
Now, WHY do I have two training schedules when the LONGER race is later on in the year?
I got to thinking… WHY do I have TWO training schedules right now? I have a half-marathon in November, and a marathon in January. Can’t I combine the two to make one SUPER training schedule? Yes, yes I shall! Well, here it is, the
ULTIMATE WALT DISNEY WORLD MARATHON (and Wine & Dine, but it’s a means to an end) TRAINING SCHEDULE!
It’s a….

And “137” upside-down spells “LEI.” Just a small fact.
Week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
9 |
28-Jul |
29-Jul |
30-Jul |
31-Jul |
1-Aug |
2-Aug |
3-Aug |
17 Mi |
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Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 5 Mi, inc | Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 8 Mi | ||||
@10:07 | Warm; 3 Mi @ 8:33; Cool | @10:07 | @10:07 | ||||
10 |
4-Aug |
5-Aug |
6-Aug |
7-Aug |
8-Aug |
9-Aug |
10-Aug |
17 Mi |
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Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi, inc | Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 8 Mi | ||||
@10:05 | Warm; 2×1600 in 8:03 | @10:05 | @10:05 | ||||
w/800 jogs; Cool | |||||||
11 |
11-Aug |
12-Aug |
13-Aug |
14-Aug |
15-Aug |
16-Aug |
17-Aug |
18 Mi |
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Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 5 Mi, inc | Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 9 Mi | ||||
@10:04 | Warm; 3 Mi @ 8:30; Cool | @10:04 | @10:04 | ||||
12 |
18-Aug |
19-Aug |
20-Aug |
21-Aug |
22-Aug |
23-Aug |
24-Aug |
15 Mi |
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Dist: 4 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi | Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi | ||||
@10:02 | @10:02 | @10:02 | @10:02 | ||||
13 |
25-Aug |
26-Aug |
27-Aug |
28-Aug |
29-Aug |
30-Aug |
31-Aug |
19 Mi |
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Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 5 Mi, inc | Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 10 Mi | ||||
@10:02 | Warm; 3 Mi @ 8:29; Cool | @10:02 | @10:02 | ||||
14 |
1-Sep |
2-Sep |
3-Sep |
4-Sep |
5-Sep |
6-Sep |
7-Sep |
20 Mi |
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Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi, inc | Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 10 Mi | ||||
@10:00 | Warm; 2×1600 in 7:59 | @10:00 | @10:00 | ||||
w/800 jogs; Cool | |||||||
15 |
8-Sep |
9-Sep |
10-Sep |
11-Sep |
12-Sep |
13-Sep |
14-Sep |
22 Mi |
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Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi, inc | Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 11 Mi | ||||
@9:59 | Warm; 4 Mi @ 8:31; Cool | @9:59 | @9:59 | ||||
16 |
15-Sep |
16-Sep |
17-Sep |
18-Sep |
19-Sep |
20-Sep |
21-Sep |
17 Mi |
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Dist: 4 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi | Dist: 5 Mi | ||||
@9:57 | @9:57 | @9:57 | @9:57 | ||||
17 |
22-Sep |
23-Sep |
24-Sep |
25-Sep |
26-Sep |
27-Sep |
28-Sep |
23 Mi |
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Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi, inc | Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 11 Mi | ||||
@9:57 | Warm; 4 Mi @ 8:29; Cool | @9:57 | @9:57 | ||||
18 |
29-Sep |
30-Sep |
1-Oct |
2-Oct |
3-Oct |
4-Oct |
5-Oct |
24 Mi |
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Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi, inc | Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 12 Mi | ||||
@9:56 | Warm; 3×1600 in 7:55 | @9:56 | @9:56 | ||||
w/800 jogs; Cool | |||||||
19 |
6-Oct |
7-Oct |
8-Oct |
9-Oct |
10-Oct |
11-Oct |
12-Oct |
25 Mi |
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Dist: 4 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi, inc | Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 12 Mi | ||||
@9:54 | Warm; 4 Mi @ 8:26; Cool | @9:54 | @9:54 | ||||
20 |
