The most complete marathon build we write. Structured doubles, weekly threshold work, and the load management to hold 87 to 95 miles together. Drawn from real Atomic Race Team blocks.
Full description
At this volume the question stops being whether you're training hard enough. It becomes whether you're absorbing what you're already doing.
That's the problem this guide is built around. Doubles are structured rather than bolted on, with guidance on where to place the second run and what it's for. Two quality sessions a week sit alongside dedicated LT1 work, and the guide is precise about how hard days, threshold days and long runs interact across a week carrying 90 miles. Deloads are explained as an absorption mechanism, not a break.
The sessions are drawn from blocks our own race team has run, written out with paces, recoveries and intent. Benchmark workouts repeat at four points so you're reading your own fitness from splits rather than sensation, which matters more at this level, not less.
The margins get covered too, because at the sharp end they decide races: heat acclimatization, strides, race-week logistics, carbohydrate loading, gut training, and a pacing strategy built from your own numbers rather than a target time. The strength and injury guidance comes from physical therapists who treat competitive runners, which is worth more at 90 miles a week than it is at 30.
The block at a glance 18 weeks including taper and race week. Six to seven days, up to nine sessions with doubles, peaking at 87 to 95 miles, longest run 23 to 25.
One honest note: this tier only works if the mileage gets run. If the volume doesn't fit your week, Advanced will produce a faster race than an Elite plan you can't complete.
Where these sessions come from The Atomic Race Team is a team of competitive athletes training out of Boulder. Between them they have Boston qualifiers, elite women training at the US Olympic Trials standard, sub 75 half marathons, top 5 finishes at the Bolder Boulder, and athletes racing in USATF Championships. This program mirrors their training.
Also inside: pace charts in miles and kilometers, heart-rate and effort zones, a printable log, and an online tracker pre-filled with every run.
The most complete marathon build we write. Structured doubles, weekly threshold work, and the load management to hold 87 to 95 miles together. Drawn from real Atomic Race Team blocks.
Full description
At this volume the question stops being whether you're training hard enough. It becomes whether you're absorbing what you're already doing.
That's the problem this guide is built around. Doubles are structured rather than bolted on, with guidance on where to place the second run and what it's for. Two quality sessions a week sit alongside dedicated LT1 work, and the guide is precise about how hard days, threshold days and long runs interact across a week carrying 90 miles. Deloads are explained as an absorption mechanism, not a break.
The sessions are drawn from blocks our own race team has run, written out with paces, recoveries and intent. Benchmark workouts repeat at four points so you're reading your own fitness from splits rather than sensation, which matters more at this level, not less.
The margins get covered too, because at the sharp end they decide races: heat acclimatization, strides, race-week logistics, carbohydrate loading, gut training, and a pacing strategy built from your own numbers rather than a target time. The strength and injury guidance comes from physical therapists who treat competitive runners, which is worth more at 90 miles a week than it is at 30.
The block at a glance 18 weeks including taper and race week. Six to seven days, up to nine sessions with doubles, peaking at 87 to 95 miles, longest run 23 to 25.
One honest note: this tier only works if the mileage gets run. If the volume doesn't fit your week, Advanced will produce a faster race than an Elite plan you can't complete.
Where these sessions come from The Atomic Race Team is a team of competitive athletes training out of Boulder. Between them they have Boston qualifiers, elite women training at the US Olympic Trials standard, sub 75 half marathons, top 5 finishes at the Bolder Boulder, and athletes racing in USATF Championships. This program mirrors their training.
Also inside: pace charts in miles and kilometers, heart-rate and effort zones, a printable log, and an online tracker pre-filled with every run.
