Training Plans · Marathon
Marathon Training Plans
26.2 miles. Plans for first finishers, Sub-4 chasers, Sub-3 hopefuls, and BQ contenders.
Want a plan tailored to you?
Mara builds an adaptive Marathon plan around your current fitness, weekly schedule, and goal date — and rewrites it as you log runs. Free to start, no credit card.
Static plans
Every Marathon plan from our database — grab whichever format suits you (miles / kilometres PDF, guidance notes, printable image, or the editable Google Sheet). The editable Google Sheets copies are a paid-member perk — free members can still grab the PDFs.
- Couch To Marathon Training Plan SheetsPDF (mi)PDF (km)GuidancePrintable
- Six Month Marathon Training Plan SheetsPDF (mi)PDF (km)GuidancePrintable
- 20 Week Marathon Training Plan SheetsPDF (mi)PDF (km)GuidancePrintable
- 16 Week Marathon Training Plan SheetsPDF (mi)PDF (km)GuidancePrintable
- 12 Week Marathon Training Plan SheetsPDF (mi)PDF (km)GuidancePrintable
- The Sub 4-Hour Marathon Training Plan SheetsPDF (mi)PDF (km)Guidance
- The Sub 3:30 Marathon Training Plan SheetsPDF (mi)PDF (km)GuidancePrintable
- The 8 Week Marathon Training Plan SheetsPDF (mi)PDF (km)GuidancePrintable
- The 3-Hour Marathon Training Plan: SheetsPDF (mi)PDF (km)Guidance
- 20 Week Advanced Marathon Training Plan SheetsPDF (mi)PDF (km)GuidancePrintable
- 20 Week *Intense* Advanced Marathon Training Plan SheetsPDF (mi)PDF (km)GuidancePrintable
