Road Marathon Program
for Women
16 weeks of structured, expert-led marathon training designed around the realities of women's lives. For any road marathon.
Built around the whole of your life
Training for a road marathon as a woman means balancing work, family, hormonal shifts, fatigue, and recovery. This program is built with those realities in mind. With structured progression, integrated rest, and a weekly rhythm designed around your life, it grows your physical and mental capacity without asking you to leave the rest of yourself at the door.
Whether you are targeting a specific race on the calendar or simply building toward your first or fastest marathon, you will be guided by experts and connected with a community who genuinely understand the journey.
Base Building
Progressive long runs, easy aerobic efforts and introductory strength work lay the foundation for everything that follows.
Build Phase
Tempo runs, speed sessions and a time trial sharpen pacing and lift race-specific fitness. A deload week protects recovery.
Peak + Taper
Peak long runs and race-specific sessions, followed by a structured taper so you arrive on start line fresh and confident.
Race Week
Detailed race-day preparation, pacing strategy and warm-up guidance to carry everything you have built to the finish line.
Everything you need, in one place
This program covers your training, strength, recovery, and coaching from one integrated platform. Nothing is bolted on.
Training Program
- 16-week progressive road marathon plan
- Base building, speed, tempo and long runs
- Deload week and time trial built in
- Structured taper and race-week preparation
- Delivered via Her Trails platform and app
Strength + Recovery
- Weekly strength sessions designed for runners
- Mobility and yoga for recovery and injury prevention
- Female-specific physiology integrated throughout
- Guidance on training across your cycle
Coaching + Community
- Weekly live coaching calls, join live or watch replays
- Ask questions anytime via the coaching platform
- Private coaching group for support and accountability
- Expert video content for every stage of training
Expert Coaching Team
- Endurance and marathon coaching specialists
- Strength and conditioning for runners
- Physiotherapy and injury prevention guidance
- Yoga, mobility and recovery expertise
Find your race. Find your start date.
This program is built for any road marathon. The calendar below covers key Australian and New Zealand events for 2026. Week 16 is your race week and the program always starts on a Monday.
Training for a different marathon? Count back 16 weeks from your race date to find your program start Monday.
Created by a team of experts
Developed by specialists across every dimension of women's endurance performance. This program supports the whole runner, not just the athlete.
Built by people who understand
how women train
Our coaching team brings both lived experience and technical expertise across endurance, strength, mobility, physiotherapy, yoga and recovery. Performance meets purpose here.
Training in this program reflects the way women actually move, adapt, and grow, not a male training template adjusted for pace.
- Endurance and marathon coaching
- Strength and conditioning for runners
- Physiotherapy and injury prevention
- Yoga and movement coaching
- Mobility and recovery specialists
- Female physiology and cycle-based training
