49 weeks in 2025

30 Dec
Mon
30
Rest
Tue
31
Rest
Wed
01
40 minutes Easy Run
Thu
02
Rest Day
Fri
03
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x 1 minute on (90%+ effort) with 1 minute Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
04
60 minutes Brisk Undulating Walk
Sun
05
90 minutes Long Run - Pick up last 30 minutes to Half Marathon Pace
06 Jan
Mon
06
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
07
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x 6 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
08
40 minutes Easy Run
Thu
09
Rest Day
Fri
10
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x (4 minutes Threshold, 2 minutes 90% Effort) with a 120 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
11
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
12
105 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
13 Jan
Mon
13
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
14
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x 6 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
15
Rest Day
Thu
16
Rest Day
Fri
17
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 3 minutes at 90% (10k) effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
18
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
19
90 minutes Long Run - Pick up last 30 minutes to Half Marathon Pace
20 Jan
Mon
20
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
21
15 minutes Easy, 15 minutes Threshold, 15 minutes Easy
Wed
22
Rest Day
Thu
23
30 minutes Easy Run - include 3 x 1 minutes at 90% with a 60 second jog recovery in the middle
Fri
24
Rest Day
Sat
25
20 minutes Easy Run + Strides
Sun
26
Half Marathon!
27 Jan
Mon
27
Rest Day
Tue
28
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Wed
29
45 minutes Easy Run
Thu
30
Rest Day
Fri
31
10 minutes Warm Up, 8 x 1 minute on (90 effort) with 1 minute Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
01
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
02
75 minutes Easy Long Run
03 Feb
Mon
03
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
04
45 minutes Easy Run
Wed
05
10 minutes Easy, 10 minutes Threshold, 10 minutes Easy
Thu
06
Rest Day
Fri
07
Rest Day
Sat
08
45 minutes Steady Run
Sun
09
60 minutes Easy Run
10 Feb
Mon
10
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
11
10 minutes Warm Up, 2 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort with a 120 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
12
45 minutes Easy Run
Thu
13
Rest Day
Fri
14
Rest Day
Sat
15
30 minutes Recovery Run
Sun
16
75 minutes Easy Long Run
17 Feb
Mon
17
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
18
10 minutes Warm Up, 10 x 1:30 on (85-90% effort) with 1 minute Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
19
60 minutes Easy Run (Group Run
Thu
20
30 minutes Recovery Run
Fri
21
Rest Day
Sat
22
45 minutes Steady Undulating Run, include 1,2,3,2,1 minutes at 90% with a 60 second jog recovery in the middle
Sun
23
90 minutes Easy Long Run
24 Feb
Mon
24
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
25
15 minutes Easy, 15 minutes Steady, 15 minutes Easy
Wed
26
60 minutes Easy Run (Group Run
Thu
27
Rest Day
Fri
28
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 8 minutes Kenyan Hills with a 90 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
01
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
02
120 minutes Easy Long Run
03 Mar
Mon
03
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
04
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x (5 minutes Steady, 3 minutes Threshold) with a 90 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
05
45 minutes Easy Run
Thu
06
Rest Day
Fri
07
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort over undulating terrain with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
08
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
09
120 minutes Easy Long Run
10 Mar
Mon
10
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
11
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 3 minutes at 90% (10k) effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
12
40 minutes Easy Run
Thu
13
30 minutes Recovery Run
Fri
14
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 8 minutes Kenyan Hills with a 90 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
15
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
16
135 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
17 Mar
Mon
17
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
18
10 minutes Warm Up, 2 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort with a 120 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
19
