ASICS Marathon Training Plans
Choose an archived ASICS marathon plan
These are the five ASICS plans preserved with this article in 2017, after the original Runner's World links disappeared. They are historical copies, not a newly issued ASICS programme. The original explanation and download URLs are retained below.
| Finish-time target | Archived plan |
|---|---|
| Under 3 hours | Sub-3:00 plan (PDF, 251 kB) |
| Under 3 hours 30 minutes | Sub-3:30 plan (PDF, 242 kB) |
| Under 4 hours | Sub-4:00 plan (PDF, 242 kB) |
| Under 4 hours 30 minutes | Sub-4:30 plan (PDF, 237 kB) |
| Under 5 hours | Sub-5:00 plan (PDF, 236 kB) |
All five download links were checked on 30 September 2026. Choose a file to read its starting expectations and schedule; the target time is the plan's label, not a promised result.
Original 2017 post
The original ASICS Marathon training plans remain one of the most popular, much loved guides for those preparing for their first marathon (or marathon improvers). Having used these myself, I was slightly frantic recently when I realised that Runners World, who had originally hosted the plans, removed them from their site sometime in August 2017.
To avoid these being lost in the internet ether, I quickly located copies and rehost them here for people like me that want a solid reference guide for their marathon training plans 🙂
ASICS_TRAININGPLANS_Sub 3.00
ASICS_TRAININGPLANS_Sub 3.30
ASICS_TRAININGPLANS_Sub 4.00
ASICS_TRAININGPLANS_Sub 4.30
ASICS_TRAININGPLANS_Sub 5.00