13-Oct |
14-Oct |
15-Oct |
16-Oct |
17-Oct |
18-Oct |
19-Oct |
20 Mi |
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Dist: 4 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi | |||
@9:53 | @9:53 | @9:53 | @9:53 | @9:53 | |||
21 |
20-Oct |
21-Oct |
22-Oct |
23-Oct |
24-Oct |
25-Oct |
26-Oct |
26 Mi |
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Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi, inc | Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 13 Mi | |||
@9:53 | @9:53 | Warm; 4 Mi @ 8:25; Cool | @9:53 | @9:53 | |||
22 |
27-Oct |
28-Oct |
29-Oct |
30-Oct |
31-Oct |
1-Nov |
2-Nov |
27 Mi |
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Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 3 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi, inc | Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 13 Mi | |||
@9:51 | @9:51 | Warm; 3×1600 in 7:51 | @9:51 | @9:51 | |||
w/800 jogs; Cool | |||||||
23 |
3-Nov |
4-Nov |
5-Nov |
6-Nov |
7-Nov |
8-Nov |
9-Nov |
19 Mi |
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Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi, inc | 13.1 Mi @8:28 | |||||
@9:50 | Warm; 2×1600 in 7:49 | Time: 1:51:05 | |||||
w/800 jogs; Cool | |||||||
24 | 10-Nov | 11-Nov | 12-Nov | 13-Nov | 14-Nov | 15-Nov | 16-Nov |
17 Mi | Easy Run | Rest / XT | Easy Run | Rest / XT | Rest / XT | Easy Run | Rest / XT |
Dist: 6 Mi | Dist: 5 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi | |||||
@9:52 | @9:52 | @9:52 | |||||
25 | 17-Nov | 18-Nov | 19-Nov | 20-Nov | 21-Nov | 22-Nov | 23-Nov |
26 Mi | Easy Run | Rest / XT | Tempo Run | Rest / XT | Rest / XT | Long Run | Rest / XT |
Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi, inc | Dist: 18 Mi | |||||
@9:52 | Warm; 4 Mi @ 8:24; Cool | @9:52 | |||||
26 | 24-Nov | 25-Nov | 26-Nov | 27-Nov | 28-Nov | 29-Nov | 30-Nov |
28 Mi | Easy Run | Rest / XT | Speedwork | Rest / XT | Rest / XT | Long Run | Rest / XT |
Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi, inc | Dist: 20 Mi | |||||
@9:51 | Warm; 3×1600 in 7:50 | @9:51 | |||||
w/800 jogs; Cool | |||||||
27 | 1-Dec | 2-Dec | 3-Dec | 4-Dec | 5-Dec | 6-Dec | 7-Dec |
24 Mi | Easy Run | Rest / XT | Tempo Run | Rest / XT | Rest / XT | Long Run | Rest / XT |
Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi, inc | Dist: 16 Mi | |||||
@9:49 | Warm; 4 Mi @ 8:21; Cool | @9:49 | |||||
28 | 8-Dec | 9-Dec | 10-Dec | 11-Dec | 12-Dec | 13-Dec | 14-Dec |
19 Mi | Easy Run | Rest / XT | Easy Run | Rest / XT | Rest / XT | Easy Run | Rest / XT |
Dist: 6 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi | Dist: 7 Mi | |||||
@9:48 | @9:48 | @9:48 | |||||
29 | 15-Dec | 16-Dec | 17-Dec | 18-Dec | 19-Dec | 20-Dec | 21-Dec |
28 Mi | Easy Run | Rest / XT | Tempo Run | Rest / XT | Rest / XT | Long Run | Rest / XT |
Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi, inc | Dist: 20 Mi | |||||
@9:48 | Warm; 4 Mi @ 8:20; Cool | @9:48 | |||||
30 | 22-Dec | 23-Dec | 24-Dec | 25-Dec | 26-Dec | 27-Dec | 28-Dec |
20 Mi | Easy Run | Rest / XT | Speedwork | Rest / XT | Rest / XT | Long Run | Rest / XT |
Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 6 Mi, inc | Dist: 12 Mi | |||||
@9:46 | Warm; 3×1600 in 7:46 | @9:46 | |||||
w/800 jogs; Cool | |||||||
31 | 29-Dec | 30-Dec | 31-Dec | 1-Jan | 2-Jan | 3-Jan | 4-Jan |
14 Mi | Easy Run | Rest / XT | Tempo Run | Rest / XT | Rest / XT | Long Run | Rest / XT |
Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi, inc | Dist: 8 Mi | |||||
@9:45 | Warm; 2 Mi @ 8:08; Cool | @9:45 | |||||
32 | 5-Jan | 6-Jan | 7-Jan | 8-Jan | 9-Jan | 10-Jan | 11-Jan |
34 Mi | Rest / XT | Easy Run | Speedwork | Rest / XT | Easy Run | Rest / XT | Marathon Race Day |
Dist: 2 Mi | Dist: 4 Mi, inc | Dist: 2 Mi | 26.2 Mi @8:51 | ||||
@9:45 | Warm; 2×1600 in 7:45 | @9:45 | Time: 3:52:07 | ||||
w/800 jogs; Cool |
A total of THIRTY-FOUR WEEKS! Crap! I’ll be training for more than half a year! Feeling good!

“Oh BOY! Golly, I feel GREAT!”