Rest Day
Thu
20
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x (4 minutes Threshold, 2 minutes 90% Effort) with a 120 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Fri
21
45 minutes Easy Run
Sat
22
Rest Day
Sun
23
150 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
24 Mar
Mon
24
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
25
10 minutes Warm Up, 10 x 1 minute on (90 effort) with 1 minute Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
26
40 minutes Easy Run
Thu
27
30 minutes Recovery Run
Fri
28
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 8 minutes Kenyan Hills with a 90 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
29
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
30
165 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
31 Mar
Mon
31
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
01
Rest Day
Wed
02
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Thu
03
Rest Day
Fri
04
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x (4 minutes Threshold, 2 minutes 90% Effort) with a 120 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
05
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
06
120 minute Long Run; Pick up middle 40 minutes to Marathon Pace
07 Apr
Mon
07
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
08
45 minutes Easy Run
Wed
09
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 6 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Thu
10
Rest Day
Fri
11
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x 3 minutes at 10km effort(90%) with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
12
Rest Day
Sun
13
180 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
14 Apr
Mon
14
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
15
10 minutes Warm Up, 10, 6, 3, 3 minutes at Threshold with a 2 minute recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
16
35 minutes Easy Run
Thu
17
Rest Day
Fri
18
10 minutes Warm Up, 7 x 3 minutes at 10km effort(90%) with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
19
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
20
120 minutes Easy Long Run
21 Apr
Mon
21
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
22
10 minutes Warm Up, 4 x 8 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
23
30 minutes Easy Run
Thu
24
Rest Day
Fri
25
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 4 minutes with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down - Alternate between Threshold and 10k Effort (1,3,5 at Threshold, 2,4,6 at 10k Pace)
Sat
26
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
27
180 minute Long Run; First 90 minutes Easy, Second 90 minutes at Marathon Pace
28 Apr
Mon
28
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
29
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
30
40 minutes Easy Run
Thu
01
Rest Day
Fri
02
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 4 minutes with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down - Alternate between Threshold and 10k Effort (1,3,5 at Threshold, 2,4,6 at 10k Pace)
Sat
03
Rest Day
Sun
04
120 minute Long Run; Pick up middle 90 minutes to Marathon Pace
05 May
Mon
05
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
06
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x 5 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
07
30 minutes Recovery Run
Thu
08
Rest Day
Fri
09
10 minutes Warm Up, 4 x 3 minutes at 10km effort(90%) with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
10
Rest Day
Sun
11
70 minute Long Run; Pick up middle 50 minutes to Marathon Pace
12 May
Mon
12
Rest Day
Tue
13
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 4 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
14
Rest Day
Thu
15
30 minutes Easy Run - include 3 x 1 minutes at 90% with a 60 second jog recovery in the middle
Fri
16
Rest Day
Sat
17
Helsinki Marathon
Sun
18
Rest Day
19 May
Mon
19
Recovery Week - no running
Tue
20
Recovery Week - no running
Wed
21
Recovery Week - no running
Thu
22
Recovery Week - no running
Fri
23
Recovery Week - no running
Sat
24
Recovery Week - no running
Sun
25
Recovery Week - no running
26 May
Mon
26
Stretch and Foam Roll
Tue
27
40 mintues Brisk Walk
Wed
28
Rest Day
Thu
29
Stretch and Foam Roll
Fri
30
40 mintues Brisk Walk
Sat
31
Rest Day
Sun
01
20 minutes VERY easy Run
02 Jun
Mon
02
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
03
20 minutes Easy Run
Wed
04
Rest Day
Thu
05
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Fri
06
25 minutes Easy Run
Sat
07
Rest Day
Sun
08
10 minutes Easy, 10 minutes Steady, 10 minutes Easy
09 Jun
Mon
09
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
