Training plans for spring 2027 marathons

Pick your race. The plan counts back from race day, with paces from your own race time, and the page has a pace band set up for the course.

Races

What each race page has

  • The plan builder with the race date filled in. Add a recent race time, your running days and your level.
  • The Monday to start a 12, 16 or 18-week plan.
  • A printable pace band in mile splits, the way both courses are marked.
  • The course, the April weather and how to get a place, from the organisers' own pages and the Met Office.

Dates and entry details were checked in October 2026. Run-R is not affiliated with the race organisers. Racing something else? The marathon training plan builds to any date.

Marathon guides