Split Marathon

Dodaješ kilometre, a 10K vrijeme se ne miče? Možda kilometraža uopće nije problem.

Ako trčiš dva do tri p**a tjedno, dodatni lagani trening ti je trenutno najbrža opcija - gradi aerobnu bazu na kojoj kasnije stoji sve ostalo.

Ali ako već treniraš četiri-pet p**a tjedno i rezultat je zapeo, dodatni lagani kilometri rijetko išta pomiču - baza je tu. Gomilanje kilometara ima i cijenu: više umora, manje oporavka, veći rizik ozljeda koje prekinu pripremu. Ono što ti fali je jedan kvalitetan trening tjedno - tempo ili intervali, otprilike na tempu koji bi mogao/la držati sat vremena. Taj jedan trening zna donijeti više nego dva-tri dodatna lagana treninga.

Princip je poznat kao 80/20 - lagano gotovo uvijek, teško jednom tjedno. Više od dva teška treninga tjedno rijetko donosi dodatnu korist.

Ono što stvarno donosi napredak: konzistentnost kroz mjesece bez velikih pauza, lagani dani koji su stvarno lagani, i pokoji trening snage da forma izdrži i zadnji kilometar.

Vidimo se u Splitu 12. - 14.02. 2027 💪

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Adding miles, but your 10K time isn’t moving? Mileage might not be the problem at all.

If you run two to three times a week, one extra easy run is probably your fastest next step — it builds the aerobic base that everything else depends on later.

But if you’re already training four to five times a week and your result has plateaued, extra easy miles rarely change much — the base is already there. Piling on mileage also comes at a cost: more fatigue, less recovery, and a higher risk of injury that can interrupt your training. What you may be missing is one quality session per week — tempo or intervals, roughly at a pace you could hold for an hour. That one session can often do more than two or three extra easy runs.

The principle is known as 80/20 — easy most of the time, hard once a week. More than two hard sessions per week rarely brings extra benefit.

What really drives progress: consistency over months without long breaks, easy days that are truly easy, and the occasional strength session so your form holds up through the final kilometre.

See you in Split, 12–14 February 2027 💪

Protekli vikend dio naše ekipe bio je u Sarajevu, na poziv NGO Marathon Sarajevo.

Držali smo svoju okrepu, navijali iz sve glasa i uživali u odličnoj atmosferi.

Hvala dragim domaćinima na gostoprimstvu. 🫶

Sad je vrijeme da pripreme polako okreneš prema Splitu. Čekamo te od 12. do 14. veljače 2027. na Splitskom maratonu.

Trčao/la si 10K. Možda i 21K. I sad ti se prvi put ozbiljno vrpolji ta misao - maraton.
Do starta STM27 (12.-14.02.2027.) ima otprilike pet mjeseci, oko 21 tjedan. To se poklapa s preporukom trenera za prvi maraton kad iza sebe već imaš polumaraton ili 10K - plan od 16 do 20 tjedana. Drugim riječima: nisi ni prerano, ni prekasno. Ovo je taj trenutak.

Nekoliko stvari koje stvarno prave razliku:

🏃 Baza prije brzine. Kilometraža raste postupno - nagli skokovi najčešće vode do ozljeda.
🗓️ Jedan dugi trening tjedno je okosnica cijelog plana.
💧 Hidraciju i ishranu vježbaš na treninzima, ne prvi put na utrci.
📉 Zadnja 2-3 tjedna prije starta su tapering, ne dodatni napor.
🔁 Konzistentnost pobjeđuje povremene jake treninge - rutina te dovodi do cilja.

Ako procijeniš da ti treba još jedna sezona baze, 21K je i dalje sjajan sljedeći korak - bitan je cilj koji je stvarno tvoj.

Early Bird prijave su otvorene. 👉 https://splitmarathon.com/maraton/
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You've run a 10K. Maybe a half. And now the marathon thought won't leave you alone.

STM27 (12-14 Feb 2027) is roughly five months out - about 21 weeks. That lines up with what coaches recommend for a first marathon when you're already coming from a half or 10K base: a 16 to 20 week plan. In other words, you're not too early, and you're not too late. This is the window.

A few things that actually move the needle:

🏃 Base before speed. Mileage builds up gradually - sudden jumps are the most common route to injury.
🗓️ One long run a week carries the whole plan.
💧 Practice hydration and fueling on training runs, not for the first time on race day.
📉 The last 2-3 weeks before the start are for tapering, not extra effort.
🔁 Consistency beats the occasional hard session - routine is what gets you there.

And if you decide you need one more season of base building, 21K is still a great next step - what matters is choosing the goal that's actually yours.

Early Bird registration is open. 👉 https://splitmarathon.com/en/marathon/

👟 Pet startova, pet različitih razloga da staneš na crtu.

42K je za one koji su mjesecima gradili prema jednom danu.
21K za one kojima treba pravi izazov, ali realan trening plan.
10K za ljubitelje tempa i jasnog cilja.
5K za prvu pravu startnu liniju - ili onu kojoj se uvijek vraćaš.
2K za rekreativce i najmlađe, i njihov prvi finiš.

Nijedna distanca nije "ozbiljnija" od druge. Svaka ima svoj trening, svoj ritam i svog trkača.

Koja je tvoja Run Story? 🏃

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👟 Five starts. Five different reasons to line up.

42K is for those who've spent months building toward one big day.
21K is for a real challenge, with a training plan you can actually stick to.
10K is for tempo lovers with a clear goal in sight.
5K is for your first real start line - or the one you keep coming back to.
2K is for casual runners and the youngest ones, chasing their first finish.

No distance is more "serious" than the rest. Every one has its own training, its own rhythm, its own runner.

What's your Run Story? 🏃