This ensures that there is enough time to carefully build your overall mileage and long run to a level that will support a marathon on race day. If you can run about 8-10 miles for your long run, you’ll need between 18-20 weeks to adequately prepare to run a marathon. The commonality between a beginner and an out-of-shape competitive runner is their low fitness level. Even a highly trained competitive marathoner needs more time to prepare for 26.2 miles if they have taken an extended time off from running. Those with a relatively low fitness level need more time to train for a marathon - and that does not mean just beginner runners. Let’s find out where you are within that range.
And rushed training is risky training!ĭepending on your fitness level, goals and ability, you’ll need between 12 and 20 weeks to prepare for the challenges of racing 26.2 miles. Unfortunately, a lot of runners sabotage their efforts by rushing their training.
Training for a marathon should be approached in a methodical, strategic way to ensure that injuries are kept to a minimum and the chances for success are maximized.
That distance creates more muscle trauma (including your heart), higher levels of fatigue, and greater damage to the endocrine system than shorter races. The marathon is a difficult distance - there’s no doubt about that.
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