London Marathon Training Plan

About this plan

This plan is built for London Marathon, start to finish. It is shaped around the full 26.2 mile marathon, running 17 weeks at a solid 7 hours a week, so you know exactly what you are signing up for.

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.

Do the work and you get to London Marathon fit, confident and knowing your day is in hand.

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Common questions

Who is this plan for?

If London Marathon is your goal, this is your plan. It is pitched at the full 26.2 mile marathon, and works best when you can hold roughly 7 hours a week through the block.

How much training does it involve?

You are looking at 17 weeks and a solid 7 hours a week, arranged in three-week blocks that push and then recover so the fitness actually sticks.

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.

Want it built around your life instead of off the shelf? See Plan Only.