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Run a marathon

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to run a marathon: 10 steps, about 7.2 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to run a marathon but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Pick the race and confirm the cut-off time20 min
2. 2Register and book travel if needed30 min
3. 3Build the 16-week plan45 min
4. 4Get properly fitted shoestime block · 45 min
5. 5First long runtime block · 60 min
6. 6Practise race-day fuelling on a long runtime block · 60 min
7. 7Peak long run, 32kmtime block · 60 min
8. 8Three-week taper20 min
9. 9Pack the race bag and plan the morning30 min
10. 10Race daytime block · 60 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.