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Les Boucles de la Tourlandry

Chemillé-en-Anjou · Surface not stated

31 km

Course day not recorded. Event: 12 December 2026– 13 December 2026

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Compressed build

8 weeks and 3 days are available instead of the normal 12. The plan stays conservative rather than cramming the missing weeks.

Keep the goal finish-focused and do not increase volume faster because the race is close.

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Use it for race-effort sessions and race day. Easy runs stay easy whatever the goal; the plan's efforts come from how you run now.

The plan starts 19 October 2026, 1 weeks from now. Until then, easy running at your usual volume keeps you ready for week 1; the season planner can fill those weeks with base training.

Default starting point: 35 stable km/week, longest recent outing 13 km, 4 running days/week, aiming to finish well.

No connected training history is used. Unanswered details remain conservative assumptions.

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Stable recent km/weekTypical completed volume across 4–6 weeks. Longest recent outing

Your longest comfortable run lately, not a lifetime best. Recent consistencyStable load matters more than one unusually big week. GoalA performance goal needs a stronger demonstrated base. Running days availableCount days you can genuinely sustain. Experience at this distanceExperience changes how a short runway is interpreted. Current training statusThis answer is not saved. A generic plan cannot diagnose or clear a return to running.

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In this 8-week plan your long run reaches about 18 km (1 h 55). Published first-marathon plans reach 26–32 km or about 3 hours, so race day covers much more than you have run: start slower than feels necessary, or choose a later marathon or a half.

Plan assumptions and limits

Road race: the plan is distance-driven and no vertical target is prescribed.
Only 8 weeks and 3 days are available instead of the normal 16 weeks; this is a compressed, finish-focused build.
Generic planning guidance from race facts and stated training — not medical care or individual coaching.
Training distances and durations are approximate alternatives, not pace targets. Use current effort, not a hoped-for finish time. Repeat or shorten a week if recovery is poor; do not make up missed sessions.

Peak week42 km

Peak climbingNot prescribed

Starts19 October 2026

Week 1: Build consistent easy running34 km; long run 12.5 km

Mon 19 OctRest
Rest or gentle mobility.
Tue 20 OctEasy run + strides
35 min (about 5.4 km). Start with 10 minutes easy. Then 6 x 20 seconds relaxed strides, with 1 minute easy between repeats. Finish with at least 10 minutes easy; any remaining time is easy.
Workout steps · 35 min

Practise relaxed coordination.
1. Warm-up: 10 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
2. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
3. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
4. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
5. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
6. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
7. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
8. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
9. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
10. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
11. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
12. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
13. Cooldown: 18 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
Thu 22 OctEasy run
75 min (about 11.6 km). Conversational aerobic running. Keep easy days easy enough to support the key work.
Sat 24 OctLong run
80 min (about 12.4 km). Keep the whole outing conversational. Rehearse pacing and fuelling without a faster finish. Practise fuelling during this outing: 30 to 60 g of carbohydrate per hour is a starting range, adjusted to effort and stomach tolerance. Easy pace is not a reason to skip fuelling. Count carbohydrate grams across gels, drinks and food. Use familiar products; practise what you will carry, rather than a fixed gel interval. Adjust drinking to your needs and conditions.
Sun 25 OctRecovery run or hike
30 min (about 4.6 km). Keep this genuinely easy, or substitute an easy hike.

Week 2: Build consistent easy running37 km; long run 15 km

Mon 26 OctRest
Rest or gentle mobility.
Tue 27 OctEasy run + strides
35 min (about 5.5 km). Start with 10 minutes easy. Then 6 x 20 seconds relaxed strides, with 1 minute easy between repeats. Finish with at least 10 minutes easy; any remaining time is easy.
Workout steps · 35 min

Practise relaxed coordination.
1. Warm-up: 10 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
2. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
3. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
4. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
5. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
6. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
7. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
8. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
9. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
10. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
11. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
12. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
13. Cooldown: 18 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
Thu 29 OctEasy run
70 min (about 11 km). Conversational aerobic running. Keep easy days easy enough to support the key work.
Sat 31 OctLong run
95 min (about 15 km). Keep the whole outing conversational. Rehearse pacing and fuelling without a faster finish. Practise fuelling during this outing: 30 to 60 g of carbohydrate per hour is a starting range, adjusted to effort and stomach tolerance. Easy pace is not a reason to skip fuelling. Count carbohydrate grams across gels, drinks and food. Use familiar products; practise what you will carry, rather than a fixed gel interval. Adjust drinking to your needs and conditions.
Sun 1 NovRecovery run or hike
35 min (about 5.5 km). Keep this genuinely easy, or substitute an easy hike.

