Course-specific marathon coaching

Your marathon plan, built by hand for your exact race.

Start with a free assessment of your race, goal, and training. If it feels right, Coach Neil Davis builds you a complete 18-week plan — pacing, workouts, fueling, taper — around your course and history. $79, no subscription, real email support to the start line.

2:29
Coach marathon PR
100+
Course-specific guides
48h
Plan delivery
30-day
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Free assessment first No card required Full plan $79
Popular assessments: Chicago · Berlin · Houston · Mesa · Philadelphia · LA · NYC
From our runners

Real Runners. Real Feedback.

Notes from runners preparing for their own start lines.

“Thank you again for how thoughtful and well-structured it is. I really appreciate the time and detail you put into it.”

Delia S. Chicago Marathon

“Great training plan. Hit all workouts. […] Last week did my 20 actually 21 last two miles my fastest and felt good.”

Edward K. Marathon runner · Age 74

“Thank you, Neil! I really appreciate all the information about the course!”

Annette K. Wicked Fast San Diego

“This looks EXCELLENT!!! I didn’t know you would include the Base Building phase! That’s so great! I’m anxious to get started with the plan and so grateful to you for the attention and personal detail.”

Claude H. Marathon runner

“Thank you for the plan… I reviewed it carefully and appreciate everything. There’s more speed in there than I originally thought.”

Mary Ann P. Indianapolis Monumental Marathon · 20+ marathons
Inside your custom plan

See What’s Inside Your Plan.

Personalized training, pacing, fueling and race-day strategy—built around you.

Plan overview showing the runner's personalized marathon plan

Built around you

Your race, your goal, your schedule. The plan starts with the decisions that shape everything else.

$79 once. No subscription. Includes the complete coach-built plan. Build My Plan

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A clear path to race day

How It Works

Tell Us About Your Race

Complete a free assessment covering your race, goals, experience, and current training.

Your Coach Builds Your Plan

Your training is developed around your fitness, schedule, goals, and the specific demands of your marathon.

Train With Confidence

Receive your personalized training plan, pacing guidance, race strategy, and email support.

What your assessment and plan cover

The free assessment shows course demands, goal fit, sample paces, training focus, and a sample week before you decide. Your full 18-week plan includes every workout, long run, taper week, pace zones, fueling guidance, and race-day strategy.

Coach Neil Davis
Meet your coach

Meet Coach Neil Davis

“I’m a 2:29 marathoner who believes your training should reflect your goals, experience, and the course you’re preparing to run. I personally build and review Pace Perfect plans, combining proven training principles with race-specific strategy.”

2:29 marathon PR 4× Boston Marathon finisher Personally built & reviewed Direct email support
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How Neil approaches each plan

Neil reads your race history, injuries, schedule, and the course itself, then builds the plan around them. When you reply to your plan email, you’re emailing him—not a bot or a support queue. Every plan considers your age, current mileage, goal time, training history, and available run days. Workload, periodization, long-run progression, and taper are sequenced by hand. If something doesn’t add up, he’ll ask rather than guess.

“The best marathon plan isn’t the hardest one. It’s the one that gives you the best chance of arriving at the start line healthy, confident and ready to run your goal.”
Race-specific training

Your Race Changes Your Training.

Boston’s hills. Chicago’s flat, fast streets. New York’s bridges. Every marathon presents different challenges, and your training should prepare you for the course you’ll actually race.

Boston Marathon
April 20, 2026
Net downhill with the Newton Hills at mi 16–21. Needs eccentric prep and conservative early pacing.
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London Marathon
April 26, 2026
Flat and fast with tight early miles. Crowd-surge pacing and bridge strategy matter most.
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Chicago Marathon
October 11, 2026
Flat and fast, but October heat is the wildcard and the LaSalle wind tunnels need planning.
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NYC Marathon
November 1, 2026
Five bridges, five boroughs, rolling terrain — with the Queensboro climb at mile 15.
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What race-specific preparation changes

Course elevation, terrain, weather patterns, and pacing traps shape your plan. A flat marathon, a downhill marathon, and a hilly marathon need different training emphasis—including hill preparation, fatigue management, and course-aware execution cues.

Why Pace Perfect

Personalized Coaching. Without the Coaching Price Tag.

A hand-built, course-specific plan with real coach support for a one-time $79—not $150+/month.

What you getFree plans1:1 coaching ($150+/mo)Pace Perfect ($79)
Course-specific race plan✗Varies✓ Mapped courses
Hand-built by a real coach✗✓✓
Personalized pace & HR zones✗✓✓
Race-day fueling & strategy✗✓✓
Coach email support✗✓ Ongoing✓ Included
PriceFree$150–300/mo$79 one-time

Generic Free Plans

  • One-size-fits-all training
  • Limited course-specific guidance
  • No personal coach involvement

Pace Perfect $79 one-time

  • Personalized training
  • Race-specific pacing and strategy
  • Personally built and reviewed
  • Direct email support
  • No subscription

Traditional Coaching

  • Personalized training and ongoing coaching
  • Typically higher recurring costs

Ready to Train for Your Race?

Start with a free coach assessment. Your full custom plan is $79, one-time.

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Free assessment · Full custom plan $79 · 30-day money-back guarantee