Looking into the Future
Understanding how your daily and weekly training connects to the big picture is crucial for trust and motivation
Crush Your First Marathon with Adaptive AI Coaching
A holistic, research-backed marathon coach that adapts to your life — helping first-time marathoners train smarter, avoid injury, and reach the finish line with confidence.
iOS Beta • 2 weeks free, then $29.99/season
Training for a marathon shouldn't feel like you're on your own
But static plans leave you guessing when things don't go as expected.
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Week 3
You miss two runs because of work.
Do you skip ahead? Double up? Start over?
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Week 7
Your knee starts feeling off.
The plan says 'run 10 miles.' Should you? Will it get worse?
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Week 12
You're exhausted. The plan doesn't care.
Everyone else seems fine. Are you doing something wrong?
We get it. This shouldn't be lonely.
You deserve a coach who listens, adapts, and stays with you through the hard weeks. Not a rigid plan that ignores your life.
Why 1stMarathon Works
Training for your first marathon requires more than a standard plan. It requires understanding, adaptation, and science working together.
Adaptive Training
Static plans assume consistent conditions. But life is dynamic — your schedule changes, energy fluctuates, and stress impacts training capacity. Elite coaches adjust on the fly. We've automated what takes years of experience.
Unlike generic marathon plans, we regenerate your training each week based on your actual performance, sleep, recovery, and life circumstances.
Holistic Injury Prevention
50% of first-time marathoners get injured because traditional training isolates running. But marathon-ready bodies need strength, mobility, and recovery integrated at the same level as running. This is what separates finishers from the injured.
We prescribe strength, mobility, cross-training, and recovery with scientific rigor — coordinated in one plan, not as afterthoughts.
Guidance That Builds Confidence
Uncertainty sabotages training. When you don't know if your pace is right, if you're training hard enough, or how to interpret your body's signals, confidence crumbles. You need clear targets and feedback every single workout.
Every workout includes specific pace targets and effort guidance. After each session, your feedback directly shapes how we understand your fitness and progression.
Research-Backed + Actually Tested
Marathon training science has progressed enormously — Daniels, Pfitzinger, Hansons built frameworks that work. But frameworks without real-world testing are just theory. We're trained on elite science and validated in practice right now.
Our AI is built on proven marathon methodology, and the founder is training for their first marathon alongside you — so we fix what doesn't work in real time.
How Your AI Marathon Coach Works
Four simple steps from assessment to adaptive training
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Set Your Baseline
You start by answering questions about your fitness, schedule, and goals. The AI learns your unique profile and builds your personalized training foundation.
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Get Your Personal Plan
You receive a complete week-by-week plan tailored to your fitness level. Running workouts, strength training, mobility work, and recovery — all coordinated in one place.
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Tell Us How It Feels
After each workout, you provide feedback: how hard it felt, how your body responded, any concerns. This creates a complete picture of your training beyond numbers.
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Watch Your Plan Evolve
Every week, the AI regenerates your next plan based on your performance, recovery, sleep, and life circumstances. You're always ready for what's coming.
Follow My Journey
I'm Proving AI Coaching Works on My First Marathon
Nico
Founder, 1st Marathon
✓ Ironman 70.3 Finisher
✓ Used to Train Actively
✓ First Marathon: May 16, 2026
I used to train - a lot. Then life happened, I started a family and the training mostly stopped. But my dream of finishing a marathon stayed alive.
Now it's time to fulfill that dream. I know from my previous experience (Ironman 70.3, +20km trail runs and more) that I'm prone to training too much, and it isn't always balanced.
So I built an AI coach trained on elite marathon research (Daniels, Pfitzinger, Hansons) and exercise physiology.
Now I'm proving it works by using it myself.
On October 5, 2025, I started training for my first marathon on May 16, 2026. Fully documented. Same AI coach you'll use. Join me and 9 other first-timers on this journey.
Training Starts
Oct 5, 2025
Race Day
May 16, 2026
Week 8 of 32
Weekly Training Updates
Real insights from my marathon journey. See AI coaching in action as I document every recommendation, adjustment, and breakthrough.
You're Not Just Training for a Marathon — You're Becoming a Finisher
With the right plan, the right structure, and the right guidance, you'll get there safely — and stronger than you thought.
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Help shape the future of AI marathon coaching — and help thousands crush their first marathon after you
Regular Price
$89.99
Full training season (up to 6 months)
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Founding Member Benefits
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Shape the future of AI marathon coaching
iOS Beta available now · Limited to 10 founding members
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Open Source
Here's the research your coach is built on
You can access everything for free, but you don't need to. Focus on running and let our AI coach you with the same knowledge.
We believe knowledge belongs to everyone. Everyone is free to use it however they want. We welcome contributions from coaches, exercise scientists, and experienced runners.
40+
Research-Backed Articles
Running Workouts & Training Plans
Training Fundamentals & Phases
Injury Prevention & Recovery
Common Mistakes to Avoid
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If You're Wondering…
Do I really need a coach? Can't I just follow a plan?
A static plan can't adapt when life happens. Adaptivity keeps you consistent and injury-free. When you miss a workout, get sick, or have a busy week, a fixed plan just keeps marching forward—leaving you to guess how to catch up (which often leads to overtraining). An adaptive coach recalibrates in real-time, keeping you on track without the guesswork.
Do I really need strength and mobility?
50% of first-timers get injured. Holistic training dramatically reduces that risk. Most running injuries don't come from running itself—they come from weak glutes, tight hip flexors, poor mobility, and muscular imbalances. By integrating strength and mobility work from day one, you build resilience that keeps you running.
Is the founder a beginner too?
The coaching engine is research-trained. The founder's journey ensures empathy, not expertise. The AI is built on proven marathon science from elite coaches (Daniels, Pfitzinger, Hansons) and exercise physiology research. The founder's experience as a first-timer helps shape the product to address real beginner struggles—but the coaching intelligence itself is grounded in evidence, not anecdotes.
Is the training too hard?
It adjusts to your pace and your readiness. Safe, progressive, sustainable. The system starts with your current fitness level and builds gradually. If you're tired, it backs off. If you're improving faster than expected, it adjusts up. You're never thrown into workouts you're not ready for.
Isn't this overkill for beginners?
Beginners fail because systems fail them—not because they aren't capable. This system fixes that. Most beginner plans are oversimplified or generic. They don't account for your unique schedule, recovery needs, or goals. This isn't overkill—it's giving you the same level of structure and feedback that experienced runners get, just tailored for someone doing it for the first time.
Your First Marathon Starts Now
Transform from anxious beginner to confident finisher with AI coaching that adapts to you — not a rigid plan that breaks you.
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$29.99 for full training season
(67% off $89.99, up to 6 months)
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(vs. $300+ for personal coaching)
Holistic training plan
Running, strength, mobility, recovery
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