Week 3: Grow the long run; keep the other runs easy39.1 km; long run 16.5 km

Mon 2 NovRest
Rest or gentle mobility.
Tue 3 NovRace-effort practice: steady segments
50 min (about 7.8 km). Start with 10 minutes easy. Then 3 x 6 minutes at a steady effort, about what you expect to hold on race day, with 3 minutes easy between. Finish with at least 10 minutes easy.
Workout steps · 50 min

Rehearse sustainable race effort.
1. Warm-up: 10 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
2. Work: 6 min — Steady, controlled current race effort; Steady and controlled; heart rate Z3 using your configured zones
3. Recovery: 3 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1 using your configured zones
4. Work: 6 min — Steady, controlled current race effort; Steady and controlled; heart rate Z3 using your configured zones
5. Recovery: 3 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1 using your configured zones
6. Work: 6 min — Steady, controlled current race effort; Steady and controlled; heart rate Z3 using your configured zones
7. Cooldown: 16 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
Thu 5 NovEasy run
60 min (about 9.4 km). Conversational aerobic running. Keep easy days easy enough to support the key work.
Sat 7 NovLong run
105 min (about 16.4 km). Keep the whole outing conversational. Rehearse pacing and fuelling without a faster finish. Practise fuelling during this outing: 30 to 60 g of carbohydrate per hour is a starting range, adjusted to effort and stomach tolerance. Easy pace is not a reason to skip fuelling. Count carbohydrate grams across gels, drinks and food. Use familiar products; practise what you will carry, rather than a fixed gel interval. Adjust drinking to your needs and conditions.
Sun 8 NovRecovery run or hike
35 min (about 5.5 km). Keep this genuinely easy, or substitute an easy hike.

Week 4: Easier week: less running in total, the same number of easy runs28.9 km; long run 12.5 km

Mon 9 NovRest
Rest or gentle mobility.
Tue 10 NovEasy run + relaxed strides
35 min (about 5.5 km). Start with 10 minutes easy. Then 6 x 20 seconds relaxed strides, with 1 minute easy between repeats. Finish with at least 10 minutes easy; any remaining time is easy.
Workout steps · 35 min

Practise relaxed coordination.
1. Warm-up: 10 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
2. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
3. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
4. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
5. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
6. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
7. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
8. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
9. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
10. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
11. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
12. Work: 20 sec — Fast but relaxed; no straining; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
13. Cooldown: 18 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
Thu 12 NovEasy run
45 min (about 7 km). Conversational aerobic running. Keep easy days easy enough to support the key work.
Sat 14 NovLong run
80 min (about 12.5 km). Keep the whole outing conversational. Rehearse pacing and fuelling without a faster finish. Practise fuelling during this outing: 30 to 60 g of carbohydrate per hour is a starting range, adjusted to effort and stomach tolerance. Easy pace is not a reason to skip fuelling. Count carbohydrate grams across gels, drinks and food. Use familiar products; practise what you will carry, rather than a fixed gel interval. Adjust drinking to your needs and conditions.
Sun 15 NovRecovery run or hike
25 min (about 3.9 km). Keep this genuinely easy, or substitute an easy hike.

Week 5: Your longest runs, still at an easy effort41.5 km; long run 18 km

Mon 16 NovRest
Rest or gentle mobility.
Tue 17 NovRace-effort practice: steady segments
55 min (about 8.6 km). Start with 10 minutes easy. Then 2 x 12 minutes at a steady effort, about what you expect to hold on race day, with 3 minutes easy between. Finish with at least 10 minutes easy.
Workout steps · 55 min

Rehearse sustainable race effort.
1. Warm-up: 10 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
2. Work: 12 min — Steady, controlled current race effort; Steady and controlled; heart rate Z3 using your configured zones
3. Recovery: 3 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1 using your configured zones
4. Work: 12 min — Steady, controlled current race effort; Steady and controlled; heart rate Z3 using your configured zones
5. Cooldown: 18 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
Thu 19 NovEasy run
60 min (about 9.4 km). Conversational aerobic running. Keep easy days easy enough to support the key work.
Sat 21 NovLong run
115 min (about 18 km). Keep the whole outing conversational. Rehearse pacing and fuelling without a faster finish. Practise fuelling during this outing: 30 to 60 g of carbohydrate per hour is a starting range, adjusted to effort and stomach tolerance. Easy pace is not a reason to skip fuelling. Count carbohydrate grams across gels, drinks and food. Use familiar products; practise what you will carry, rather than a fixed gel interval. Adjust drinking to your needs and conditions.
Sun 22 NovRecovery run or hike
35 min (about 5.5 km). Keep this genuinely easy, or substitute an easy hike.

