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Kipchoge 8 × 1600

8 × 1600 m at marathon effort or quicker, ~2 min rest

Time
≈1h36
Hard
≈55:25
in zones 4–5
Difficulty
EliteDifficulty 5 of 5 — Elite
Inspired by
Eliud Kipchoge

What we typed

Warm up 15 min easy. 8 × (1600 m at marathon effort or slightly quicker, 2 min easy jog). Cool down 10 min easy.

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The session

4 steps

Warm up

easy

15 minZ2
8×1.6 km

Rep

marathon effort or slightly quicker

1.6 kmZ4

Jog

2 minZ1

Cool down

easy

10 minZ1

Targets

Set by race effort. Your paces follow from your threshold pace — about what you could race for an hour.

Marathon effort or faster

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Scaled version

5 × 1600 m at marathon effort with 2 minutes' jog.

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About this session

The story

Kipchoge's Tuesday track sessions run at or slightly faster than marathon pace; 8 × 1,600 m with two minutes' recovery is one reported example.

What it trains

Marathon-pace efficiency at volume — over 12 km of quality in one session.

Who it's for

Experienced marathoners in the final 6–10 weeks of a build.

Sources 1
  1. The Surprisingly Simple Training of Eliud Kipchoge — Outside Run, 2021

I've been using the AI Training Coach from day 1 for marathon prep and have found it to be a huge step up from ChatGPT/Gemini — I couldn't be happier.

Dave F.Marathon athlete

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