TrainersEye · Session of the Day · Marathon · #014

Marathon Tempo & Threshold — Marathon-Pace Engine

Sustained blocks at marathon-to-threshold pace — comfortably hard, rhythm locked · Block · Base (aerobic foundation, weeks 1-6)

Target ≈ 65 minDate Body Weight Session RPE cap 7/10Coach: MMSx Team of Experts

Warm-Up · RAMPPhase 1 · Runner activation · glutes, calves, hips · 6-8 min

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1	Clamshellpelvis dead level — no hip drop on single-leg work	2 × 10
2	A-March — high knee, dorsiflexedsteady breathing rhythm	8 + 8
3	Inchwormrun tall — hips forward, eyes on the horizon	2 × 10

Phase 2 · Run Drills & Neuromuscular Primer6-8 min · 2 rounds · sharp form, full walk-back

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	1	High Kneesquick light steps — cadence up, stride quiet	2 × 20 m
	2	Butt Kicks — quick heelsrun tall — hips forward, eyes on the horizon	2 × 20 m

Rounds

Phase 3 · Main Running Block2 × 12 min @ tempo : 3 min easy jog between

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	1	Easy Runconversational — full sentences, nasal breathing	15 min build-up
	2	Easy Runmarathon pace — comfortably hard, rhythm locked, shoulders soft	2 × 12 min tempo

Rounds

Progression: Base rule: easy means EASY — nasal breathing, full sentences. 80% of weekly mileage lives here; the discipline to go slow builds the engine to go fast.

Phase 4 · Runner's Strength & ArmorRunner's gym: unilateral + calf-Achilles + pelvis control · rest 90 s

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1	Heel Walk4-s lowering — the Achilles is built slowly	3 × 12 slow
2	Single-Leg Balancepelvis dead level — no hip drop on single-leg work	2 × 8/side
3	Pallof Pressrun tall — hips forward, eyes on the horizon	2 × 8

Phase 5 · Runner Cool-Down & Tissue Care4-6 min · calves, hamstrings & hip flexors long, easy breathing

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1	Downward Dogsteady breathing rhythm	45 s/side
2	Calf Stretch Wallsteady breathing rhythm	45 s/side
3	Box Breathingsteady breathing rhythm	4-4-4-4 · 2 min

Coach notes: Log every load and every time box — next week's card asks for 2% more.

Whole Session TimeFirst warm-up minute → last second of the cool-down

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TrainersEye · MMSx Authority Institute · Session of the Day · Written by the MMSx team of certified professionals

Mileage must be earned — +10% weekly max, easy days truly easy, stop at any sharp bone or Achilles pain. Scale load to your level, stop at pain, follow the BPIT Principle of Intensity and NASM/ACSM/ACE safety guidance. Educational — not medical advice.