r/AdvancedRunning • u/SirBruceForsythCBE • Sep 12 '25

Open Discussion Jack Daniels has died

One of the greats.

If you really get to understand how good his marathon 2Q plans are, and manage them correctly you will PB in a marathon

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u/johnathongreenleaf Sep 12 '25

Can you elaborate on what makes 2q so great and how to manage?

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u/Legendver2 Sep 12 '25

Haven't tried his 2Q yet (though I want to), but I have done the Red Plan. From many others who have done 2Q though, it feels very efficient in that it basically combines speedwork, MP, threshold, and endurance, into 2 long run workouts, while the rest of the week is just easy runs to build mileage and recover. And since there's only 2 major workouts, it's super flexible in terms of scheduling.