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Marathon Plans
There are five levels of marathon plan, all with different goals, that vary depending on how many runs you can commit to each week. Check the comparison chart below to help you choose the right one.
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Craig Gough
The amazing Ben Parkes shirt!
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Getting It Done Running Tee
Jaime Blázquez V.
Worth it
If you are considering buying a training plan, which I assume you are since you are reading the reviews, I highly recommend it.
I want to share my thoughts, as this was my biggest concern when I was deciding whether to buy the plan. My main concern was whether the plan could accommodate all the different goals. Someone aiming for a 17-minute 5k time will follow a different pace than someone targeting 20, but they will do the same workout. And this is not just for the 5k plans, for the other distances, they follow the same structure, which is great. There is a table in miles and another in kilometres.
I really recommend the running plans, and I hope Ben continues with all the shoe reviews!
5 KM Advanced Plan - L4
Matt McKee
Thanks Ben!! 54:34 PB!! 🔥
For a long time I struggled to get under the hour mark so gave this program a go. With training set for a sub 55m 10km. Today I did the REAL harbour run in Sydney, Aus and went from just over an hour to 54:34 PB. Thanks Ben! The plan load was great and easy to manage while travelling.
10 KM Improver Plan - L2
Alex
Best plan I’ve followed
I used this plan for Manchester marathon this year which was my 5th marathon. Each training block I’ve tried a new plan with a mixture of londons plan, coopah and Nike app and can say by far Ben Parkes was the best plan I’ve followed. I really like the layout to the plan with the pace chart to understand how fast I should be running for each plan. Also the long runs I think on this plan was one of the biggest things that helped me improve this time. Strength training plan was also by far better than the other plans I have used.
I bought this plan hoping for 3:45 as did 3:56 6 months prior but ended up getting a 3:31 which I put down mostly to the plan. For my marathons going forward ok definitely going to use one of Ben Parkes plans again as it really worked for me. Thanks Ben for creating such great plans!