SHIPPING INCLUDED With her third stunning victory at Boston, Uta established herself as one of the best female marathoners ever! Her 1994 time of 2:21:45 set a new Boston course record by a minute, and stands as the one of the fastest marathons ever run by a woman. This exciting training plan gives you access to the same periodization techniques used by Uta - and can help you dramatically improve your marathon performance. The Plan This plan was designed by Uta's coach - Dieter Hogen. It incorporates the proven philosophy that he has evolved over 20 years as a highly successful coach. Dieter has helped many athletes - recreational and elite - achieve their goals. Now Dieter has designed a 10 week plan to prepare you for your fastest marathon. It designs a detailed schedule based on your training preferences that will take you from 10 weeks prior to your race, right up to race day. In this plan, Dieter shares with the running public the periodization techniques that have brought success to Uta and the many other athletes he coaches. The plan combines just the right level of hard runs, easy runs, track workouts, and test races to keep you motivated. The training schedule incorporates hard and easy weeks, allowing your body to adapt to the stress of the higher mileage weeks, and grow stronger with each rest phase. The program creates a customized training schedule for you based on: your maximum weekly mileage goal time for the marathon whether you wish to train once or twice per day your maximum heart rate (for interval and fartlek workouts) whether you prefer long or short interval workouts Based on your preferences, a training schedule will be created for you and loaded onto your PC Coach calendar. Each workout gives you the recommended distance, pace and a description of how the workout should be performed. Get Uta's plan, and arrive at your next marathon feeling strong and confident! Intended Audience This plan is designed for runners who already are running regularly and wish to train for a marathon best. Workout types include Long runs, Interval training, Speed Endurance runs, Fartleks, and 5k and 10k races. About the Author Dieter Hogen has coached Uta for the past 19 years - guiding her development from a promising runner to a world class athlete. Dieter has also coached many other elite runners including Kenyan Sammy Lelei, American Kristy Johnston, as well as dozens of recreational runners. Includes PC Coach Fitness Software