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Marathon Training Plan

A complete 16-week road to the marathon.

16 weeks

Duration

5 sessions/wk

Frequency

Running

Sport

Overview

Sixteen weeks designed to carry you to the marathon start line fit and confident. Long runs, marathon-pace efforts and careful load management build the endurance to cover 42.2 km and finish strong.

What's inside

  • Long runs peaking at 30–35 km
  • Marathon-pace blocks to dial in race effort
  • Fuelling and pacing practice on long efforts
  • Three-week taper to arrive fresh

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