Marathon Intermediate 12 week plan - 40 - 70 km per week

Intermediate Marathon 12 week week plan


Coach Steve helped me take a full 16 minute off my marathon PB and qualify for Boston in my third marathon

Neil Murphy Dublin City marathon 2017 2:59:45

Who is this plan for?
This 12 week plan will help an intermediate marathoner prepare for a PB based on 40-70 km of running per week.


To be successful with this plan you should have at least 2 - 3 years of running experience including completing a previous marathon to date.


Typical week
On avg the plan works off a basis of 4 run sessions and 3 full recovery day - with the hourly training load ranging from 4-8 hours a week.


NB it is strongly advised that athletes incorporate other non run based exercise such as yoga, pilates and/or stretching to minimize risk of injury


What do you get in this plan?
• FREE 30 day premium access to Training peaks
• “How to” document advising how to use the plan
• Training zones using feel, heart rate or pace
• Run sessions fully uploadable to compatible GPS devices and associated applications such as Garmin Connect etc


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Customer promise
I want you to be set for success with a plan that is right for you. So, if after the first few weeks of training, you feel over/under challenged by the training load - I will switch you free of charge to an equivalent plan from the Beginner/Intermediate or Advanced plans from my catalog.