10
12 minutes Easy, 12 minutes Steady, 12 minutes Easy
Wed
11
Rest Day
Thu
12
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Fri
13
25 minutes Easy Run
Sat
14
Rest Day
Sun
15
45 minutes Easy Run
16 Jun
Mon
16
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
17
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 3 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
18
Rest Day
Thu
19
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Fri
20
30 minutes Easy Run
Sat
21
Rest Day
Sun
22
50 minutes Easy Run
23 Jun
Mon
23
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
24
10 minutes Warm Up, 2 x (4,3,2,1) minutes at Threshold effort with a 60 second jog recovery between reps, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
25
Rest Day
Thu
26
10 minutes Warm Up, 10 x 30 seconds on (90% effort) with 30 second Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Fri
27
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sat
28
35 minutes Easy Run
Sun
29
75 minutes Easy Long Run
30 Jun
Mon
30
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
01
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x 5 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
02
30 minutes Recovery Run
Thu
03
Rest Day
Fri
04
10 minutes Warm Up, 10 x 45 seconds on (90% effort) with 15 second Easy Jog Recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
05
Rest Day
Sun
06
90 minutes Easy Long Run
07 Jul
Mon
07
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
08
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x 5 minutes at Threshold effort with a 60 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
09
Rest Day
Thu
10
45 minutes Easy Run
Fri
11
Rest Day
Sat
12
60 minutes Easy Run
Sun
13
75 minutes Easy Long Run
14 Jul
Mon
14
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
15
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x 6 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
16
30 minutes Recovery Run
Thu
17
Rest Day
Fri
18
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sat
19
45 minutes Steady Undulating Run
Sun
20
75 minutes Easy Long Run
21 Jul
Mon
21
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
22
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 6 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
23
40 minutes Easy Run
Thu
24
Rest Day
Fri
25
45 minutes Steady Undulating Run, include 1,2,3,2,1 minutes at 90% with a 60 second jog recovery in the middle
Sat
26
30 minutes Recovery Run
Sun
27
90 minutes Easy Long Run
28 Jul
Mon
28
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
29
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x (5 minutes Steady, 5 minutes Threshold) with a 90 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
30
Rest Day
Thu
31
40 minutes Easy Run
Fri
01
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 8 minutes Kenyan Hills with a 90 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
02
60 minutes Brisk Walk
Sun
03
105 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
04 Aug
Mon
04
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
05
10 minutes Warm Up, 10, 6, 3, 3 minutes at Threshold with a 2 minute recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
06
Rest Day
Thu
07
45 minutes Easy Run
Fri
08
45 minutes Steady Undulating Run - Push hills to Threhsold Effort
Sat
09
60 minutes Brisk Walk
Sun
10
120 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
11 Aug
Mon
11
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
12
Rest Day
Wed
13
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 6 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Thu
14
Rest Day
Fri
15
45 minutes Easy Run
Sat
16
30 minutes Recovery Run
Sun
17
90 minutes Easy Long Run
18 Aug
Mon
18
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
19
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
20
40 minutes Easy Run
Thu
21
Rest Day
Fri
22
45 minutes Steady Undulating Run, include 1,2,3,2,1 minutes at 90% with a 60 second jog recovery in the middle
Sat
23
Swim + Stretch
Sun
24
135 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
25 Aug
Mon
25
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
26
40 minutes Easy Run
Wed
27
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 6 minutes at Threshold effort with a 60 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Thu
28
Rest Day
Fri
29
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x (5 minutes Steady, 5 minutes Threshold) with a 90 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
30
Swim + Stretch
Sun
31
150 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
01 Sep
Mon
01
