Marathon Plan Advanced - L4

Got a 7 and a half minute PB on my half marathon in Berlin 2025, going from a 1:34:21 to a 1:27:05 in basically 4 months.

Just recently bought the 3 hour marathon plan and have recommended the training plan to all of my running friends.
Don't think, just buy.

Followed 85/90% of this plan (because of work commitments) making sure to hit all the MP, Interval and tempo sessions, and got a sub 3 hour result in Rome, Italy! Thanks Ben, thanks Sarah!!

Purchased a few of Ben’s plans including the Advanced Marathon plan for my 2nd marathon. Really easy to follow and adapt to a hectic work life without feeling demoralised for missing a few runs. Perfect balance of sessions and easy runs, didn’t suffer any injuries from increasing mileage etc. Clearly a successful plan as I knocked 30mins off my PB to run a 2:57 marathon in Seville

Just got a massive 18 minute PB the past Sunday on a supposedly devilish course. Thanks Ben for such a simple and effective plan !

After running for about 7 8 years, most of them on trail, last year I came down from the mountains and started running marathons. At first, i was just pushing it to the limit, and had no interval mp, or tempo trainings in my prep weeks. This year, I wanted to do things more seriously and purchased the plan. The endurance is there, the stamina as well, I purchased the plan to get me some speed on longer distances. I have finished ultras with 70k under my feet but boy, that marathon last year took it out of me. My heart rate was 188 throughout the entire race. I m loving the plan and I m really focusing on improving my speed and doing at least 1 interval session a week and 1 tempo session a week. I can run long distances every day with the km I have per week but, it is time to improve. Also, i didn't take rest days at all and now, I listen to Ben and try to get 1 to 2 days a week and still hit my km per week goal. I'm only on week two but, can't wat to see how my time improves on the next marathon which is 23th March.

Having previously used the intermediate plan to take my marathon PB from 3:52 to 3:16, i was then able to take it down to 3:00 dead thanks to this great plan!

An excellent balance and variety of sessions that gradually builds distance without risking injury, I felt engaged and motivated without getting burned out.

Will definitely use again, thanks!

2:57:46 at the California International Marathon! In my fourth marathon I improved by over 15 minutes, from 3:13 using the level 3 marathon plan in April this year. Eight months later and one in-between plan followed by this level 4 plan I hit my new PB and I couldn't be happier. I increased the mileage by about 5% because my goal was on the faster end of the spectrum for this plan. That resulted in a race pace within 2 seconds per mile of my marathon pace in the training plan and a negative split of 4 minutes. Which means that I definitely had more to give. I've already purchased level 5 and I'm looking forward to laying down another PB in Chicago in 2025. Then enjoying Boston since I finally got that qualifier. Thanks Ben!

I used the L3 plan for my last marathon and got a new pb using it - it definitely suited me. I'm very much looking forward to trying this L4 plan. The intensity and mileage is just what I am looking for. Easy to read and follow, with suggested paces. Great value price as well, can't really go wrong.

It works. Ben, thank you so much, I beat my PB today by 10 mins running 3.09 vs my 3.10 target in Antwerp (good marathon). 43 years old - previous best time 3.19 in Berlin 5 years ago. I followed the plan religiously- main difference from previous efforts was much more volume - I was guilty in the past of skipping easy runs. Anyway, completely elated today and I couldn’t recommend this plan highly enough.

I purchased this plan back in late 2023, to use for the Milton Keynes marathon in May 2024. At the time, my marathon PB was 03:24:12. Using this plan, my goal was an optimistic sub 3:15, but a challenge I wanted. The plan pushed me, and I was able to smash my goal coming in at 03:14:02. A 10 minute PB!

Due to the coverage of the plan, covering five goal times (3:15 down to 2:55), I later used it again for the Chester Marathon (Oct 2024), this time aiming for a sub 3:05. I smashed that too and came in at 03:03:45, another 10 minute PB!!

I will be using it a third time, this time going for my first Sub 3 hour and push for a sub 2:55 in Spring 2025. I know the plan very well now. All I need to do is amend the paces on the Garmin workouts I had programmed in again.

I cannot recommend this plan enough. I purchased it with the S&C which has also been very beneficial to my training.

Here's to the next marathon challenge. Good luck everyone that uses this plan, its tough, but for me, the results speak for themselves.