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How to Train for a Flat Marathon: 5 Ways to Avoid the Late-Race Slowdown

Runner's World · 10/10/2026, 08:00:00

Runner's World outlines five expert-backed strategies for training for a flat marathon, where steady terrain offers fewer forced resets and can invite early overpacing. Coaches recommend putting marathon-pace workouts and long runs on flat routes, starting roughly eight weeks out, while keeping hills as supplemental strength work. They also suggest marathon-pace blocks inside flat long runs and warn against cramming flat-course preparation into the taper.

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