If you're new to the marathon distance
Download (PDF)
Start training
Want a personalised coaching plan?
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.
Event Day Essentials
It's time to pick your Training Plan
Whether it's your first 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 16-week plans packed full of fundraising and nutrition tips and podcast suggestions.
Below the plans, you'll also find training tips and tricks.
For autistic people, inertia is the difficulty to start, stop, or switch tasks which can feel like an invisible roadblock. After her autism diagnosis, Lara Sullivan began to understand that her struggle to “get going” wasn’t laziness, but a neurological reality tied to executive functioning. Lara reflects on how this understanding has reshaped her relationship with running.
London Marathon Events (LME) staffers share how trail running has become a source of freedom and connection to nature. Plus, Hal Davidson from the London Marathon Foundation offers six tips to help new trail runners build confidence and strength.
Breathwork coach Liza Al Sady believes that mastering your breath is as vital as your Training Plan. Facing corporate burnout, she turned to breathwork to rebuild her life – and now teaches how it can boost endurance, resilience, and emotional wellbeing.
Recovery isn’t just about rest – it’s about how you breathe. Breathwork coach Liza Al Sady explains how to calm your nervous system and accelerate recovery.
