Active block
Edinburgh Marathon 2026
15 week block · started 10 Mar 2026
Total
553 km
Done
425 km
Peak week
54 km
Weeks left
4
Weekly volume
Easy Run
Mon · Settle in. Conversational pace, no pressure. This is week 1 …
6 km
7:50/km
Easy Run
Wed · Second run of the week. Same easy effort. Don't chase pace.
7 km
7:50/km
Long Run
Sun · First long run of the block. Very easy effort throughout. Ti…
14 km
8:00/km
Easy Run
Mon · Recovery from the long run. Short and easy.
6 km
7:50/km
Easy Run with Strides
Wed · Easy run with 4 x 20-second strides at the end. Strides are …
8 km
7:50/km
Long Run
Sun · Slight bump in distance from last week. Still all easy. Sett…
16 km
8:00/km
Easy Run
Mon · Monday easy. Let the long run settle.
7 km
7:50/km
Tempo Run
Thu · First quality session of the block. Comfortably hard effort …
8 km
6:30/km
Long Run
Sun · Building week. Keep it honest — easy effort only.
18 km
8:00/km
Recovery Run
Mon · Cutback week starts here. Short, easy, optional. If you feel…
5 km
8:10/km
Easy Run
Thu · Cutback week midweek run. Just tick the box.
7 km
7:50/km
Cutback Long Run
Sun · Cutback week — shorter long run to let the body absorb the p…
14 km
8:00/km
Easy Run
Mon · Build phase begins. Monday easy.
7 km
7:50/km
Cruise Intervals
Thu · 5 x 1km at threshold pace with 90-second jog recoveries. Fir…
9 km
6:20/km
Long Run
Sun · Back to building. Steady easy effort.
20 km
8:00/km
Easy Run
Mon · Monday recovery. Keep it easy after the 20km.
7 km
7:50/km
Progressive Tempo
Thu · Start easy, finish comfortably hard. The last 3km should fee…
10 km
6:30/km
Long Run
Sun · 21km this week. Halfway point feeling. Steady and controlled…
21 km
8:00/km
Easy Run
Mon · Monday easy. Absorb the 21km.
8 km
7:50/km
Threshold Intervals
Thu · 6 x 1km at threshold. One more rep than week 5. Focus on con…
10 km
6:20/km
Long Run
Sun · 22km. This is proper marathon training territory now.
22 km
8:00/km
Recovery Run
Mon · Cutback week. Easy and short.
5 km
8:10/km
Easy Run with Strides
Thu · Cutback week but keep the legs moving. 4 strides at the end.
8 km
7:50/km
Cutback Long Run
Sun · Shorter long run this week. Let the body absorb 4 weeks of b…
16 km
8:00/km
Easy Run
Mon · Fresh from the cutback week. Monday easy.
8 km
7:50/km
Tempo Run
Thu · Sustained comfortably-hard effort. You should want this to e…
10 km
6:30/km
Long Run
Sun · Back to big distances. 23km this week.
23 km
8:00/km
Easy Run
Mon · Monday easy. The 23km will be in the legs.
8 km
7:50/km
Marathon Pace Intervals
Thu · 4 x 2km at goal marathon pace. This is the pace you want to …
12 km
6:50/km
Long Run with Marathon Pace Finish
Sun · 24km with the last 5km at marathon goal pace. The hardest lo…
24 km
8:00/km
Easy Run
Mon · Peak phase. The hard work is nearly done. Monday easy — you …
8 km
7:50/km
Threshold Run
Thu · Sustained threshold effort. Slightly faster than tempo — a n…
10 km
6:10/km
Long Run — Peak
Sun · 25km. This is your peak long run. Take it seriously. Fuel we…
25 km
8:00/km
Easy Run
Mon · After the 25km peak long run, this is pure recovery. Easy.
7 km
7:50/km
VO2 Max Intervals
Thu · 5 x 800m at 5k effort with 2-minute walk/jog recovery. Short…
9 km
5:50/km
Long Run
Sun · 28km. Your longest run. After this, it's taper. Make it coun…
28 km
8:00/km
Recovery Run
Mon · Post-28km recovery. Go easy. Walk if you need to. You've don…
6 km
8:10/km
Last Quality Tempo
Thu · Last proper quality session before taper begins. 4km at thre…
9 km
6:10/km
Pre-Taper Long Run
Sun · 22km. Volume drops from here. Keep the effort easy — you're …
22 km
8:00/km
Sharpening Intervals
Mon · 6 x 400m at 5k effort, 90-second jog recovery. Short, sharp,…
7 km
5:40/km
Easy Run
Thu · Volume is dropping. Keep this easy and relaxed. The hay is i…
8 km
7:50/km
Last Long Run
Sun · 16km. This is the last long run of the block. Easy effort. E…
16 km
8:00/km
Easy Run
Mon · Taper week. Short, easy. Your legs will feel odd — that's no…
6 km
7:50/km
Easy Run with Strides
Thu · Short easy run to keep the legs sharp. 4 strides — controlle…
6 km
7:50/km
Edinburgh Marathon
Sun · Race day. Everything you've built over 16 weeks comes out to…
42 km
6:50/km