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Event Day Essentials

It's time to pick your Training Plan

Whether it's your first half marathon or your nineteenth, following an effective Training Plan will see you to the Finish Line. 

You can download our Official Training App, Coopah, below for a plan tailored to you, or we have free 10-week plans packed full of fundraising and nutrition tips and podcast suggestions. 

Below the plans, you'll also find training tips and tricks.

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Meet Coopah - our Official Training App and the 24/7 coach in your pocket. No rigid plans. No one-size-fits-all training. Just personalised, adaptive coaching that moves with your life.
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Commit to just three runs each week and you and your team-mates will be in great shape to cross the Finish Line of the Standard Chartered Great City Race with smiles on your faces!

Essential kit London Marathon Events
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Keep it fun, try to explore new areas and make the most of The Daily Mile and junior parkrun.

Family training London Marathon Events
Participants at the Big Mile

When raising a family, it’s easy for activity to fall by the wayside. When you’re juggling childcare with a job and/or household tasks, as well as the daily distractions that life throws at you, making time to run can seem an impossibility.

Family training London Marathon Events
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