Level: Runners able to complete 5km 
Duration: 16 weeks 
Hours: Builds to 5 hours of running per week 
 
This is a running training plan. It is not a triathlon plan. It is aimed at recreational runners who can complete a 5km and would like to attempt their first marathon event with the goal of finishing. 

The plan duration is 16 weeks, structured into 4 x 4 week blocks, with each block building on the one before. 
 
The first 8 weeks of the plan has 3 runs per week. It then progresses to 4 runs per weekfor the remainder of the plan. The emphasis is to gradually increase the length of the longest run each week. The other runs support this objective.
 
Assumptions:
This Marathon training plan is provided under the assumption that the participant has a basic level of fitness, has been actively training recently, is injury free and can complete a 5km run comfortably.