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Marathon training plan
Your marathon training plan
A structured plan to get you to the marathon start line ready — a long run that builds carefully, marathon-pace and threshold work, easy aerobic mileage, and a real taper — built around your week and adapted as you log.
Free in early access · Your full plan before you create an account · Adjust it anytime
What your first week could look like
An example session — with the exact demos from your plan
A marathon block isn't only running. This is one real runner's-strength session — a warm-up, four movements that keep your form and joints intact through the late miles, then an easy finish. In the app every movement comes with a short video demo — the same ones below — plus your coach's cue and the exact sets and reps.
Work through the movements in order as straight sets — this is the strength that keeps your form from falling apart in the last 10K.
Romanian Deadlift
3 × 8 · hips back
Soft knees, push the hips back and load the hamstrings, then drive tall. A strong posterior chain is what holds your stride together when your form wants to collapse late in the race.
Walking Lunge
3 × 10 each leg · tall
Step out into a long lunge, drop the back knee toward the floor, and drive up through the front heel without wobbling. Single-leg strength is every stride — build it so your form stays honest mile after mile.
Calf Raise
3 × 15 · full range
Rise onto the balls of your feet under control, pause at the top, then lower slowly to a full stretch. Strong, resilient calves and Achilles absorb every landing and cut your injury risk over a long block.
Plank
3 × 45 s · braced
Forearms down, body in one line from head to heels, and brace hard without letting the hips sag. A stable trunk keeps your pelvis steady so your legs turn over efficiently deep into the race.
Tap play to watch a drill demo — the same muted, looping clips your plan uses. Unmute or go full screen once it's running.
What your plan looks like in the app
Every session comes with coach guidance — and your progress gets logged, not guessed.
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Your plan is built around you
Your coach shapes the plan from what you tell us — not an idealized week you'll never hit.
Goal
Finish your first marathon or chase a time
Current mileage
How much you're running each week now
Longest run
The furthest you've run recently
Training days
How many days a week you can run
Time available
From weekday runs to a three-hour long run
Fuelling
How you plan to fuel and hydrate over 42.2K
Race date
So the plan fits the block and times the taper
Feedback
How each run felt, so the next adapts
Your coach tells you why you're training something
Who this plan is for
Your plan in 3 minutes
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Pick your goal
Tell your coach what you're training for.
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Set your level & week
Your experience, available days and equipment.
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Preview your plan
See your first weeks day by day — no account needed until you start.
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Train & log
Follow the sessions and log what you actually did.
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Your coach reads it back
It reads your logged weeks against its own prescription — and when a week did not work, it holds the coming step-up and tells you what it changed.
What this plan covers
Frequently asked questions
- It's my first marathon — is that okay?
- Yes. The plan builds your long run and weekly mileage gradually from your current level, so the distance is built safely rather than crammed in.
- How long is the plan?
- It's sized to your goal and starting point. Give a race date and the plan fits the block and times the taper to it.
- Does it use effort or pace zones?
- Sessions are prescribed by effort so you train at the right intensity for each run — easy, marathon-pace, threshold and intervals.
- Is it free?
- Yes, GetMyCoach is free during early access.
Build your first marathon plan
Preview your personal plan first — no account needed — and only start if it fits you.
See your whole plan first — your free account comes when you start it. No credit card.