Marathon Training plan choices?

I know there is a long way to go before April, but I figured I would start looking at choices for Training plans….and I’m glad I looked now.

There are so many choices!  In fact, it’s quite bewildering how many variations there are.  Some focus on time-based runs, some on mileage, while others different again.

So far for other training , I have been using the plan feature of the Asics website and I quite like this as it syncs with my Google Calendars.

My other contenders at the moment are from The Running Bug, the official VLM plan, or maybe the plan contained within the book “The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer”

So, if anyone has any tips, recommendations I would love to hear about them in the comments below.

http://therunningbug.co.uk/training-advice/running-training/plans/marathon-plans/b/weblog/archive/2011/01/17/intermediate-marathon-training-plan.aspx

https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/trainingplans/intermediate-17-week-training-plan/