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  • Marathon
  • Half Marathon
  • 10 Mile

When to rest, walk, and run again, day by day, plus recovery meals. Built for your distance. Ready now.

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Week 1 of your plan Marathon · 3 weeks

  1. Day 1 Rest
  2. Day 2 Rest
  3. Day 3 Walk
  4. Day 4 Relax
  5. Day 5 Walk
  6. Day 6 Mobility
  7. Day 7 Run
Runners on a confetti-covered street during a marathon

Recovery plan preview

Your post-race recovery, day by day

Week one of the marathon plan, as it appears in the app. Day 1 is the day after your race.

Week 1

Recovery

Post-Marathon Recovery · 3 weeks · 17 sessions

  1. Day 1 Rest Absorb the race
  2. Day 2 Rest
  3. Day 3 Recovery Walk First walk 30 min
  4. Day 4 Recovery & Relaxation 30 min
  5. Day 5 Brisk Walk 30 min
  6. Day 6 Runner's Mobility 25 min
  7. Day 7 Recovery Run First run 20 min

Weeks 2 and 3 bring easy running back, three short runs at first, finishing with a 50 minute easy run on day 21.

Six days of recovery meals alongside: three repair days, then three rebuild days, each built to a carbohydrate and protein target.

Shown: the marathon plan. The half marathon and 10 Mile plans run two weeks, with the first walk on day 2.

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What's in your recovery plan

Recovery guidance

Know when to rest, walk, move, and gradually return to running, one scheduled session at a time.

Recovery nutrition

Meals and recipes for post-race refueling and recovery, scheduled alongside your sessions.

Personalized to your race

The Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10 Mile each get their own plan, scheduled from your race day.

Recovery recipes

Recovery food you'll look forward to

Every meal in the plan is a real recipe: carb-forward to restock what race day took out, with the protein your recovery days call for. Here is the day 2 breakfast from the marathon plan.

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Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes with Maple and Yogurt

Fluffy diner-style buttermilk pancakes studded with blueberries, with pea protein folded into the batter, then topped with maple syrup and thick yogurt. It's a proper refuel for the morning after a race.

25 min · Serves 2

Per serving: 652 calories · 31 g protein · 103 g carbs · 14 g fat

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Ingredients

  • 115 g all-purpose flour
  • 30 g pea protein powder
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 300 ml low-fat buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 14 g unsalted butter, melted
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp canola oil
  • 150 g fresh blueberries
  • 60 ml pure maple syrup
  • 115 g nonfat plain Greek yogurt

Method

  1. 1Whisk the flour, pea protein powder, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
  2. 2In a large measuring cup or bowl, whisk the buttermilk, egg, melted butter and vanilla until smooth.
  3. 3Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir just until no dry flour remains, leaving a few lumps, then rest the batter for 5 minutes.
  4. 4Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and brush it lightly with the oil.
  5. 5Ladle about a quarter cup of batter per pancake into the pan and scatter a few blueberries over each one.
  6. 6Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until bubbles appear on top and the edges look set, then flip and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more until golden.
  7. 7Keep the cooked pancakes warm in a 200°F (90°C) oven while you cook the rest of the batter.
  8. 8Divide the pancakes between two plates, top with the yogurt and the remaining blueberries, and pour the maple syrup over them.

Also on the menu

  • Salmon Noodles with Leeks, Peas and Mustard-Dill Sauce
  • Soft Scrambled Eggs and Beef over Rice with Greens
  • Chicken and Edamame Curry with Rice and Spinach
  • Lemongrass Chili Tofu Stir-Fry with Jasmine Rice
  • Cardamom Date Oatmeal with Pomegranate and Pistachio

Shown from the marathon plan. Dishes vary by race distance.

How it works

  1. 1Tap Get My Recovery Plan.
  2. 2Sign up free with your email, Apple account, or Google account.
  3. 3Pick your race and your race day. Your recovery plan is scheduled from the day after.

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