Marathon Sub-3:30 — 26 weeks (Wrestling + Running)
A 26-week marathon training plan targeting sub-3:30 (4:58/km race pace), designed for a wrestler who trains Tuesday and Friday evenings. Running sessions on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday. No running on wrestling days. Includes base building, tempo, intervals, long runs and taper. The plan assumes ~20km/week starting volume and a half marathon background. Knee-friendly progression: max 10% volume increase per week. Recovery weeks every 3–4 weeks. Apply this plan with Week 1 starting on Monday 5 May 2026.
Training phases:
Foundation
Build
Intensive
Tapering
Plateau
Foundation The foundation phase takes care of the important basic endurance and subsequently prepares the basis for further more specialised training phases.
Build In the build-up phase, volumes are increased and specialised units are added. The build-up phase takes the momentum of the foundation phase, builds on it and leads purposefully to the intensive phase or the seasonal plateau.
Intensive In the intensive phase of a training season, the main aim is to add endurance, speed and efficiency to what is already there. The volumes remain high. High-intensity sessions and other specific workouts are regularly added.
Tapering Race preparation is characterised by reduced volumes and tapering. Sometimes special training sessions are added to increase efficiency.
Plateau In the seasonal plateau, the important competitions are held, for which the other training phases were used for targeted training. The strenuous competitions are given weight through sufficient recovery, while the next competition is prepared for with training sessions that keep up the form.
Zone type:
Pace / Tempo
Pace / Tempo The intensities and efforts of the plan are calculated using the speeds of the workouts.
Performance level: Advanced
Advanced Athletes with some experience and a good level of endurance can progress with these plans.
Applicability: Only the buyer
Only the buyer The plan may only be applied to the calendar of the training plan buyer. However, this can be done an unlimited number of times.
License: CC BY 4.0
Attribution The "Creative Commons BY" license allows third parties to distribute, remix, improve and build upon a work, even commercially, as long as the creator of the original is credited. Link to licence description
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This training plan works on the basis of measured speed. A speedometer, e.g. a sports watch or an accelerometer on a bicycle, is required when exercising. Tredict supports most modern sensors and training devices.

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Capacity values briefly explained
HRmax: The maximum heart rate your heart can deliver under very heavy load.

FTPa: Functional Threshold Pace - The maximum speed you can maintain for about an hour.

FTP: Functional Threshold Power - The maximum wattage you can maintain for about an hour.

The relative intensity values of a training session are converted into your personal absolute intensity values when using the plan, based on the capacity values. 70% HRmax thus become 140bpm, if your maximum heart rate in the capacity values is set to 200bpm.
Tredict's intensity calculation is based on the training duration, so the distance of the training plan changes according to your personal FTPa.
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