So I’m at a bit of a crossroads and could use some help. As posted somewhere upthread, I had a bad ankle sprain Feb 1, still ran the Cowtown full marathon Feb 23, but then had lingering ankle issues until about June. That’s over and my ankle has thankfully felt good the last few months, allowing me to get fully back into things. I feel healthier and I’m running better and faster than I ever can remember so I’m very happy about that, but I have an itch to scratch. I decided to run the Houston Marathon on Jan 11 and set my own training plan, loosely based on the Hal Higdon intermediate plans I’ve used in the past. I’m doing 25-26 miles per week, LR last week was 15 miles at a 7:58 pace with no aches, negative splits, and feeling like I easily had gas in the tank without overdoing things. Minor but critically important detail is that I didn’t register for Houston because I wanted to be sure I was okay, but now I went to register and it’s completely full. Well shit, but I mainly wanted it due to its reputation for being easy, and there are plenty of other marathons out there. So I’m thinking Cowtown again on March 1. It’s my hometown race and I know the course, so it’s an easy switch to make. It’s 7 weeks later so that’s a blessing I guess, but my plan was targeting Jan 11 and now I don’t know what to do with myself. Do I ease up a bit and give myself a month of 11-15 mile LRs before starting to ramp up again? Then I thought, maybe I should get the help of an online service. Running has always been a personal zen activity that I like doing independently, and my schedule is erratic, so enlisting a live coach is a no-go right now. Maybe I never want a live coach because it feels intrusive to an activity I view as solely mine. But perhaps an app or virtual coach could be useful? I’ve used the Runkeeper app for 10+ years and like that it’s simple and has no social media involvement. I checked out their premium training features and they will build a plan but it’s just a default plan that doesn’t allow much customization. Basically a different version of Hal Higdon, which is not super useful. Then I found Runna. The app looks sleek and seems to have good features, so I signed up, put in my data, and let it create a plan. Problem is, their plan shows that I have 17 weeks to train and basically starts me from scratch with a LR of 5 miles this week. There doesn’t seem to be any way to input my current mileage and have them start me off a little stronger. This feels like a massive step backwards and a waste of my current progress. I sent them a support message to see if they can adjust my plan at all. Waiting to hear back. Where do I go from here? TLDR: 1. Already halfway through marathon training block with good progress 2. Switched races and now have 7 extra weeks 3. How do I adjust plan in a way that hopefully uses those 7 weeks to improve performance without overtraining and risking injury? 4. Is there an app or service that could make a training plan based off my specific situation, or should I continue to go at it alone?