Foundation
Weeks 1–4
Jan 25, 2027–Feb 21, 2027
Establish repeatable weeks, keep most running easy, and begin extending the long run without forcing the pace.
16-Week Green Bay Marathon Training Plan
Green Bay, WIMay 16, 2027
Start around January 24, 2027. The calendar below gives each phase a real date, then the course guidance shows where to make the build specific to Green Bay Marathon.
The EPIC Marathon starts and finishes on Cormier Road outside the EPIC Event Center in Ashwaubenon, a few blocks from Lambeau Field, and the organizer describes the route as flat courses through Ashwaubenon, Green Bay, Allouez and the Brown County trail system. The marathon goes off at 7:00 a.m. This is a young event, running its third edition.
- Race day
- May 16, 2027
- Start window
- January 24, 2027
- Runway
- 16 weeks
- Course
- flat, mixed roads and trail, with Lambeau in the background
- Plan choice
- Current training
Does this window fit your starting point?
Use this window when you have a running base and want several weeks before the hardest marathon-specific work begins. The extra month over a 12-week plan creates more room for gradual long-run growth and recovery.
- You run consistently enough that week one is a continuation, not a restart.
- You want a distinct foundation phase before the biggest long runs.
- You can protect your planned run days for roughly four months.
- Your race date leaves the full window without forcing skipped weeks.
The 16-week Green Bay Marathon calendar
These dates define the job of each phase. Your current mileage, recent longest run, experience, goal, and available days still decide the actual workouts inside them.
Build
Weeks 5–10
Feb 22, 2027–Apr 4, 2027
Increase the weekly load, preserve step-back weeks, and introduce the terrain and effort the race will require.
Peak
Weeks 11–13
Apr 5, 2027–Apr 25, 2027
Complete the biggest race-specific weeks and use long runs to lock in fueling, pacing, and equipment.
Taper
Weeks 14–16
Apr 26, 2027–May 16, 2027
Bring volume down while keeping the weekly rhythm familiar. Training is finished before race week begins.
Make the window specific to Green Bay Marathon.
Use the first month to establish consistency, then make long runs progressively more specific to the race's terrain and conditions. The course rehearsal should grow with the plan, not appear all at once in peak week.
Read the full race guideHow to train for the EPIC Marathon
Train for the EPIC Marathon by rehearsing goal pace in long, unbroken blocks, because a flat course gives you nothing to hide behind. On rolling terrain, every hill forces a change in stride and a moment of relief. Here you will hold one cadence for hours, so the failure mode is not blown quads at mile 19 but the slow drift where your form degrades and the pace goes with it.
Put two or three of your long runs on the surface you will race. If part of the course is county trail, get onto packed gravel or a rail trail for the back half of a long run and find out how your ankles and calves respond after two hours. Doing that in February is inconvenient, which is exactly why most of the field will not.
Then deal with the calendar. A mid May race means your 16 week build starts in January in the upper Midwest, so plan around snow and ice from the first week. Treadmill work for the hard sessions is fine. What is not optional is getting your long runs outdoors in wind, because a flat, exposed loop can hand you a headwind with no hill to break it up.
Let your current training decide the actual plan.
Current mileage, recent longest run, marathon experience, goal, and available days determine which plans rank first. After you choose and subscribe, Stride dates every workout through May 16, 2027.
16-week Green Bay Marathon plan questions, answered.
When should I start a 16-week Green Bay Marathon plan?
The 2027 Green Bay Marathon is scheduled for May 16, 2027, so the 16-week window opens around January 24, 2027. Treat that as the outside edge of the window, then line week one up with the plan's normal weekly rhythm.
Is a 16-week plan long enough for the Green Bay Marathon?
Use this window when you have a running base and want several weeks before the hardest marathon-specific work begins. The extra month over a 12-week plan creates more room for gradual long-run growth and recovery. The course does not change the opening load you can handle, so choose from your current mileage and recent longest run before adding race-specific terrain.
How should I prepare for the Green Bay Marathon course in 16 weeks?
Use the first month to establish consistency, then make long runs progressively more specific to the race's terrain and conditions. The course rehearsal should grow with the plan, not appear all at once in peak week. Train for the EPIC Marathon by rehearsing goal pace in long, unbroken blocks, because a flat course gives you nothing to hide behind. On rolling terrain, every hill forces a change in stride and a moment of relief. Here you will hold one cadence for hours, so the failure mode is not blown quads at mile 19 but the slow drift where your form degrades and the pace goes with it.
What if the 16-week Green Bay Marathon window has already started?
Do not double weeks or cram missed mileage into the remaining calendar. Use your current mileage, recent longest run, experience, goal, and available days to choose a plan that can enter at an appropriate point while preserving the taper.
Is the EPIC Marathon in Green Bay flat?
The organizer describes the courses as fast and flat, running through Ashwaubenon, Green Bay, Allouez and the Brown County trail system. No elevation profile or gain figure is published, so treat flat as their description rather than a measured number. Train for sustained goal pace with no hills to break up your stride.
Where does the EPIC Marathon start and finish?
Both on Cormier Road, outside the EPIC Event Center in Ashwaubenon, just off Holmgren Way near Lambeau Field. Every distance in the festival uses the same start and finish, and the marathon goes off at 7:00 a.m. alongside the half marathon and the relays, so race morning logistics are simple.
Put the 16-week window against your actual race.
Each page counts back from race day, maps the 4 phases to real dates, and applies the window to that course and its typical conditions.