Intermediate Marathon 14 week week plan


“I approached Coach Steve from Smartendurancesolutions back in September, as I wanted to have a second opinion on how structured marathon training would work for me – so I bought his advanced marathon plan. From the beginning Coach Steve was very friendly and answered lightning fast all the questions I had- although I’m a decent runner with a pb of 2:51 on the marathon – regardless the question, he was there with a good advice or a joke. Truth is that for those USD paid on the plan you just get more then that – so once this marathon plan is completed, I’ll continue working with Steve on my next goal – sub 10h IM (currently sitting at 10h, with a pb of 10:01 and several other around 10:15). Bottom line – I’m very happy with the choice I made and can’t recommend Smartendurancesolutions enough.”

Tudor Sofron,

Who is this plan for?
This 14 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 4-7 hours a week.


NB it is strongly advised that athletes incorporate other non run based exercise such as yoga, pilates and/or stretching to minimise 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.