Run Your Strongest Marathon
A 20-Week Performance Strength System for Marathon Runners
A 20-week marathon strength program designed to build durability, improve running economy, and help you train consistently all the way to race day.
Train Smarter. Run Faster. Finish Stronger.
This is not a general fitness program. It is a structured performance system built specifically for marathon runners.
Inside the 20 weeks, you move through:
Phase I — Foundation Formation
Building the tissue capacity necessary to handle the stress of running.Phase II — Strength Development
Increased strength to support longer and faster workouts.Phase III — Performance Integration & Peak Volume
Maintaining strength through running volume peaks while supporting recovery needs.Phase IV - Taper & Race Prep
Bringing everything together so you show up on race day confident, fresh, and ready to give 100%.
Each phase is intentional. Each progression supports your running cycle.
Each deload is placed strategically. This is how strength should be integrated.
WHAT THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES
20 WEEKS OF PROGRESSIVE PROGRAMMING +
Seamless integration - Training phases that match your running phase, including peak mileage weeks and a taper phase
Structured deload weeks to keep you fresh and progressing
2-3 strength sessions per week with mobility and warm up support
Bonus 4-week pre-season and post-race recovery program
Tracking sheet to help monitor progress through each phase.
Lifetime access (no subscription)
EVERY WORKOUT INCLUDES:
Video demonstration links for every exercise/workout
Sets and reps are clearly prescribed, and guidance on appropriate resistance
Structured warm-up targeting commonly missed and problem areas
Plyometric progression for tendon health and improved running economy
Focused lower body and accessory exercises to build strength in all directions
Upper body and core strength for posture and late-race control
Form drills to improve movement efficiency so you can run easier, longer.
Each session takes approximately 30–45 minutes and is designed to fit alongside marathon training.
A program built by clinical experience, current research-backed best practices, over a decade of coaching…and I’m a runner, too!
While I have been a runner for over 30 years, my clinical practice the last 12 years has focused on helping runners and other endurance athletes return to running better than before and ultimately prevent injury. As we all know, the best way to reach a new level in running is to consistently train. As a chiropractic sports physician with a master’s in sports science in rehab, further training as a strength and conditioning specialist, and USATF and UESCA certified running coach, I’ve worked with 1000s of runners. Over this time, I realized patterns in training programs and rest-and-recovery efforts, and one glaring aspect continues to stand out.
Runners who strength train are injured less and able to run and race more consistently.
Fortunately, I am not the only one interested in this, which has led to a mountain of research supporting strength training over the last 10-15 years. Research published in journals such as the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, and British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that when heavy resistance training and plyometrics are properly integrated into endurance training, runners improve running economy by 2–8%, increase time-to-exhaustion, and enhance muscle-tendon stiffness while improving overall movement efficiency. Strength training has also been shown to reduce the risk of overuse injuries by improving tissue capacity and load tolerance related to stress and ground reactive forces. *Research Page*
WHO THIS RUNNING STRENGTH PROGRAM IS FOR
If you asked me, which I guess you are since you are here reading this right now, every RUNNNER should strength train. Not just for performance and injury prevention, but for life and training longevity. Many of us envision running 20+ years from now, and consistent strength training is a key component of this actually happening.
Who This Program Is For
First-time marathoners who want durability
Master’s runners who value longevity
Injury-prone runners who need structure
PR-chasers looking for marginal gains
Runners training for a marathon in the next 6 months
Those wanting to stay healthy through increasing mileage
Runners chasing a PR or their first BQ
Runners running their first marathon and want structure
Those who value long-term durability and performance
Runners who understand strength training is not optional
Runners committing to a full marathon build - your body deserves the same level of structure as your running plan.
Who This Program Is *NOT* For
Runners who are currently dealing with an active injury (we have REHAB PROGRAMS for this that will serve you better)
Runners looking for a body-weight program or random workouts instead of structured progression
Those who want a quick fix instead of long-term development
Aren’t willing to strength train consistently 2–3x per week
Expect strength training to replace appropriate running progression and recovery efforts
This is for runners who are serious about building strength that carries them through their first, best, or fastest 26.2!
Marathon training will demand your time, your energy, and your discipline. The question isn’t whether you’re willing to run the miles, it’s whether you’re willing to build the strength that supports them.
Mileage builds fitness. - Strength protects it.
If you’re serious about running your strongest marathon, it’s time to train like it.
Build the strength your marathon demands.
Are you ready to put in the effort to take your running to the next level?