The Off-Season Build, louisbakercoaching

Free 8-Week Training Guide

The
Off-Season
Build.

Got a marathon or half in the autumn?
Don't waste your summer. Use it to build the engine that makes your next block your best block.

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The honest bit

Most runners waste their off-season.

They either do nothing and lose fitness, or jump straight back into mileage and burn out before the real block even starts. Sound familiar?

"The runners who smash their autumn blocks aren't the ones who suddenly get serious in September. They're the ones who did the quiet work over summer."

The off-season isn't downtime. It's where your next marathon block gets won. This guide gives you the structure to make that happen: base building, speed work, and strength, all mapped out before the real training kicks in.

What's inside

Proper structure.
Proper programming.

01 / Aerobic Base
Build the engine first
How to grow your base without hammering mileage, so when block training starts your body can handle it.
02 / Speed Work
Sharpen your pace now
Off-season is the best time to build speed. We'll develop it now so it's there when you need it in October.
03 / Strength
Bulletproof your body
The work most runners skip, and the one that keeps them out of physio when the miles stack up.
04 / The Ramp-Up
Know when to switch gears
When and how to move from off-season into your marathon block, without burning out before race day.
05 / Mistakes
What quietly wrecks runners
The off-season errors that kill autumn performance, and exactly how to avoid every one of them.

Is this for you?

Built for runners
who are serious.

You've got an autumn or spring marathon on the radar and want to go in properly prepared
You're running around 20–30km a week and want a structured plan to build on that
You want to come into your next block stronger, faster, and more injury-resistant than last time
You've been ticking over with easy runs and the odd 5k, and you know it's time to actually do the work
You want a coach's approach, not a generic plan you found on Google