A male runner mid-race pictured sideways on wearing an Alzheimer’s Society running top.A male runner mid-race pictured sideways on wearing an Alzheimer’s Society running top.

Training for the London Marathon

We're here to help you with your incredible challenge. Check out our training resources and get advice from the experts below.

Training Leaderboard

Join our training sessions

We work with our training partner RunningWithUs to provide you with professional training advice and support.

We've got a number of online training sessions over the next few months, so why not join us and get some top tips from the experts. If you prefer face to face, we also have one offline training session too. You can find out more and sign up here.

Meanwhile, if you’d like to get in touch with them, their email address is info@runningwithus.com.

Training tips

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Choosing your training plan

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How to build your training

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Why long runs are important

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Tapering

Injury advice

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Are you injured?

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What to do if you're injured

On race day

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Getting nutrition right for race day

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Getting it right on race day