Start: Saturday, November 16, 2024, at 7:00 am

Goal Races:

-F^3 Half Marathon January 25, 2025, Chicago, IL (half-way goal race)

-Carmel Marathon, Carmel, IN, April 19, 2025

-Chicagoland Spring Marathon, Schaumburg, IL, May 4, 2025

Coached Group Runs: -Saturdays at 7:00 am -Tuesdays at 6:15 pm

Program Fee: $185 (Goal race entry not included)

At 26.2 miles, the Marathon is the ultimate road race. And the Marathon training journey is the ultimate running experience. For many runners, the desire to do a marathon is about personal challenges. You might want to test your limits or prove that you can go the distance. Perhaps a friend has talked you into it. You may want to lose weight, get healthier, or raise awareness for a charity. While running a marathon can be daunting, millions of people participate in marathon races worldwide each year. Getting to the start healthy, let alone crossing the finish line after 26.2, takes hard work, discipline, and planning.

Fleet Feet’s goal in marathon training is to get you physically and mentally ready to cover the distance, not just to the finish line, but to the finish line as best you can. Our Marathon Training Program is a 22-25-week program that uses run-only or run-walk training methods. It is designed to prepare runners for their first-ever endurance event or to help seasoned runners meet new performance goals. This program will teach endurance training principles, run training discipline, mental skills training, hydration and nutrition, body awareness, pacing, and running autonomy.

Goal Races-Winter Marathon Training:

F^3 Lake Half Marathon, Chicago, IL, January 25, 2025

F^3 Lake Half Marathon & 5k - F^3 Running Events

Carmel Marathon, Carmel, IN April 19, 2025

Home | Carmel Marathon

Chicagoland Spring Marathon, Schaumburg, IL May 5, 2024

Chicagoland Spring Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K - All Community Events

Not running Carmel or Chicagoland? You can train with us for other late April/May 2025 marathons.

The starting mileage for our marathon training programs is 8 miles for our summer/fall program and 5 miles for our winter/spring program. A successful runner in these programs should be able to comfortably run a 15K or Half-Marathon before beginning this training program.

It doesn’t matter how fast you run or how far you go—what’s important is that you move. Whether you are new to marathon running, trying to improve your race performance, or want to keep moving, our program will help you progress toward personal goals, wellness, and running success.

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