Personalized marathon training plan

42.2 km is a long way to follow someone else's calendar.

Most marathon plans assume a runner you might not be yet. This one starts from the mileage you have actually been running, the longest run you have actually finished, and the days you can actually train.

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Manual training baseline Apple Health via iOS app
Peakora marathon training plan showing weekly long-run progression, pace targets, and recovery weeks

Week 1 fits you

Not a stranger's baseline

Build, then absorb

Recovery weeks are scheduled

Honest timelines

You hear it if the date is tight

Where the build starts

The first week decides whether you finish the block.

Start too high and you spend sixteen weeks digging out. Your opening load comes from training you have already completed, not from where a template wishes you were.

Your recent mileage

The weeks you have actually run set the opening volume.

Your longest recent run

Long-run progression starts from real endurance, not an assumed base.

The days you have

Four training days and six training days are different plans.

The date on the calendar

If the timeline is too short for your base, you hear about it before you start.

How the block unfolds

Not every week is bigger than the last.

A marathon build has phases. Volume rises, then backs off so your body can absorb it, then rises again from a higher floor.

01

Get consistent

Establish a weekly rhythm you can actually repeat.

02

Extend the long run

Push endurance gradually, from where you are now.

03

Rehearse the race

Add marathon-relevant pace work, fueling, and pacing practice.

04

Taper

Cut volume, keep rhythm, arrive fresh instead of flat.

Beyond the mileage total

A long run means nothing without the week around it.

The same 30 km means one thing after a rest week and something very different after three hard ones.

Easy mileage builds the aerobic base that carries the last 10 km.

Long runs progress from your current endurance, not a fixed template.

Quality work appears when your base can support it, not before.

Recovery weeks are scheduled, not earned by feeling tired.

What you actually completed shapes what gets recommended next.

Supported workout context

Start with a baseline you can enter.

Manual onboarding accepts your goal, target date, available training days, recent weekly running distance, and longest recent run. Apple Health workouts sync through the Peakora iOS app; this website cannot access HealthKit directly. Manual workout import is not available.

Manual baseline

Goal, schedule, and recent running context

Apple Health

Supported workouts through the Peakora iOS app

Marathon training in depth

What a marathon build asks that shorter races do not.

The long run is a progression, not a target

Plenty of marathon calendars fixate on hitting a 32 km long run by a specific week. That number only means something if the runs before it were completed and absorbed. Progressing from your actual longest recent run means a runner coming back from a break and a runner holding 60 km weeks do not get handed the same Sunday just because they typed in the same race date.

Cumulative fatigue is what usually breaks the block

Marathon builds rarely fail because one session was too hard. They fail because sixteen weeks of small increases quietly stacked up. Reading the trend across your synced activities catches what judging workouts one at a time misses — a week that looks fine on its own but sits on top of three heavy ones.

Race pace needs rehearsing under fatigue

Marathon pace feels easy at 15 km and brutal at 35 km. That gap is the whole race. Race-specific work belongs in the phase where your base can absorb it, so you get the rehearsal without paying for it in the weeks that follow.

The taper protects what you already banked

You do not get fitter in the last two weeks, but you can absolutely arrive tired. A taper cuts volume while keeping enough frequency that your legs stay sharp and race morning feels familiar rather than strange.

Frequently asked questions

What runners ask

Can Peakora generate an AI training plan right now?

AI plan generation is temporarily unavailable while maintenance is in progress.

How does Apple Health work with Peakora?

Apple Health workout sync is an iOS integration through the Peakora iOS app. The website does not access HealthKit directly.

What can I enter manually?

Manual onboarding supports goal, target date, available training days, recent weekly running distance, and longest recent run. It does not import workout files.

Can I connect Strava or import workouts?

New Strava connections and manual workout-file imports are not part of the current signup experience. Existing accounts may still access previously saved activities and history where available.

How do I create an account?

Account signup is available with Google or email. Signup does not provide immediate AI access while maintenance is ongoing.

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