C+ Marathon Plan
THE YDA WAY
The 90-day-plan for gym bros who aren't 60kg runners.
If You Can Run 5km in Sub-28 Minutes, You're 80% Ready To Run Your First Marathon in 90 Days.
No coach. No expensive gear. No 6 days a week of running.
WHAT'S INSIDE
YOU GET TWO PLANS
Both are provided when you get the C+ Marathon.
Sub 4:15 finish.
PLAN A

OR
GET TO THE FINISH LINE.
PLAN B

THE C+ MARATHON PLAN
GET YOUR 90 DAY PLAN.
This is not for you if you're an absolute beginner with
zero running experience.
My Journey Till Now

I WAS NEVER THE RUNNER.
Growing up, running was something I absolutely hated.I was overweight, unfit and always one of the last people to finish anything involving cardio.I still remember a 3km school cross-country assessment. Just finishing it felt like an achievement in itself. I was almost at the back of the pack, completely out of breath, feeling like my body was shutting down with saliva out of control.Even running 300–400 metres felt painfully difficult.Swimming wasn't any better. Neither were sprints. Ask my family and they'd tell you the same thing: running and I were never used in the same sentence (it was that bad).At 15, I found the gym. I fell in love with lifting weights and eventually built my identity around strength training.But endurance was a completely different story.Fast-forward to today, and I've completed my first marathon.Something the kid who couldn't comfortably run a few hundred metres would've never believed possible.And there's something about crossing that finish line that I don't think I'll ever forget.Growing up, I received participation trophies. I was part of a basketball team, but I rarely showed up or played particularly well. When the team received trophies, I wasn't someone who had earned one.This medal was different.It represented the training, the sacrifices, the mental battles and all the times I had to show up when I didn't feel like it.It wasn't about receiving a medal. It was about knowing exactly what it took to earn it.And now, having completed my first marathon, my mind is already looking towards the next one in May 2027.WHY I CREATED C+ MARATHONI created C+ Marathon because I wanted to put together the kind of structured preparation I wish I'd had when approaching this challenge.Not another generic running schedule but literally EVERYTHING I did.All tracked, logged and put together for you.A practical pathway for everyday people who already have a bit of a running foundation and want to take on their first marathon.They want to prove something to themself beyond just doing occasional runs or inconsistently going to the gym.I built it for gym-goers and casual runners who want to run their first marathon without paying for a coach or just winging it through YouTube.Because completing a marathon shouldn't feel like blindly throwing yourself into 42.2 kilometres.It should feel like something you've worked towards, prepared for and earned.You don't have to be a lifelong runner to become a marathon runner. I certainly wasn't.