Running
Marathon training plan
Running a big city marathon or your first marathon? TriQuest builds a personal marathon plan around the days and the time you have, all the way to the start.
How your marathon plan is built
You choose the race and tell TriQuest what your week looks like: the days you can run, the time you have and the day for the long run. The plan is built in phases: a base of mostly easy running, a build, a race-specific phase with sessions at marathon pace and a taper before the start.
What a marathon asks of you
Long run
the foundation: time on your feet grows step by step toward the race.
Marathon pace
sessions at race pace as the race gets close.
Easy running
most of the week, so your body can handle the volume.
Fuel
practise carbohydrate and fluid on long runs with race nutrition.
A week that fits your life
- You set the days you can run, how much time you have each day and the day for the long run.
- Most runs are easy, and hard sessions get easier days in between.
- Lighter weeks come at regular intervals, so your body has time to absorb the work.
- When your week changes, you move or shorten a session and the plan takes it into account.
Workouts with pace and heart rate
- Pace and heart rate zones from your own thresholds.
- Workouts go to your Garmin step by step, and the run comes back to the plan by itself.
- With an Apple Watch, your planned workouts are in the watch's Workout app.
- Want to work out a pace or a goal time? Use the pace calculator or the race time predictor.
Common questions
Common questions about marathon training
How long do I need to train for a marathon?
TriQuest builds the plan from the day you start to your race. With plenty of time, each phase gets its weeks. With little time left, the phases are shorter and fit the time there is.
Can I plan my fuelling for the race?
Yes. With race nutrition you plan carbohydrate, fluid and sodium for the race and practise the plan on your long runs.
What if I get injured or ill?
The plan adapts. You can pause your training and get a gradual return, and the Coach follows up the problem and proposes changes that you approve.
What does it cost?
During the beta, everything is included at no cost.
More about TriQuest
Running
Plans from 5K to the marathon, with pace and heart rate zones.
5K training plan
More speed over a short distance, built on easy running.
10K training plan
Speed and endurance in balance, for your 10K race.
Half marathon training plan
Tempo runs and long runs that grow toward 21.1 km.
Pace calculator
Work out pace, time or distance from the other two.
Race time predictor
Estimated 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon times from one race.
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