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Which Template is Right For Me?
A more blatant and obvious example is someone who is very overweight and out of shape - his program can't be what Sammy SixPack has been doing for the past 5 years.
Strength Training and Getting in Awesome Condition - My Experience
Weight Training for a Marathon
The question is about weight training for a marathon; the athlete has not run a marathon before but does have lifting experience. Even if you don't want to run a marathon but would like to get back into running, this programming concept can get you there.
I've been sitting on this one awhile. I sat down and mapped out a very general program for myself (if it were me training a marathon). Also, this fit into some of the recommendations I had with some sprinters at London and how they should train.
Building a Base - Raising the Floor, not the Ceiling
Krypteia - 2 Days/Week
My Conditioning by Era
Infrequent Squats and Perfect Programming
Effort vs Knowledge
7 Exercises To Help Your Press
4 Ways to Physically Dominate
If you don't work with athletes there is still plenty to take away here. If you do work with athletes and you're realizing that your entire strength training approach is a disaster, start with just one of the above and don't give up on the journey.