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THE BUILD ARCHIVE

My last 2 marathon builds, week by week, from first jog back to the finish line: a 2:09:59 debut in New York and a 2:04:35 in Boston 5 months later. Counted in weeks-to-race, not calendar dates, so they line up with your build whenever your race is.

Step 1

Count back from your race.

Your race date minus today, in weeks. That number is your T-week. 9 weeks out means T-9.

Step 2

Look up my T-week.

Same week, either build. Miles, runs, long run. That's what the week looked like from inside.

Step 3

Apply your tier.

Pick your tier below and every week recalculates to your percentage. Proven training that works, at a volume that works for you.

Your tier

Boston 2026

22 weeks out → Marathon Monday · Apr 20 2026

23
Weeks
119.7
Peak week
24.0
Biggest long run
2:04:35
Boston 2026
4080120
T-20T-16T-12T-8T-4T-0
Week-by-week table
WeekMilesLong runRunsYours
T-2214.93.65
T-2128.06.06
T-2040.28.37
T-1947.18.07
T-1873.213.18
T-1784.914.08
T-1695.315.09
T-15106.218.110
T-14113.420.012
T-13110.920.013
T-12105.020.112
T-11118.322.015
T-1085.215.111
T-9113.722.015
T-889.418.99
T-764.413.19
T-6119.622.011
T-5118.522.015
T-4119.724.015
T-3114.524.014
T-283.720.010
T-170.215.012
T-070.126.210

NYC 2025

14 weeks out → the debut · Nov 2 2025

15
Weeks
115.3
Peak week
24.0
Biggest long run
2:09:59
The debut
4080120
T-12T-8T-4T-0
Week-by-week table
WeekMilesLong runRunsYours
T-1420.13.76
T-1328.47.06
T-1248.27.47
T-1170.910.37
T-1085.213.38
T-9100.217.09
T-8115.120.011
T-7110.320.09
T-6113.220.014
T-5105.120.011
T-4115.322.014
T-3115.324.014
T-296.120.012
T-181.415.19
T-073.826.29

Run the next one with us

The next build in this archive is happening right now: Chicago, Oct 11. The Log drops every Monday. Members run their percentage.

Weeks are counted back from race day: T-0 is the 7 days ending on the finish line. Both charts share 1 scale so the builds compare honestly. Your tier scales the weekly miles and the long run. Run counts don't scale; that column just shows how I split each week up.

Pick the tier at or below your current weekly volume. Not medical advice, not a plan. It's a record of what 2 builds actually looked like. The down weeks are real and they're part of why the peaks worked.