Week 6: Reduce fatigue while retaining a small intensity reminder29.5 km; long run 11 km

Mon 23 NovRest
Rest or gentle mobility.
Tue 24 NovShort race-effort reminder
30 min (about 4.7 km). Start with 10 minutes easy. Then 3 x 2 minutes at controlled race effort, with 1 minute easy between repeats. Finish with at least 10 minutes easy; any remaining time is easy.
Workout steps · 30 min

Rehearse sustainable race effort.
1. Warm-up: 10 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
2. Work: 2 min — Controlled race effort; Current sustainable race effort; no aspirational pace; heart rate Z3 using your configured zones
3. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
4. Work: 2 min — Controlled race effort; Current sustainable race effort; no aspirational pace; heart rate Z3 using your configured zones
5. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
6. Work: 2 min — Controlled race effort; Current sustainable race effort; no aspirational pace; heart rate Z3 using your configured zones
7. Cooldown: 12 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
Thu 26 NovEasy run
60 min (about 9.3 km). Conversational aerobic running. Keep easy days easy enough to support the key work.
Sat 28 NovLong run
70 min (about 10.8 km). Keep this comfortable and finish with plenty in reserve. Practise the fuel, hydration and kit you intend to use; treat amounts as rehearsal, not a universal prescription.
Sun 29 NovRecovery run or hike
30 min (about 4.7 km). Keep this genuinely easy, or substitute an easy hike.

Week 7: Reduce fatigue while retaining a small intensity reminder24 km; long run 8 km

Mon 30 NovRest
Rest or gentle mobility.
Tue 1 DecShort race-effort reminder
30 min (about 4.8 km). Start with 10 minutes easy. Then 3 x 2 minutes at controlled race effort, with 1 minute easy between repeats. Finish with at least 10 minutes easy; any remaining time is easy.
Workout steps · 30 min

Rehearse sustainable race effort.
1. Warm-up: 10 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
2. Work: 2 min — Controlled race effort; Current sustainable race effort; no aspirational pace; heart rate Z3 using your configured zones
3. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
4. Work: 2 min — Controlled race effort; Current sustainable race effort; no aspirational pace; heart rate Z3 using your configured zones
5. Recovery: 1 min — Conversational running or walking; open intensity target, no heart-rate or pace alarm
6. Work: 2 min — Controlled race effort; Current sustainable race effort; no aspirational pace; heart rate Z3 using your configured zones
7. Cooldown: 12 min — Conversational running or walking; heart rate Z1-Z2 using your configured zones
Thu 3 DecEasy run
45 min (about 7.2 km). Conversational aerobic running. Keep easy days easy enough to support the key work.
Sat 5 DecLong run
50 min (about 8 km). Keep this comfortable and finish with plenty in reserve. Practise the fuel, hydration and kit you intend to use; treat amounts as rehearsal, not a universal prescription.
Sun 6 DecRecovery run or hike
25 min (about 4 km). Keep this genuinely easy, or substitute an easy hike.

Week 8: Arrive rested; avoid last-minute fitness work14.2 km before the race

Tue 8 DecEasy run
35 min (about 5.5 km). Keep this short and conversational. The goal is freshness, not fitness.
Thu 10 DecEasy pre-race run
35 min (about 5.5 km). Run conversationally. If already familiar, include a few relaxed strides with full recovery; otherwise stay easy.
Fri 11 DecOptional shakeout
20 min (about 3.2 km). Rest, or jog very easily if that reliably helps you feel better.
Sat 12 DecRace day
Run the 31 km as planned: start controlled and use the fuelling and kit rehearsed in training. In the 36 to 48 hours before, eat mostly carbohydrate (about 10 to 12 g per kg of body weight a day, from familiar foods), and have a familiar breakfast two to four hours before the start.
Sun 13 DecPost-race recovery
Prioritize rest, food, fluids and gentle movement; do not schedule a workout by default.