Training For Berlin Marathon | Sub 3 Hour Attempt!

11 seconds. This is what separated Jess and a sub 3 hour marathon time in London 2023. She’s now working incredibly hard to reach this milestone in Berlin. In this video, Runna coach Anya Culling takes Jess through a tough tempo session as part of her Runna marathon training plan.

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What’s in this video?
00:00:00 - Training for the Berlin Marathon
00:00:56 - Holding Pace for a Strong Run
00:01:49 - Finding your Rhythm in Training
00:02:45 - The feeling of pacing yourself
00:03:48 - The Importance of Speed Sessions in Recovery Weeks
00:04:39 - Training for a Marathon
00:05:40 - Visualizing the Final Stretch of a Marathon
00:06:41 - Pushing Past Mental Barriers in Training
00:07:28 - Training with Runner and Using Plans

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[fikathlon]

Relax into the pace @3:50/km 😂. I’d be relaxing into an ambulance.

[rebeccametcalf]

😂 the warm up is my sprint lol currently training for my first half-marathon in September, using the Runna app. Loving it 👍

[OscarSanchez-pmpk]

I'm training for my first marathon with Runna. I'll be attempting a sub 3:45 race at Berlin. All the way from Honduras 🇭🇳

[johnshandle]

Anyas progression in the marathon has been amazing

[AlbertWeijers]

I'm training for Eindhoven marathon in October. Race pace: 5:15 per km. My last interval training was 3x 1k @4:00/k, 3x 400m @3:50/k, 3x 200m @3:40/k, in between half of the interval distance jog, but is was mostly walking because this was pretty hard for me.

[mrstagore]

I’m training for the Perth (WA) marathon and I’m using a runna plan. It is such a massive help, I love it! I’m hoping for under 3:50. Coming back from a bulging disc injury and feeling good!

[Megengh]

Good luck Jess! I'm training for the London marathon, my first marathon. My goal pace is 7:15 min/km... I'm amazed that your conversational pace is 4:15 min/km...I can't even sprint that fast🤣

[peacemker]

I just did my first sub 5 hour Marathon in 4:59:38 on the weekend (as part of a private 6 hour run, but the last hour was bad, so I finished at 46.12k)
3 Hours is far away... 4 might be possible at some point

Good luck!

[brianjohnson]

I'm currently Training for my half Marathon in May next year. Currently my longest run was 8, 36km with 7:15 pace really happy

[abisnow]

I’m aiming for sub 4 at Berlin this year!! Hard to believe we’re just under 6 weeks to go now. Best of luck for sub 3!

[pamelalawson]

Jess you are going to smash this!! Great vid, loved the chat on mental strength, some fab tips.
First marathon - London 2025, using Runna 🎉

[jennifermcbroom]

Marathon equinox in Fairbanks, Alaska. It’s next month I’m running. I am running it with my niece. This is my second marathon.

[jamesbrinklow]

Jess is such a bundle of enthusiasm, she will smash her PB at the Berlin Marathon, because of her good cheerful outlook.😀

[thomasspocinski]

It was lovely to meet you today Jess! Good luck in Berlin and see you at the finish line! 😁🇩🇪

[Jeff-schf]

Currently training for the US Marine corps marathon, hoping to beat my current PR of 3:22. Best of luck on your training, I can tell that you're in great shape to hit your goal in Berlin!

[nm]

Im interested in this plan because im training for a Ironman. Good luck jess you're smash it

[ebutuoyYT]

A sub 3 hour marathon, requires what I describe as a dirty pace 😅

[werka_mug]

Talking while doing tempo run at @3:50/km pace is wild WELL DONE I could never

[MarquetteLax]

Training for Chicago! Going to be my second marathon

[mennodolstra]

Nice workout to do, i'm currently training for the Valencia marathon so might slot this one in