A new plan

After studying many marathon training plans, my sisters and I found one that seemed to be the newbie classic, so that was the plan of choice.  The plan was 2-3 days a week of running 3 miles, with an additional day of a long run.  The long runs generally increase to 20 miles in the 24 weeks leading up to the Marathon.  Over the last eight weeks, I have been sticking to this plan, but the weekend long runs are just increasingly scary.

Over the weekend, I was speaking with a friend who ran a marathon a few months ago for the first time.  She used Hal Higdon's Novice 2 Marathon Training Guide.

http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/novice2.htm

The difference is a gradual increase in the baseline, or week running.  It makes the long runs much less intimidating and hopefully makes the whole experience better.
Here's to a new plan!