You signed up for Berlin in October. Never raced before.
“I downloaded a free PDF plan. By week 3 my knees hurt and I had no idea if I was on track.”
- Built backwards from race day. Peak at week 9, taper weeks 11–12.
- Capped at 4 runs a week. The other days are rest, not optional.
- Long run grows ~10% a week. Never 8K one Sunday and 14K the next.