#366 - Why Your Marathon Plan Should Start Way Before 16 Weeks Out
Got a spring marathon coming up? A 16-week marathon training plan assumes your body is already strong enough to handle the mileage, and for many runners it isn’t. That gap is why so many training cycles end in injury, fatigue or a disappointing race day.
In this episode, running coach Meg Walker explains why marathon preparation should start at least six months out, and what to do with that time. You’ll learn why your tendons and connective tissue adapt far more slowly than your aerobic fitness, why strength training and mobility work matter for injury prevention, and how to build marathon fuelling and a consistent training mindset long before race week. Whether you’re running London, Tokyo, Paris, Manchester or another spring marathon, this is your blueprint for arriving at the start line confident.
In this episode:
- What a 16-week plan does, and what it misses
- Why structural resilience takes months to build
- Strength and mobility for marathon runners
- Under-fuelling and practising race-day nutrition
- Breaking the all-or-nothing training cycle
- The four phases of a six-month marathon build
Built for 26.2, Meg’s six-month coaching programme for spring marathon runners. Get more information here
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