Trail Marathons in March
March trail marathons wake up the calendar across the Southeast, the Pacific Northwest and the California foothills. Courses are often wet, creeks run high, and nobody's quite in shape yet, which makes March a friendly place to try the distance.
Count back from race day
- Late August: start the 10-week primer
- Early November: start the 18-week plan
- Late February: peak week
- Mid-March: race day
Your training season. The full winter build. Short days push long runs onto weekends and hill work onto treadmills. That's fine: a 15% incline in a gym is still a hill.
Masters Athlete Insights
Mud changes your stride and loads your calves and Achilles. Ease into wet-trail long runs and keep one weekly run on firm ground.
Start the 16-week 50K plan · Not 26 weeks out yet? Begin with the 10-week primer.
