Allie Kieffer's 2017 NYC Marathon Training Plan

This was my first time training for a marathon, and like it is with first times, it was a bumpy ride. It starts with 2 weeks off after qualifying for the US Championships on the track in the 10K. Along with the training you get my feelings as I was going through it.

Spoiler alert — this training ended in a 5th place finish at the NYC Marathon.

I’ve included paces from 4 hours to 2.5 hours (in 15 minute increments) so you can copy this training plan if you want to! I made mistakes in this, so if you’re looking for personal improvement I recommend a training plan that corresponds with your goal. If your curious of what it takes to run sub 2:30 at the NYC Marathon, this is it!