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Marathon plan

Your marathon, built week after week.

Four to six months of build-up, with a life around it. Runayo builds your training plan all the way to race day from your PBs and your volume, suggests a realistic finish time, and readjusts every week based on what you've actually run.

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With or without a watch. All you need is a mobile number, no password.

Paris Marathon · week 14 of 22

Marathon pace, 3 × 5 km

Duration
1 h 50
Distance
20,5 km
Effort
6/10
01 h 50
  1. Z2Warm-up 20 min easy 5:40–6:05 /km
  2. Z33 × 5,000 m marathon pace 5:18–5:24 /km, 3 min jog recovery
  3. Z2Cooldown 10 min easy 6:10–6:40 /km
The 3rd block should feel as easy as the 1st. If not, slow down.
— coach

Your goal

Pick your target time.

For each time: the pace, splits, starting level, your paces and three workouts.

Getting started

Three steps, and your plan is ready.

  1. Enter your race and date

    The marathon you're targeting, your date, a time goal or just finishing, your runs per week. Your coach suggests a time and explains why.

  2. Tell your coach where you're at

    Your PBs, your mileage over the past few weeks, your max HR: enter them by hand, or let your watch bring them in. Your plan starts from there, not from a generic table.

  3. Run, your coach follows along

    Each week is built from the one before. A heavy week, a niggle: you note it, and what comes next takes it into account.

The logbook

What your coach does for you.

Paris Marathon
Sun 11 Apr 2027 · 3:50:00
185 days

A plan all the way to race day

It starts whenever you want, today or Monday. Each week is built at the end of the previous one, based on what you actually ran.

Tip3:48:005:24 /km · between 3:42 and 3:56 depending on your training · 4 runs per week

A target time, backed by data

Before you set your goal, your coach suggests a realistic time and how many runs per week, with the reasoning behind it. Take it or leave it.

Busy weekHigh fatigueTravelingNew days
Week 12: Monday to Thursday in Lyon.Readapt week 12

Your plan follows your life

A busy week, a tight calf, a trip away: just log it and the following weeks adjust. Moving a workout takes one tap.

Questions

What runners ask us.

How many weeks does it take to train for a marathon?
The plan runs right up to your race date, whatever it is: it starts today or on Monday, and its phases stretch out or tighten up depending on how much time is left. Sixteen to twenty weeks is comfortable; less than that, and your coach works with what you've got.
Do I need a watch?
No. You enter your numbers by hand in two minutes, and you can log a completed workout in seconds. If you have a watch, your runs come in on their own.
What if I miss a week?
The plan doesn't hold it against you. You flag what happened (fatigue, travel, pain), and the following weeks pick up from where you actually are.

Your marathon has a date. So does your plan.

Watch or no watch, a mobile number is enough.

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