Marathon Specificity Training Block This Marathon Specificity Training Block is designed to support runners in the final ten weeks leading up to marathon race day. This block focuses on preparing both the body and mind for the unique demands of long-distance running, ensuring that participants arrive at the start line confident, conditioned, and well-prepared. Before starting this block, you need to be at least half-marathon fit. While you may not have focused on a half-marathon, you should be confident in running a half-marathon at a set pace, as a minimum, at any level (beginner, intermediate, or expert). Across the block, runners will complete two dedicated specificity sessions each week, each targeting the key physiological and mental components required for marathon performance. These sessions are deliberately structured to replicate marathon intensity, fuelling strategy, pacing control, and mental focus. The specificity sessions include: - Progressive long-run efforts that gradually incorporate marathon-pace running to improve durability, race-day pacing, and fatigue resistance. - Sustained tempo or marathon-effort intervals that help refine aerobic efficiency, sharpen race rhythm, and reinforce sustainable technique under increasing load. Participants are encouraged to integrate these sessions with the broader training structure provided on the website, which includes additional blocks covering strength, speed/MAP, technique/endurance, and threshold training. You shouldn't necessarily aim to incorporate all forms of training every week; rather, periodize them or book a consultation so we can help you. Together, these elements create a balanced and comprehensive approach to marathon preparation. By combining your existing training with the targeted work in this block, you’ll develop the resilience, efficiency, and confidence needed to execute your best marathon yet.