Marathon training plan: 16 weeks

Choose your goal, your sessions per week and your level. The plan is built on the same principles as in the app.

Simplified demo version. In the app, the plan starts from your vVO2max and your Health data, and adjusts every day.

Time goal
Sessions per week
Level

Weekly volume

Target pace: 5:41 /km · total 854 km

W1: 40 km (base plan: 40 km)40W1W2: 43 km (base plan: 43 km)43W2W3: 46 km (base plan: 46 km)46W3W4: 39 km (base plan: 39 km)39W4W5: 49 km (base plan: 49 km)49W5W6: 52 km (base plan: 52 km)52W6W7: 56 km (base plan: 56 km)56W7W8: 48 km (base plan: 48 km)48W8W9: 60 km (base plan: 60 km)60W9W10: 64 km (base plan: 64 km)64W10W11: 69 km (base plan: 69 km)69W11W12: 58 km (base plan: 58 km)58W12W13: 74 km (base plan: 74 km)74W13W14: 59 km (base plan: 59 km)59W14W15: 44 km (base plan: 44 km)44W15W16: 53 km (base plan: 53 km)53W16

What if…?

Base plan: weeks 4 and 8 and 12 lighten the load. Pick an event to see the plan rewrite itself.

Week by week

TuesdayHill repeats · 8 × 30 s, 10 km in total, by feel10 km
ThursdayEasy run · 16 km, 65–75% of vVO2max16 km
SaturdayLong run · 14 km at an easy pace14 km

Why this structure

W1–5

Base

Build endurance and volume at an easy pace. Hill repeats and fartlek keep your stride snappy.

W6–10

Build

vVO2max intervals and threshold sessions; the long run gets longer in steps.

W11–13

Specific

Short intervals maintained; marathon pace is practiced at the end of the long run.

W14–16

Taper

Volume reduced gradually, intensity maintained, fresh legs on race day.

About 80% of the volume is run at an easy pace, 20% at a harder effort. Recovery weeks cut the load so your body can absorb it. Understand training load.

Adapt this plan in the app

In the app

In the app, your plan is never set in stone

Pain, a bad night, a spike in load: Runalis reshuffles the coming days using your Health data, with the reason and the original version in plain view.

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The plan adjusted after knee pain

What Runalis is not

Runalis is not medical advice. If you feel pain, stop and see a health professional.

Frequently asked questions

This plan lasts 16 weeks. It assumes you already run regularly, with a base of 30 to 52 km per week depending on your level.