68 daysto Dubai Marathon · 17 Jan 2027
Most runners
lack structure,
not effort.
Preparing for the Dubai Marathon or Burj2Burj? Start with the free guide written for training in this heat. Then take a plan, or let me coach you to the start line.
Race season 2027
17 Jan
24 Jan
Two start lines. One preparation.
Burj2Burj half marathon
Burj Khalifa → Burj Al Arab · 21.1 km · the Sunday afterIf 42 km is too far this year, this is the race. The half marathon plan ends exactly here.
Three steps to the start line
Pick your level of support.
Free
The race guide
Training phases, heat and hydration, nutrition and a race-day pacing plan with splits for your goal time. Read online or get the PDF.
AED 149
A plan for your race
Half marathon plan for Burj2Burj: 12 weeks, 4–5 runs, long-run progression built for warm mornings. Marathon runners: the guide has the 20-week structure.
See the plansAED 899/mo
Coached to the line
I write your week, adjust it every Sunday, check your form on video and plan your race-day pacing with you. The 3-month block (AED 2,399) covers exactly this window.
Start coaching
If you start this week
Your calendar to 17 January.
NovBuild phase. Long run grows weekly, one quality session, strength twice a week. Still warm: run early, run by heart rate.
DecPeak. Race-pace work inside long runs. Practise breakfast, gels and hydration exactly as on race day.
1–10 JanTaper. Volume drops, intensity stays. Sleep. Shoes decided, nothing new.
17 JanDubai Marathon. First 10 km too easy. Pacing plan in your pocket.
24 JanBurj2Burj for the half marathon group, or an easy recovery week for the marathoners.