Your Marathon Starts Here

You Got That Spring Marathon Place? What to Start Doing Now...

Got your place in a spring marathon? Congratulations! The race may still feel a long way off, but what you do during the autumn and early winter can make a huge difference when your marathon training properly begins in December or January.

Marathon or half marathon? Your spring training journey starts here.

Join us for a practical evening looking at how to build the foundations for a successful marathon campaign. We’ll explore what your running should look like now, how to gradually build consistency and strength, and why you don’t need to be doing huge mileage just yet. We’ll also cover:

• Strength and conditioning
• Recovery
• Nutrition
• Footwear
• Entering tune-up races before they sell out
• The common mistakes runners make before or at the start of their training block

Whether it’s your first marathon or you’re returning for another attempt, the aim is simple: get into good habits from now and ensure you arrive at the start of your marathon training block healthy, strong, motivated and ready to train.

Spring Starts Now

Whether it’s 13.1 or 26.2, the work starts now. Build your foundations this autumn and winter and get ready to race strong in spring.

Facilities

Public toilets are available nearby at Victoria Station and in local cafés.

Stephen Campbell

Stephen is the lead coaching coordinator for Mornington Chasers, where he's best known for the Thursday track sessions, whether he’s coaching the session itself or pacing a group around the track. He’s a big believer in the benefits of heart-rate training, threshold running, and strength & conditioning. He loves his yoga and describes his running as ‘moving meditation’.

Inspired by the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Stephen joined his local running club the next day, and has loved all things running ever since.

He ran a 1hr 21 Half Marathon in his 20s, and then 3 consecutive London Marathons, but it was only in his 40s that he took 30 minutes off his PB, running a 3hr 05 marathon time. Now 57, his time at his fifth Florence Marathon qualified him for both the 2027 Boston & Chicago Marathons. He has competed in 3 of Run and Become's Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 24-Hour Track Races, and ran the South Coast Challenge 57k in September.

Enjoying your training and the journey (whatever your training goal) is the most important thing, as well as building your training load progressively, setting yourself realistic goals, being consistent and finding like-minded souls to train with!