Complete Your First Marathon

Run 5K continuously at conversational pace

4–8 weeks (3–4 runs/week)

Complete a long run over 16km at easy effort

6–10 weeks from M1 (1 long run per week, adding 1–2K each week)

Finish a half marathon race as a training run

Single race day, scheduled 6–8 weeks before your target marathon

Complete your peak long run of 30–35km

Single run session; 3–6 hours depending on pace

Cross the marathon finish line

Race day: 4–8 hours depending on pace, plus travel and race logistics