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Spring 2026 Cohort — Now Enrolling

Your next PRstarts here.

16-week structured training blocks for sub-3:00 chasers, first-time finishers, and corporate relay teams. Coached by athletes who've been there.

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⚡TEMPO RUNS
🏃INTERVAL TRAINING
🗺️LONG RUN ROUTES
💛PACE ZONE COACHING
🏅BOSTON QUALIFIER PLANS
🌧️ALL-WEATHER BLOCKS
📊HEART RATE ZONES
🎯TARGET FINISH TIMES
⚡TEMPO RUNS
🏃INTERVAL TRAINING
🗺️LONG RUN ROUTES
💛PACE ZONE COACHING
🏅BOSTON QUALIFIER PLANS
🌧️ALL-WEATHER BLOCKS
📊HEART RATE ZONES
🎯TARGET FINISH TIMES
The Call — Choose Your Race

Pick your distance. Own your finish.

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Most Popular
42.2 km
Sub-3:00 or Bust

Full Marathon

Built for age-groupers chasing a BQ and first-timers who need to survive mile 20. Periodized 16-week blocks with progressive long runs up to 35km.

16 Weeks5 runs/weekTarget: 2:45 – 4:30
FULLJoin Program
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Fast Track
21.1 km
Break the 1:45 Barrier

Half Marathon

Speed-focused 12-week plan for runners targeting a new half-marathon PR.

12 Weeks4 runs/weekTarget: 1:30 – 2:15
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Team
4 × 10.5 km
Your Team. One Finish Line.

Corporate Relay

16-week team program for corporate relay squads. Coordinated training blocks, team pace calculators, and a shared leaderboard.

16 Weeks3 runs/weekAll fitness levels
RELAYJoin Program
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New
50 km
Beyond the Marathon

Ultra Intro

20 Weeks5 runs/weekTarget: Sub-6:00
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The Mentor — Your Coaching Team

Coaches who've been to the wall and back.

Athletic Black male coach in his 30s wearing running gear, confident expression
Personal Best
2:34:11
Marathon

Marcus Osei

Head Coach — Distance
5K
17:12
10K
34:38
Half
1:14:22
Full
2:34:11
USATF Level 2Boston Qualifier ×8Former NCAA D1
"Every second you shave off is a negotiation between your training and your fear. I coach both."
South Asian female runner in her late 20s in athletic gear, mid-stride on track
Personal Best
1:22:08
Half Marathon

Priya Nair

Speed & Tempo Coach
5K
18:44
10K
38:02
Half
1:22:08
Full
2:58:14
RRCA CertifiedSub-1:25 Half SpecialistSports Science MSc
"Tempo runs feel like punishment until the day they feel like flying. My job is shortening that gap."
White male runner in his 40s with marathon finisher medal, outdoors in morning light
Personal Best
2:51:33
Marathon

Derek Thornton

Endurance & Ultra Coach
5K
19:28
10K
39:55
Half
1:28:40
Full
2:51:33
USATF Level 315× Marathon FinisherIronman Triathlete
"The wall at mile twenty is a myth you build in training. We demolish it before race day."
The Training — Inside the Block

16 weeks. Every run has a purpose.

[PACE ZONES]

Train in the right zone,
every single day.

Z1–Z2Easy / Recovery
6:30–7:15 /mi
Conversational. Build aerobic base.
Z3Aerobic
6:00–6:30 /mi
Comfortable effort. Long run territory.
Z4Tempo
5:30–5:55 /mi
Comfortably hard. Lactate threshold.
Z4+Threshold
5:10–5:25 /mi
Controlled suffering. Race simulation.
Z5Race Pace
4:58–5:08 /mi
Sub-3:00 goal pace. Earn it in training.
[WEEK 10 SAMPLE]

Race-Specific Phase

Peak Volume
Mon
Rest / Mobility
Tue
Interval 8×800m
Z5
55 min
Wed
Easy Run
Z2
45 min
Thu
Tempo 6mi
Z4
50 min
Fri
Strength + Drills
40 min
Sat
Long Run 22mi
Z2–Z3
3h 10m
Sun
Recovery Jog
Z1
30 min
[16-WEEK ROADMAP]
1–4
5–8
9–12
13–15
16
Wk 1–4
Base Building
Aerobic foundation, easy mileage, form drills
Wk 5–8
Aerobic Dev
Progressive long runs, threshold introduction
Wk 9–12
Race-Specific
Tempo blocks, race-pace work, peak mileage
Wk 13–15
Sharpening
Intensity reduction, tune-up race, confidence
Wk 16
Taper & Race
Final prep, race-day protocol, go time
The Return — Their Finish Lines

The wall is real. So is getting through it.

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✓ Boston Qualified
Boston Marathon 2025
Jennifer Harmon
Chicago, IL · Full Marathon — Sub-3:00 Plan
"Mile 21. I'd hit it in every training run. Marcus told me the wall is just a conversation between your legs and your brain. At mile 21 of Boston, my legs said stop. My brain said we've done this. I ran through it."
Previous PR
3:24:08
−25:27
After Stride
2:58:41
Black man in his early 40s at marathon finish line raising arms in triumph
Atlanta Marathon 2025
David Okafor
Atlanta, GA · Full Marathon — First Timer
"I signed up terrified. I'd never run more than 10 miles. Week 8, I ran 18 and cried in the parking lot — not from pain, from shock that my body could do that. Race day felt like a victory lap."
Longest Run Ever
10 miles
First Finish
Marathon Finish
4:12:33
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Sasha Lindqvist
Seattle, WA · Half Marathon — PR Plan
"I came in thinking I was already fit. Priya humbled me in week two with a tempo that broke me — and then rebuilt me faster than I thought possible. Sub-1:25 felt impossible. It happened."
Previous PR
1:41:22
−16:33
After Stride
1:24:49
South Asian man in his late 30s holding a Boston Qualifier sign at finish line
✓ Boston Qualified
Austin Marathon 2025
Ravi Krishnamurthy
Austin, TX · Full Marathon — BQ Plan
"I've chased a BQ for four years. Three attempts, three failures. Stride's approach to pace discipline changed everything. I stopped running by feel and started running by data."
Previous Best
3:12:44
−12:46
Boston Qualifier
2:59:58
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