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Free running training plans

Week-by-week plans from your first 5K to the marathon. Each shows the phases, weekly volume, key session and long run, and what a normal week looks like.

9 weeks

Couch to 5K training plan

9 weeks, three run/walk sessions a week. For complete beginners. By the end you run 30 minutes without stopping.

8 weeks

10K training plan

8 weeks, four runs a week. For runners who can already run 5K.

12 weeks

Half marathon training plan

12 weeks, four runs a week. For runners who can already run 30 minutes without stopping.

16 weeks

Marathon training plan

16 weeks, five runs a week. For runners who have finished a half marathon or regularly run 35 km a week.

Your first plan takes two minutes.

Pick a goal, connect Apple Health, and your first week is ready.

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