The road to
Kyoto Marathon 2027
京都マラソン 2027
Sun 21 Feb 2027 · 09:00 start · Heian-jingū Shrine
The gap
- Your goal
- 5:00:00
- Osaka 2026
- 5:46:29
- Course closes
- 6:00:00
Osaka left you roughly eight minutes of margin, on a flatter course with a kinder limit. Kyoto closes at six hours across eight gates. Sub-5:00 asks for 46 minutes more than you have ever run — and buys a margin that no longer depends on a good day.
This week · Rebuild
Full week →Week 1 is the week you are already in, not next Monday. Three runs are banked: 7.0 km on Tuesday, 7.1 km on Thursday and 5.0 km on Friday. That is 19 km run without a plan telling you to, which is a better start than most blocks get. One easy 10 km on Sunday closes it out. Four running days this week and next two, then the fifth day arrives in week 4.
- Mon7 SepRest
Rest
Full rest. No run, no gym. This is the day the previous week turns into fitness.
- Tue8 SepEasy
Easy run + Strength A
7 km plannedEasy 7 km, then squats, single-leg step-ups, calf raises and plank. 40 minutes. This is what your legs lacked at 30 km.
Target 8:10–8:45 /km in Bangkok
7.02 km7:32 /km52:54137 bpm avgAfternoon Run
fasterran 7:32 · target 8:10–8:45Coach38 s/km quicker than the easy band — easy days are where the adaptation is banked, and spending it here costs you on Sunday.
- Wed9 SepEasy
Easy + strides
8 km plannedEasy running, then 6 × 20s strides with a full walk back. Strides are not sprints, they are smooth and tall.
Target 8:10–8:45 /km in Bangkok
CoachNot run on the day, but a session landed on 11 Sep. Counted.
- Thu10 SepEasy
Easy run + Strength B
7 km plannedEasy 7 km, then hip and glute work: bridges, clamshells, lunges. 25 minutes.
Target 8:10–8:45 /km in Bangkok
7.12 km7:31 /km53:30140 bpm avgAfternoon Run
fasterran 7:31 · target 8:10–8:45Coach39 s/km quicker than the easy band — easy days are where the adaptation is banked, and spending it here costs you on Sunday.
- Fri11 SepRest
Rest
Four running days this week by design. With every run at 7 km or more, a lighter week means fewer days, not shorter ones.
5.03 km6:56 /km34:54144 bpm avgAfternoon Run
CoachThis is the session that moved off its planned day. No harm done.
- Sat12 SepRest
Rest
TodayFull rest before the long run. Eat properly and sleep.
- Sun13 SepLong
Long run 10 km
10 km planned10 km easy. No watch pressure, no target pace. Just finish it and week 1 is on the board.
Target 7:55–8:25 /km in Bangkok
24 weeks
Every week is a checkpoint. Gold stars are decision gates, where a timed effort tells us whether sub-5:00 is still the right target.
Phase 1 · Rebuild
0/6Get back to five days a week without a single crash week. No hero sessions. The only target is showing up.
Phase 2 · Base + Speed
0/6Marathon pace is currently faster than your easy pace. This phase moves the whole pace curve, and puts hills under your legs.
Phase 3 · Marathon Specific
0/7Long runs grow teeth. Marathon-pace blocks, fuelling rehearsed every week, and the sessions that decide the race.
Phase 4 · Peak & Taper
0/5One more peak, then take the foot off. Taper is training too. Arrive fresh, not fit-and-flat.
Badges
4 of 10 earned
- Marathoner
- Twenty Club
- First Steps
- Four in a Row
- Hill Seeker
- Iron Month
- Thirty Club
- Gate Keeper
- Half Slayer
- Kyoto Finisher