Training Education
Understand every step of your marathon journey.
A calm, beginner-friendly guide to the runs, recovery days and weeks that make a marathon possible. No jargon. No pressure.
Educated, not overwhelmed
Every session in your plan has a clear purpose. We explain it in plain language.
Guided through phases
Foundation → Build → Peak → Taper → Race. You always know where you are.
Beginner-safe
Reassurance over intensity. Consistency over heroism. Always.
The phases of a marathon journey
Every plan moves through these phases. Each one has a different feel — and that is by design.
Phase 1
Foundation
Building the habit and the aerobic base.
Phase 2
Build
Gentle, steady progression in volume and structure.
Phase 3
Peak
The most specific marathon work — handled with care.
Phase 4
Taper
Volume drops so you arrive fresh, not flat.
Phase 5
Race week
Sleep, fuel, logistics and trust.
Phase 6
Recovery
Letting the body absorb the work it did.
Your runs
The different types of running in your plan — and what each one is really for.
Easy Runs
The quiet engine of marathon training.
Conversational, controlled, the majority of your week.
Long Runs
The emotional centre of marathon preparation.
Where endurance, confidence and belief are built.
Recovery Runs
Active rest, on purpose.
Very short, very slow — to help your body absorb training.
Intervals
Short, sharp efforts that lift your ceiling.
Faster repeats with full recoveries — used sparingly.
Tempo Runs
Controlled discomfort, on purpose.
Steady, sustained effort — your ‘comfortably hard’ pace.
Marathon Pace Runs
Rehearsing race day, in pieces.
Sections of running at your target marathon effort.
Supporting work
The quiet habits that keep running sustainable.
Strength Training
The invisible armour of consistent running.
Short, simple sessions that keep you durable.
Mobility & Recovery
Five quiet minutes that protect everything else.
Small daily habits that keep the body moving freely.
Cross Training
Aerobic fitness, without the impact.
Cycling, swimming, rowing — supports running without pounding.
Rest
Adaptation happens here. Truly.
Phases & weeks
Whole weeks that shape the journey.
Taper Weeks
Trusting the work you have already done.
Reduced volume in the final 2–3 weeks before race day.
Race Week
Calm, prepared, present.
Short shake-out runs, sleep, fuel, logistics.
Recovery Weeks
Step back to step forward.
Lower-volume weeks built into the plan, on purpose.
Journey Coach
Not sure why a session is in your plan? Just ask.
Your Journey Coach can explain any workout in your own context — calmly, without jargon, without pressure.
Talk with your coach