TCS Sydney Marathon Training Plan

TCS Sydney Marathon is on 29 Aug 2027. Here is a 16-week plan counted back from race week, with 1–3 sessions a week and a longest session of 2 hours. Every week is dated below. Or let SportPlan build it around your schedule and race date.

26.2 miles / 42.195 km

Sydney, AU · 29 Aug 2027 · 45 weeks to race day

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16 weeks · 0.3–3.7 hours a week · 1–3 sessions per week · longest session 120 min

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Week-by-week schedule

The final plan week is the Monday-to-Sunday week containing race day. In that week, only sessions before race day are listed; race duration is not included in the training totals.

If the schedule has already started, use the plan builder to choose a suitable starting point rather than compressing the missed weeks.

TCS Sydney Marathon Training Plan
Week	Phase	Sessions	Weekly total
Week 1 10 May 2027	Base	Tue · Easy run · 30 min Thu · Easy run · 30 min Sat · Long run · 60 min	120 min · 3 sessions
Week 2 17 May 2027	Base	Tue · Easy run · 40 min Sat · Long run · 75 min	115 min · 2 sessions
Week 3 24 May 2027	Base	Tue · Easy run · 40 min Thu · Progression run · 30 min Sat · Long run · 90 min	160 min · 3 sessions
Week 4 31 May 2027	Base	Tue · Recovery run · 20 min Thu · Easy run · 30 min Sat · Long run · 60 min	110 min · 3 sessions
Week 5 7 Jun 2027	Build	Tue · Easy run · 40 min Thu · Tempo or threshold run · 40 min Sat · Long run · 90 min	170 min · 3 sessions
Week 6 14 Jun 2027	Build	Tue · Easy run · 50 min Sat · Progression run · 90 min	140 min · 2 sessions
Week 7 21 Jun 2027	Build	Tue · Easy run · 50 min Thu · Tempo or threshold run · 50 min Sat · Long run · 120 min	220 min · 3 sessions
Week 8 28 Jun 2027	Build	Tue · Recovery run · 20 min Thu · Easy run · 40 min Sat · Long run · 75 min	135 min · 3 sessions
Week 9 5 Jul 2027	Build	Tue · Easy run · 50 min Thu · Tempo or threshold run · 50 min Sat · Long run · 120 min	220 min · 3 sessions
Week 10 12 Jul 2027	Specific	Tue · Easy run · 60 min Sat · Progression run · 90 min	150 min · 2 sessions
Week 11 19 Jul 2027	Specific	Tue · Easy run · 50 min Thu · Tempo or threshold run · 50 min Sat · Long run · 120 min	220 min · 3 sessions
Week 12 26 Jul 2027	Specific	Tue · Recovery run · 20 min Sat · Long run · 90 min	110 min · 2 sessions
Week 13 2 Aug 2027	Specific	Tue · Easy run · 50 min Thu · Progression run · 30 min Sat · Long run · 120 min	200 min · 3 sessions
Week 14 9 Aug 2027	Taper	Tue · Easy run · 40 min Thu · Tempo or threshold run · 40 min Sat · Long run · 90 min	170 min · 3 sessions
Week 15 16 Aug 2027	Taper	Tue · Easy run · 30 min Sat · Long run · 60 min	90 min · 2 sessions
Week 16 23 Aug 2027	Taper	Tue · Recovery run · 20 min 29 Aug 2027 · Race day	20 min · 1 sessions

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Questions about this schedule

How long is this schedule?

The complete schedule contains 16 weeks.

How many sessions are scheduled each week?

The schedule contains 1–3 sessions per week, counting every listed session, including strength and mobility when present.

How long is the longest session?

The longest scheduled training session is 120 minutes. Race day has no estimated duration in this table.

What do the final weeks contain?

The final three weeks all belong to the taper phase. Their complete sessions and durations are listed in the schedule.

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