Sleeping well, eating well and listening to your body will be especially important over these next two weeks, for those following Danny Gough 's Breakers Marathon "Get Out There!" Training Program.

"Weeks 15 and 16 represent the highest mileage of any two combined weeks in the training cycle," Gough said of these final two weeks of the peak-mileage training period. "It is important to listen to your body during these two weeks, get sufficient sleep at night, and eat healthy meals between workouts."

Once these next couple of weeks are completed, you will have concluded the second stage, so to speak, of the marathon training cycle, one in which you have been "combining task-oriented strength workouts and extended long runs while maintaining your increased weekly mileage," he said.

Take heart, though. Once you get over this hump, it's on to tapering.

To read more about what will be in store for the final four weeks of the training program and to learn more about the man who designed it, log on to http://www. beloblog.com/ProJo--Blogs/running/

For information about the third annual Breakers Marathon and Nifty Fifty Ultra Race Weekend, slated for Oct. 21 in Middletown, log on to: http://www.breakersmarathon.com

First-Time Marathoner

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

Week 15 (32 miles) Off 5 6 5 off 12 4

Week 16 (35 miles) Off 4 6 4 3 15 3

First-Time and Intermediate Level Marathoner

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

Week 15 (37 miles) Off 6 5 5 4 13 4

Week 16 (40 miles) Off 6 6 5 4 16 3

Veteran to Competitive Marathoner

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

Week 15 (41 miles) Off 6 7 6 4 13 5

Week 16 (45 miles) Off 6 8 6 5 16 4