Full Marathon Training Schedule
This is an example of a full marathon training schedule. It is an eighteen (18) week schedule and if you follow it you should be able to complete a full marathon without any difficulty (yeah right!).
As with most runs the training is often more difficult than the actual run, so make sure you do the training!
| Week | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thur | Fri | Sat | Total |
| 1 | 10K | Off | 6K | 10K | 6K | Off | 6K | 38K |
| 2 | 10K | Off | 6K | 10K | 6K | Off | 6K | 38K |
| 3 | 13K | Off | 6K | 10K | 8K | Off | 6K | 43K |
| 4 | 13K | Off | 6K | 10K | 8K | Off | 6K | 43K |
| 5 | 16K | Off | 6K | 10K | 8K | Off | 6K | 46K |
| 6 | 16K | Off | 6K | 10K | 8K | Off | 6K | 46K |
| 7 | 19K | Off | 6K | 4 Hills | 8K | Off | 6K | 39K + 4 Hills |
| 8 | 23K | Off | 6K | 5 Hills | 8K | Off | 6K | 43K + 5 Hills |
| 9 | 26K | Off | 6K | 6 Hills | 10K | Off | 6K | 48K + 6 Hills |
| 10 | 19K | Off | 6K | 7 Hills | 10K | Off | 6K | 41K + 7 Hills |
| 11 | 29K | Off | 6K | 8 Hills | 10K | Off | 6K | 51K + 8 Hills |
| 12 | 29K | Off | 6K | 9 Hills | 10K | Off | 6K | 51K + 9 Hills |
| 13 | 32K | Off | 6K | 10 Hills | 10K | Off | 6K | 54K + 10 Hills |
| 14 | 23K | Off | 6K | 10K (Fartlek) | 10K | Off | 6K | 55K |
| 15 | 29K | Off | 6K | 10K (Fartlek) | 10K | Off | 6K | 61K |
| 16 | 32K | Off | 6K | 10K (Fartlek) | 10K | Off | 6K | 64K |
| 17 | 23K | Off | 6K | 10K (Fartlek) | 10K | Off | 16K (Race Pace) | 55K |
| 18 | 6K | Off | 6K | 6K (Race Pace) | Off | Off | 3K | 15K |
| 19 | 42.2K Race Day | Rest and Recovery | ||||||
Useful Tools:Check out these useful tools to help you calculate your training pace and plan your running schedule.