Boston Marathon Training Plan - Finisher

About this plan

Targeting Boston Marathon? This is the plan for it. 16 weeks, a lean 5 hours a week, every one of them built around the full 26.2 mile marathon rather than adapted from a template.

Three weeks up, ease back, repeat: that rhythm is what makes the fitness stick. Intensity is rationed rather than sprayed around, every target reads off your own threshold pace and heart rate, and the plan gives your endurance, your pace and the durability to hold it late on the attention each one needs.

Follow it properly and the aim is clear: get you across the line in good shape at Boston Marathon.

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Common questions

Who is this plan for?

The rider or athlete targeting Boston Marathon. It suits the full 26.2 mile marathon and is aimed at getting you to a strong, controlled finish, for someone who can give it a fairly steady 5 hours most weeks.

How much training does it involve?

Plan on 16 weeks and about 5 hours a week. It rises for a couple of weeks, then drops to let the work settle, rather than climbing endlessly until you break.

How is the plan delivered?

It is a one-off purchase delivered straight into your TrainingPeaks account, written out session by session in plain language so you always know what to do and why.

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