Monschau Marathon takes place on Sun, Aug 8, 2027 in Konzen, Germany. The main route is 42.2 km.
- Date
- Sun, Aug 8, 2027
- Start
- Konzen 🇩🇪
- Distance
- 42.2 km
- Climbing
- 767 m
- Level
- Open to all
The Monschau Marathon is a challenging Eifel landscape marathon on asphalt and forest paths that passes through idyllic villages and Monschau’s historic old town, with 767 metres of elevation gain.
What 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
4:25–5:20
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 Monschau Marathon is 48 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base36 weeks · Sep 7, 2026 – May 16, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · May 17, 2027 – Jun 27, 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 · Jun 28, 2027 – Jul 18, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Jul 19, 2027 – Aug 1, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Aug 2, 2027 – Aug 8, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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