Strength training for distance runners
Run far.Be strong.Keep going.
Open the app. Do your next workout. Log your weights. Go run. A simple 12-week strength plan built for half marathon, marathon, and ultra runners.
7 Days Free · Then $25/month · Cancel Anytime
Most runners skip strength. Their legs pay for it.
If you're like most runners, you've spent far more time logging miles than building strength. You know you should lift — you just don't know how to fit it in with all the miles you feel like you need to do.
"I know I should strength train, but don't know how I can fit it in with all the miles I feel like I need to do."
Not sureWhat to do
Not sureHow much to lift
Not sureWhere it fits around your runs
The Durable Runner takes the guesswork out. Every workout is planned for you, so you can focus on what strength training does for your running:
Build strength & endurance. Reduce injury risk. Recover faster. Run longer.
How it works
Open the app
Your next workout is waiting. No planning, no spreadsheets, no guesswork.
Lift and log
Follow the exercise videos and log your weights. When the last round feels easy, add weight and watch your strength climb.
Go run
Two to three 40-minute sessions a week on easy-run or rest days, built around your running, not in place of it.
The program
Three four-week phases that build on each other. Start at Foundation, finish Durable, then repeat the cycle heavier. Miss a week for illness or travel and pick up right where you left off.
Phase 1 · Weeks 1–4
Foundation
Learn the movements, build control, and set the base everything else stands on.
Phase 2 · Weeks 5–8
Build
Add load and volume to build the strength that carries you through long runs.
Phase 3 · Weeks 9–12
Durable
Keep getting stronger so your body holds up through long runs, higher mileage, and race day.
Coaching in every workout
Each workout lists the time, equipment, and focus, with step-by-step instructions and form cues for the main lifts. Some exercises have a one-tap swap if your gym doesn't have the equipment.
No gym? No problem.
The main phases use a gym or well-equipped home gym. A separate bodyweight program is included for runners who train at home.
Fuel and recover
Simple guides for race-day fueling, hydration, sodium, sleep, and recovery, with the numbers runners actually need.
Real runners. Real results.
From shin splints to her first marathon
"Strength training was the key factor that helped keep my body strong, quick, and solid."
Rachael R.3:50:17, her first sub-4 in nearly three years
"Another 26.2 in the books! 3:50:17... almost 3 years since I've seen a marathon time under 4 hours... Thank you Evan Jensen. Best coach ever!"
Kelly C.Less soreness, faster recovery, more miles
"The strength training has helped a lot. It's helped me not be as sore. It's helped me recover better, recover faster. I can do more longer endurance, more miles, stay on my feet longer."
Dave V.
Your coach
Evan Jensen
I've been running for more than 25 years. That includes 200+ marathons, 12 hundred-mile finishes, a 200-mile finish, and the record for the most finishes at the Mountain Lakes 100.
I've coached runners to finish lines from the half marathon to the 50K. Strength training is a big part of how I've kept running this long, and The Durable Runner is the plan I wish I'd had at the start.
I've also dropped out of six 100-milers, mostly because of fueling mistakes. I learned those lessons the hard way, so you don't have to.
7-Day Free Trial
The mile-tested strength training plan for runners.
Try the entire program free for 7 days. See how the workouts fit your week, log your weights, and message Evan with any questions.
The Durable Runner
- 7 days free — full access from day one
- Foundation, Build, and Durable strength phases
- Message Evan directly with your questions
- Runner community to ask questions and share your wins
- Bodyweight program for home training
- Exercise videos and weight logging
- Fueling, hydration, and recovery guides
- Founding members keep this price
$0 due today. Cancel anytime before day 7 and you won't be charged.
Questions
Start running stronger this week.
Try your first 7 days free. No commitment — cancel anytime.