Personalized Marathon Training Plan Guide

Preparing for a marathon requires a systematic training plan. RunBox AI coach creates a customized 16-20 week marathon training plan based on your fitness level, goal time, and available training time.

Why Choose an AI-Customized Marathon Training Plan?

Personalized Assessment: Based on your running experience and fitness condition
Smart Adjustments: Training intensity optimizes automatically with progress
Scientific Pacing: Based on your target finish time
Injury Prevention: Reasonable intensity progression to avoid injuries

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By following this method, you have a better chance of maintaining a steady pace throughout the entire 26-mile race. You might even achieve something that most professional marathon runners cannot: running the second half faster than the first. This method is known in marathon running as 'negative splits'.

Is it 'front-loading' or 'back-loading'?

Shorter's tactic aimed to give himself both a psychological and physiological advantage: winning the race was the only thing that mattered. Winning a marathon this way is very challenging because it's hard to maintain the initial pace until the end. Moreover, breaking a race record is less likely.

Instances of winning with a 'front-loading' strategy still exist. For example, in the 1982 London Marathon, Hugh Jones led from start to finish and won the race. In the 1985 Chicago Marathon, Steve Jones set a world record of 2 hours, 7 minutes, and 13 seconds, with the first half taking only 1 hour, 1 minute, and 43 seconds.