
Marathon Advanced Plan
The marathon advanced training plans are available in 8, 12, 16, and 20 weeks—in miles and km. Activate your free FinalSurge account, get your online plan, and start training like a pro.
✔ World-class training app
✔ Science-based workouts
✔ Custom training zones
✔ Syncs with your Garmin
✔ Free email coach support
The training method

It preconditions your speed and endurance early in the training cycle so that you can reach a higher VO2max and lactate threshold in the subsequent focus block and eventually run a faster marathon race pace.
1. Foundation - This is the base + speed phase which is characterized by extreme polarization.
2. Conditioning - This is the fitness phase with a focus on VO2max and lactate threshold.
3. Race-Specific - This is the sharpening phase where your marathon race-fitness is brought to a peak.

Shai Birmaher

James Mount