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
02
10 minutes Warm Up, 4 x 8 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
03
50 minutes Easy Run
Thu
04
Rest Day
Fri
05
10 minutes Warm Up, 1,2,3,2,1 minutes at 90% (10km) effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 mintues Cool Down
Sat
06
Swim + Stretch
Sun
07
165 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
08 Sep
Mon
08
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
09
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 4 minutes with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down - Alternate between Threshold and 10k Effort (1,3,5 at Threshold, 2,4,6 at 10k Pace)
Wed
10
Swim + Stretch
Thu
11
Rest Day
Fri
12
Swim + Stretch
Sat
13
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 8 minutes Kenyan Hills with a 90 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sun
14
100 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
15 Sep
Mon
15
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
16
10 minutes Warm Up, 4 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
17
Rest Day
Thu
18
45 minutes Easy Run
Fri
19
10 minutes Warm Up, 5 x (4 minutes Threshold, 2 minutes 90% Effort) with a 120 second recovery between sets, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
20
Rest Day
Sun
21
150 minute Long Run; First 75 minutes Easy, Second 75 minutes at Marathon Pace
22 Sep
Mon
22
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
23
40 minutes Easy Run
Wed
24
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 15 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Thu
25
Rest Day
Fri
26
10 minutes Warm Up, 6 x 3 minutes at 90% effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Sat
27
Rest Day
Sun
28
180 minutes Easy / Steady Long Run
29 Sep
Mon
29
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
30
15 minutes Easy, 15 minutes Threshold, 15 minutes Easy
Wed
01
Rest Day
Thu
02
10 minutes Warm Up, 8 minutes at Threshold Effort, 2 minutes Recovery, 4 x 90 seconds at 5k pace with a 45 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Fri
03
Rest Day
Sat
04
20 minutes Easy Run + Strides
Sun
05
October, Morat-Fribourg (in Switzerland), a 18km race,
06 Oct
Mon
06
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
07
Rest Day
Wed
08
60 minutes Easy Run
Thu
09
10 minutes Warm Up, 4 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Fri
10
30 minutes Recovery Run
Sat
11
Rest Day
Sun
12
180 minute Long Run; First 90 minutes Easy, Second 90 minutes at Marathon Pace
13 Oct
Mon
13
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
14
30 minutes Recovery Run
Wed
15
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 12 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Thu
16
Rest Day
Fri
17
Rest
Sat
18
Rest Day
Sun
19
120 minute Long Run; Pick up middle 70 minutes to Marathon Pace
20 Oct
Mon
20
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
21
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 10 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
22
30 minutes Recovery Run
Thu
23
Rest Day
Fri
24
10 minutes Warm Up, 1,2,3,3,2,1 minutes at 90% (10km) effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 mintues Cool Down
Sat
25
Rest Day
Sun
26
70 minute Long Run; Pick up middle 40 minutes to Marathon Pace
27 Oct
Mon
27
Rest Day
Tue
28
10 minutes Warm Up, 3 x 5 minutes at Threshold effort with a 90 second recovery, 10 minutes Cool Down
Wed
29
Rest Day
Thu
30
Rest Day
Fri
31
30 minutes Easy Run - include 3 x 1 minutes at 90% with a 60 second jog recovery in the middle
Sat
01
Rest Day
Sun
02
New York Marathon
03 Nov
Mon
03
Rest Day
Tue
04
Rest Day
Wed
05
Rest Day
Thu
06
Rest Day
Fri
07
Rest Day
Sat
08
Rest Day
Sun
09
Rest Day
10 Nov
Mon
10
Rest Day
Tue
11
Rest Day
Wed
12
Rest Day
Thu
13
Rest Day
Fri
14
Rest Day
Sat
15
Rest Day
Sun
16
Rest Day
17 Nov
Mon
17
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
18
20 minutes Easy Run
Wed
19
Rest Day
Thu
20
Rest Day
Fri
21
30 minutes Easy Run
Sat
22
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
23
35 minutes Easy Run
24 Nov
Mon
24
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
25
30 minutes Easy Run
Wed
26
Rest Day
Thu
27
Rest Day
Fri
28
10 minutes Easy, 10 minutes Steady, 10 minutes Easy
Sat
29
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
30
40 minutes Easy Run
01 Dec
Mon
01
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Tue
02
30 minutes Easy Run
Wed
03
30 minutes Recovery Run
Thu
04
Rest Day
Fri
05
Progression Run - 10 minutes Easy, 10 minutes Steady, 6 minutes Threshold, 6 minutes Cool Down
Sat
06
20 - 30 minutes Conditioning Work
Sun
07
35 minutes Easy Run