Marathon Training
Contents
Marathon Training for Beginners
Training Schedules and Advice
Injuries and Recovery
Marathon Gear
Half Marathon Training

Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced runner, marathon training works best when you have a plan.

Since a marathon involves running 26.2 miles, you’ll need marathon training schedules, eating plans, and running tips to improve your stamina. Well+Good’s guide to marathon training includes all you need to run a strong race—and cross that finish line feeling like a champion.

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Marathon Training for Beginners

Marathon Training
Everything You Need To Know To Get Ready for a Marathon in 12 Weeks Flat
By Zoe Weiner
Marathon Training
The Super-Common Thoughts Most People Have During Their First Marathon
By Alison Feller
Marathon Training
This 20-Week Training Plan Can Get Any Runner Through Their First Marathon
By Zoe Weiner
Running
How Many Miles a Day Should You Actually Be Running?
By Alison Feller

Training Schedules and Advice

Marathon Training
The Dos and Don’ts of Training for a Marathon Straight From a Run Coach
By Alison Feller
Marathon Training
‘I’m a Cardiologist—This Is Why I’m Running My Third Marathon in November’
By Jennifer Haythe, MD
Fitness Tips
I’m a Triathlete, and This Is How I Improve My Cardiovascular Endurance
By Rachel Lapidos
Marathon Training
Why It’s So Much Harder To Train at Higher Altitudes If You’re Not Used to It
By Brooke Ely Danielson
Running Tips
6 Interval Running Workouts To Help You Break Through Physical and Mental Barriers
By Kells McPhillips
Running Tips
Your Race-Training Meal Plan—From a Marathon Champ
By Emily Laurence

Injuries and Recovery

Marathon Training
The Intense Recovery Routine That Got Karlie Kloss Ready for the NYC Marathon
By Mercey Livingston
Self-Care Tips
4 Easy Self-Care Practices for Busy Runners To Speed Recovery
By Alison Feller
Running
5 of the Most Common Running Injuries and How To Fix Them
By Emily Abbate
Running Tips
Women Runners Are Twice as Likely To Get Stress Fractures—Here's How To Stop Them From Hurting Your Stride
By Kells McPhillips

Marathon Gear

Active Clothing
This Is the Best Running Gear To Upgrade Your Uniform
By Kara Jillian Brown
Running
Running Shoe Sales Just Keep Climbing—Here Are the 6 Editor-Tested Ones to Try Now
By Kells McPhillips
Active Clothing
What I Can’t Run Without: 6 Female Athletes Confess
By Alison Feller
Running
Why It Took Me 4 Years To Find the Perfect Running Shoes
By Brooke Ely Danielson

Half Marathon Training

Marathon Training
The Fit Person's Guide To Running Your First Half Marathon (With Training Plan!)
By Lisa Elaine Held
Marathon Training
How To Prep for Your First 10K or Half Marathon—When You're New To Running
By Melisse Gelula
Running
This 10K Training Program Will Get You Up and Running In Only 5 Weeks
By Traci Copeland

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I Tried Nike’s Iconic (and Just Updated) Running Shoe For a Week of Summer Race Training—Here’s What I Learned
By Helen Sidebotham
Marathon Training
How To Train for Your First Marathon So You Cross the Finish Line Without a Hitch
By Megan Falk
Marathon Training
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Training for Your First Half Marathon
By Megan Falk
Marathon Training
How To Set a Marathon Goal That's Actually Realistic
By Lauren Wingenroth
Marathon Training
Caught the Marathon Bug? Here’s How Long It Takes To Train, and What To Know Before You Get Started
By Amber Sayer
Marathon Training
‘I’m a Paralympian and Dietitian, and Here’s What I Eat Before a Marathon’
By Jennifer Heimlich
Running
Actually, Heel Striking Isn't Really So Bad for Runners After All
By Lauren Wingenroth
Running
8 Expert Ways To Make Running in the Rain Less Miserable (and Maybe Even... Fun)
By Lauren Wingenroth
Running
Here’s Exactly How You Should Warm Up Before a Big Race, Based on What Distance You’re Running
By Emilia Benton
Paid Content Nike
If Marathon Season Has You Feeling Inspired To Run, These Are the Essentials Experienced Runners Say You Need To Get Started
By Well+Good Editors
14 Training Tools To Help You Prep for a 26.2-Mile Run This Fall
By Jennifer Heimlich
Running
Each Surface You Run on Affects Your Body in Different Ways—Here's How, According to a Sports Physician
By Amber Sayer
Running
3 Exercises Every Runner Should Do To Build More Power in Their Stride, Directly From a Pro Nike Runner and Run Coach
By Amber Sayer
Running Tips
Is It Actually Possible To Improve Your Running Form?
By Lauren Wingenroth
Running
This Is What It’s Actually Like Being One of the Last Runners To Cross the Finish Line
By Rachel Kraus
Running
5 Strategies To Keep ‘The Runs’ From Ruining Your Run, According to a Sports Dietitian and Run Coach
By Natalie Arroyo Camacho
Marathon Training
6 Tips for 6-Plus Hour Marathoners, From a Runner Who's Completed 26 of Them
By Jennifer Heimlich
Running
How To Plan a ‘Run-Cation’ So You Can Have Your Best Race *and* Enjoy the Trip, According to a 13-Time Marathoner and a Run Concierge
By Jennifer Heimlich
Running Tips
Running a Marathon? You Might Want To Schedule a Walk for the Day After the Race
By Rachel Kraus
Marathon Training
‘I’m a Marathon Pacer, and This Is How To Pace Your Way to a New PR on Race Day’
By Lauren Wingenroth
Marathon Training
The 19 Best Handcycle Races, Marathons, and Half-Marathons in the USA in 2023
By Danielle Calma
Marathon Training
The 20 Best Marathons To Run in the USA
By Kells McPhillips
Marathon Training
Here's What To Know About the Brand-New Brooklyn Marathon
By Francesca Krempa
Running
'I'm an Olympic Runner and Here's How I Push Through When the Miles Get Difficult'
By Emily Laurence
Active Recovery
This running coach swears by an oldie-but-goldie recovery routine to amp up her rest days
By Kells McPhillips
Marathon Training
What to know about ultra-marathons and what it takes to finish one
By Emily Laurence
Marathon Training
What running the NYC marathon taught me about myself—and my bod
By Ali Finney
Marathon Training
How to Marathon Train Without Carboloading
By Allie Flinn
Paid Content ASICS
3 common issues runners face in the month leading up to a marathon—and what to do about them
By Well+Good Editors
Marathon Training
Shalane Flanagan is the fitness hero we need right now
By Tehrene Firman
Marathon Training
The OG female marathoner is finally getting her due, 50 years after her historic run
By Tehrene Firman
Marathon Training
I trained for the NYC Marathon in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria—here's what it was like
By Beverly Ramos
Marathon Training
Marathon nutrition: Your guide to eating well while you train (and race!)
By Lisa Elaine Held
Marathon Training
Race tips from marathoners, bathroom edition
By Melisse Gelula
Marathon Training
True or false: Marathoners can eat whatever they want
By Melisse Gelula
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