) they ship worldwide and it can really save you some money on your shoes.
I'm often asked what shoes I personally recommend to help stay injury free while running (on the 100 day plan) so I'll add a little bit about it at the end of these Q and A's. 
