Your plan in four answers
Set for March 7, 2027, about 19 weeks out.
- Distances
- Marathon
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Taper starts
- February 17, 2027
Course
The LA Marathon course
A point to point across Los Angeles taking in Dodger Stadium, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. Rolling throughout with a net downhill, though the middle miles climb more than the profile suggests.
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Distances
- Marathon
- Weather on race day
- March in LA is usually mild, but a warm, sunny year turns the exposed later miles into the hardest part of the race.
What to train for
Prepare for sun and exposure as much as for the terrain.
Practice your hydration plan on warm afternoon long runs.
Sample week
A sample LA Marathon training week
A week from the middle of the build, about six weeks out. Your plan sets the real distances and paces from your own fitness and adjusts them every week as you train.
- Monday
- Rest, or 20 minutes of mobility
- Tuesday Key session
- Intervals: 5 × 1 mile at 5K to 10K effort, easy jog between
- Wednesday
- Easy run, 6–7 mi
- Thursday Key session
- Goal-pace run, 10 mi with 6 mi at race pace
- Friday
- Recovery run, 4 mi, or cross-train
- Saturday Key session
- Long run, 16–18 mi, the last 4 mi at race pace
- Sunday
- Easy run, 4 mi, then 6 relaxed strides
Your build to race day
Taper
Tapering for the LA Marathon
Start the taper two to three weeks before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on March 7, 2027, your taper starts around February 17, 2027.
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LA Marathon training questions
How long should I train for the LA Marathon?
Most runners give a marathon sixteen to twenty weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The plan above counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
Is the LA Marathon course hilly?
Rolling. A point to point across Los Angeles taking in Dodger Stadium, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills.
What is the weather usually like at the LA Marathon?
March in LA is usually mild, but a warm, sunny year turns the exposed later miles into the hardest part of the race.
When should I start tapering for the LA Marathon?
Start the taper two to three weeks before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on March 7, 2027, your taper starts around February 17, 2027.
Do I need an account to get a LA Marathon training plan?
No. The plan above builds in your browser with no account, no email, and no card. Make a free account only if you want to keep it, log your runs against it, and have the coach keep adapting it as your training goes.