The Y Marathon Club

The Y Marathon Club is an Auckland-based club offering marathon and half-marathon training for runners and walkers of all levels, using the Lydiard training method. Its core activity is a Sunday morning pack run, with groups organised by ability and each pack led by a designated leader who sets the pace. The club runs specific training programmes for the Auckland and Rotorua marathons, as well as schedules for general fitness running and walking.

Sessions are grouped into packs by ability, with a pack leader guiding pace; the group pauses regularly for water and uses traffic lights as regrouping points. Most groups train for around 1.5 hours outside of event-specific blocks, while marathon training runs follow set distances from 21km to 33km, with shorter options usually available in most packs and a taper in the final weeks. Newcomers are welcome and the first couple of sessions are free to trial; arrive at least 15 minutes early for parking and changing, and showers are available onsite so bring a towel. Routes are mapped and can be downloaded as GPX for a watch or viewed on Strava, Garmin or as a PDF. Members receive an event discount, and contact details are on the club website (walkers in particular are asked to get in touch to confirm the right start time). Athletics NZ affiliated club (seniors, masters, half-marathon training, harriers / cross-country).

• 🗓  Every Sunday at 07:00
• 📍  113 Greys Avenue,, Auckland, 1010