25-Week Marathon Training Plan

Focus on establishing a consistent training routine and allowing the body to adapt to regular exercise. Includes weekly strength and conditioning. Detailed workout plans for various fitness levels will be provided.

“weeks one two three we're simply teaching the body about consistency and giving it a chance to get used to regular training”

Introduction of interval sessions to improve speed and endurance. Weekend long runs begin to increase. Detailed workout plans and progressions for different fitness levels are provided.

“in weeks five to seven I've added a short interval session just to give the body some other stimuli and wake up a bit of speed in your legs whilst building up the miles particularly at the weekend”

Continue interval training and build up weekend long runs, culminating in a half marathon. Includes detailed workout plans, visual aids, and progressions for different fitness levels.

“weeks nine to eleven we keep the intervals and build the weekend run distance culminating in a half marathon distance at the end of the recovery week after that”

Reduce mileage and replace interval sessions with extra strength and conditioning to allow the body to adapt. Includes detailed workout plans for various fitness levels.

“weeks thirteen to sixteen also aren't a hundred percent necessary I just think it's nice to allow the body some time to adapt before we start building the bigger miles”

Build up long weekend runs, while reducing weekday mileage. Peak at 34k. Includes detailed workout plans, visual aids, and progressions for different fitness levels.

“after that we start to build towards some meaty weekend runs without going too hard during the week in terms of distance and in fact when we build the last two long runs topping out a 34k we actually reduce the runs in the week a little”

Gradual reduction in training load to ensure peak performance on race day. Includes strategies for transitioning post-marathon to maintain long-term habit success.

“then a three week taper which is a gradual reduction in training load until we're fresh and ready to punch this marathon right in the face”