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Rigid mileage plans
Generic templates demand you hit weekly volume even when your resting heart rate is up, driving you into a wall before race day.
For marathon runners: Your smartest path to 26.2.
An 80/20 marathon training plan: mostly easy miles, a little hard work and a Saturday long run. Your coach lightens the next session when your synced sleep or resting heart rate reads low.
Marathon Ready Coach is $16.99/mo · cancel anytime · secure checkout by Stripe
- training days a week
- 5
- per session
- 15–100min
- meals a day
- 4
- between deloads
- 3wk
Marathon Ready Coach your coach · online
Today · Tuesday
Threshold Run
15–100 min · from your plan
You: Slept terribly and my resting heart rate is up. Swap today's threshold run for an easy one?
Your coach: Done. Today's threshold repeats are swapped for an easy run of the same length. Threshold waits for a better morning; mileage holds.
Plan updated · confirmed in chat
Watch
See the plan Marathon Ready Coach writes.
A short video on how this coach trains you. Sound on.
The problem
Why generic marathon templates fail
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Ignored race fueling
Most plans just tell you to run, leaving you guessing on how to structure your four daily meals and race day gels.
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The gray zone
You run everything at the same medium-hard pace, missing the aerobic benefits of true easy days and the stimulus of targeted threshold work.
The method
How your coach builds your build
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Volume before intensity
Most of your week is easy running. Pace work is one Tuesday threshold session, and the Saturday long run rehearses race fueling with a marathon-pace finish.
RuleOne threshold run and one marathon-pace finish; everything else easy.
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Scheduled recovery
The plan pulls back your volume every third week to shed fatigue, and adapts if your morning heart rate spikes.
RuleStep-back week every third week.
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Timed carbohydrates
You eat four meals a day with a daily protein target scaled to your bodyweight, focusing carbs around your key runs.
Rule60 percent of carbs around key runs.
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Daily adaptation
The plan reads your sleep and heart rate data from Apple Health, lightening today's session if your recovery metrics drop.
RuleAdjusts training if resting heart rate rises.
Your week
A typical training week
Ask your coach in chat to move a run when your week changes, like the long run to Sunday.
- Mon: Foot Care and Mobility(Active)
- Tue: Threshold Run(Train)
- Wed: Easy Run(Train)
- Thu: Easy Run + Strides(Train)
- Fri: Shakeout + Run-Specific Strength(Train)
- Sat: Long Run(Train)
- Sun: Recovery Walk or Jog(Active)
Built to adapt
A plan that moves when your week does.
It reads your recovery
Connect Apple Health or Health Connect. When sleep, HRV or resting heart rate say you are under-recovered, today's session gets lighter. Planned deloads follow your coach's schedule, and you can ask for one in chat.
Chat that changes the plan
Travelling, sore, short on time, missed a meal: tell your coach at any hour. It rebuilds the week or re-portions the day, and confirms the change in chat.
Check-ins it acts on
Daily check-ins and progress photos go to your coach, and your plan is adjusted from what actually happened, not what was scheduled.
Is it for you
Who this coach is built for.
Built for
- First marathoners who want to finish healthy and strong
- Runners chasing sub-4, a personal record or a qualifying time
- Masters runners who want easy days truly easy and a walk option on Fridays
Pick another coach if
- Runners with a current stress fracture or heart condition without clinical clearance
- Anyone who cannot currently run 30 minutes continuously
Pricing
One coach. One price. No contract.
Create your account, check out with Stripe and answer a one-minute intake. Marathon Ready Coach writes your first plan before you sign in. Month to month; cancel in a tap.
Marathon Ready Coach
$16.99/ month
- A week-by-week training plan, built from your intake
- A nutrition plan, with food swaps
- 24/7 chat that changes the plan, not just answers
- Apple Health and Health Connect sync
- Daily check-ins and progress photos
- Progression and deloads handled for you
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Questions
Straight answers.
Something else? Ask your coach in chat once you are in. It answers at any hour.
How long are the daily training sessions?
Sessions run 15 to 100 minutes: Saturday's long run is the longest at 100, and Monday and Sunday are short recovery days.
Do I need to buy special foods or supplements?
No. The nutrition plan gives you menus for easy days, key sessions and race day, using regular foods like a pre-run bagel and standard gels.
What happens if I miss a long run?
Just tell your coach in the chat. It will adjust your upcoming week to keep you on track without cramming missed miles.
Does this include strength training?
Yes. The plan includes run-specific strength work, like hip and calf durability, programmed on your easy days so you stay fresh for hard efforts.
How does the coach know when I need a break?
It monitors your training fatigue, sleep quality and resting heart rate. If your metrics drop, it automatically lightens your load.
What do I get for free?
Your account is free — browse coaches, explore the app, and connect with a coach. Each AI coach is a monthly subscription (priced by coach); cancel anytime in a tap.
Is this a real coach or an AI?
It's an AI coach built on a real training methodology for this exact niche. It writes your plans, adjusts them from your check-ins and progress, and answers questions any time — no waiting for office hours.
What if it doesn't fit my situation?
Your plan is built from YOUR intake — goals, schedule, equipment, injuries, preferences. If something doesn't fit, tell your coach in chat and it adjusts. And you can cancel any subscription anytime.
What happens to my data?
Your data stays yours. We never sell it, and you can export or delete your account at any time. See our Privacy Policy for the details.
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