東京マラソン takes place on Sun, Mar 7, 2027 in Tokyo, Japan. The main route is 42.2 km.
- Date
- Sun, Mar 7, 2027
- Start
- Tokyo 🇯🇵
- Distance
- 42.2 km
- Level
- Open to all
The Tokyo Marathon is a world-class Abbott World Marathon Majors race starting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and finishing at the Tokyo Station/Gyoko-dori avenue.
Official event pageWhat would it take you?
Pick the level closest to yours for an estimate of finish time on this course and the training a solid preparation needs.
Estimated finish
3:45–4:30
Peak-week training
5–7 h/week
A model estimate from distance, climbing and level, not a promise. Conditions, drafting and pacing move it.
IntervalCoach turns those weekly hours into a concrete plan built around your actual fitness. Start with this race as your goal
Your road to race day
Race day at 東京マラソン is 28 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base16 weeks · Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Dec 14, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · Jan 25, 2027 – Feb 14, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Feb 15, 2027 – Feb 28, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Mar 1, 2027 – Mar 7, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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