10 KM Intermediate Plan - L3, and it has been a fantastic experience! The plan is well-structured and perfectly suited for someone with some running background who wants to improve their performance and endurance.

The progression is gradual yet challenging, allowing me to build my speed and stamina without feeling overwhelmed. I particularly appreciated the balance between distance, speed workouts, and recovery days, which kept me motivated and prevented burnout. The instructions were clear, and I loved how adaptable the plan was to my schedule.

Overall, this plan has significantly improved my 10K time, and I feel more confident in my running abilities. Highly recommended for intermediate runners looking to level up!

Really good for when it’s cold out for a run, but you don’t want to wrap up too much and get hot 20 minutes in. Really happy with this

Great quality, superb service and looks pretty dam fly.

Classic design to rock at the Newport (Rhode Island) Marathon this weekend. Great gear, great content and speedy delivery. Nice to wear quality gear and be “seen” on the road, especially when you are generally old, slow and in the way! 🦤🐌

Good solid program. Tough at times sticking to the schedule. I was upping my effort in a bid to PB before I'm 50. Wasn't in best shape to start lacking endurance but the different sessions kept me gaining. Mixed it up with sessions offroad and combined strides into hill sprints. Efforts on the long runs really gave a good idea of a realistic pace . Thoroughly enjoyed the hard work and managing to fit it in with life. Cheers Ben. 🍻 Pb 1.35.22

I used this plan to take on my first half marathon in October 2024.

The plan was easy to follow and increased the weekly distances in a manageable way (and the long runs).

I set myself a challenging goal (for me anyway) of going sub 1:40 and managed to better this on the day.

At times it was hard when some runs didn't go quite to plan, but just stick at it.

I would definitely recommend and I can see myself using the other plans in the future.

These are my favorite running shirts and do alll of workouts and races in them

The tee fits well and is very comfortable. The cuffed sleeves are a nice detail that I appreciate.

I already achieved a sub 1:40 using this plan at Ipswich Half marathon on 22nd Sept (1:37:50). I also had Chelmsford Half marathon planned for 13th Oct so I repeated the last 3 weeks of the plan and managed to get another 2 min 3 sec PB - Official time 1:35:47. Absolutely buzzing, such a practical training plan and cannot recommend it enough, the reason why it works is the flexibility and various pacing offers.

Once again I will add that I have my own hill session that I do regularly, once a week and coupled with this plan, I was able to get over 5 mins shaved from my original previous pb time of 1:40:27 in January this year. Looking forward to getting on the 10k plan now.

Quality Tee : kept me in good order - and warm - during the famous Abbey Dash 10k in chilly Leeds 👍

Ran my last PB over the half marathon distance in June 2023, with an official time of 1:44:35. This year I wanted at least to dip under 1:40 to prepare for a marathon in April 2025. I chose the half marathon advanced plan to also see how my body would react to the extra mileage, considering marathontraining in the beginning of 2025. I wanted to challenge myself and had some extra time in the summer holiday to do some serious training.

Physically I had no problems to run this higher mileage. I had some pain in the achilles in weeks 7 untill 10 of the plan, but this went away and didn't become a serious injury. The strength work didn't take up much time and this was fine, since we all love running more.

I tried to stay as consistent as possible with the sessions, this is key for the great results. I only skipped two sessions over the 12 weeks and tried to run the paces advised for a half marathon time of 90 minutes.

For the shorter interval sessions these paces were achievable. However, for the longer runs in the weekend with tempo blocks, it was impossible to reach these advised paces. These longer runs are definitely the harder runs in the program.

On raceday I was hoping for a sub-90 half marathon, but I had no idea if my body had recovered enough and if I even had this speed in my legs. I was surprised of how well the race went and extremely happy with the results! I crushed all my PB's during the race from 2 miles up to the half marathon distance!

Just finished week 2 phasing, enjoying the variety very much. Already seeing the benefits of the the speed runs. Looking forward to the challenge over the next 8 weeks.

Just got this to keep me ticking over while waiting for the next training block in January , wanted to keep the routine and fitness going , it’s really well thought out with good variety to keep it interesting which I really like .

I can't believe I’m writing this, but Ben Parkes' 3:45:00 Marathon Plan has been an absolute game-changer! At 41, I decided to start running for the first time in my life – on January 5th of this year. Fast forward just nine months, and I crossed the finish line at the Berlin Marathon this September with an official time of 3:39:29. Unreal?! Ben's plan took me from zero to smashing my expectations in less than nine months. Now, I'm aiming to crush a 1:40:00 at the Garda Half Marathon. If you're on the fence about Ben's plans, trust me – you need to give this a go.