Marathon Training

Becky Wade, 2:30 marathoner, details a week of her training as she overcomes a training setback and finishes her build-up strong.

Even the best have ups and downs during the heart of marathon training. Sometimes you need to drop out of a workout, sometimes it flows—sometimes in the same week.

When does the quest for every second become a distraction that threatens the fundamentals and the calm confidence needed for success?

Lindsay Flanagan, 2:28 marathoner who was seventh in Chicago this fall, details every mile of her training from September 2–8, 2019.

Pro ultra-runners provide five keys to help you make the jump to going long.

A runner and coach tells how he took his marathon from 2:40 to 2:19—and provides specific training changes that can maximize your next marathon.

Maximize your long runs by adding progressive surges, a training secret from the legendary coach of Bill Rodgers and the Greater Boston Track Club.

Throw “tapering” out of your vocabulary and peak for your next marathon by carefully tweaking volume and intensity.

Marathon training rarely goes as planned. Don't panic. Use your taper to get to the start line as ready as you can be on that day.

Lindsay Flanagan, 2:29 American marathoner, details every mile of her Boston Marathon training from March 25-31, 2019.

Olympian Jared Ward details every mile of his Boston Marathon training from March 11-17, 2019.

Get these four training pillars right to keep your marathon plans from falling down.