All the advice you need to be ready on D-day
Do you want to prepare as best as possible to reach your goal? Good news: becoming a hero for a day can’t be improvised just a few days before the event!
Discover tailored training plans and practical tips to optimize your performance. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, we've got everything you need to get you to the finish line.
Do you want to prepare as best as possible to reach your goal? Good news: becoming a hero for a day can’t be improvised just a few days before the event!
Discover tailored training plans and practical tips to optimize your performance. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, we've got everything you need to get you to the finish line.
Many of you dream of the legendary 42.195km distance. What if this edition was the one to take on the challenge?
The Caen Athletic Club and the organization join forces to help you succeed in your marathon. A single objective: to become a finisher. On the program: distance training sessions, a personalized plan, advice on how to optimize your sports preparation and group sessions at the Hélitas stadium in Caen.
Comprehensive support
- Self-guided sessions
- 12 group coaching sessions at the Hélitas stadium in Caen
This program is reserved for participants able to attend the face-to-face sessions at Caen's Hélitas stadium.
Prerequisites
- Run your first marathon
- To be able to run for 2 hours or 15km with ease of breathing
Session types
- Interval training, short MAS, specific pace, fundamental endurance, general physical preparation
- Meet the pacemakers
Agenda group coaching
- Session 0 (VMA test): Saturday, January 24, 2026, and/or Saturday, March 7, 2026
- Session 1: Monday, March 30, 2026 (12:15–1:45 p.m.)
- Session 2: Monday, April 6, 2026 (12:15–1:45 p.m.)
- Session 3: Monday, April 13, 2026 (12:15–1:45 p.m.)
- Session 4: Monday, April 20, 2026 (12:15–1:45 p.m.)
- Session 5: Thursday, April 30, 2026 (12:15–1:45 p.m.)
- Session 6: Thursday, 7th May 2026 12:15–1:45 p.m.)
- Session 7: Saturday, May 9 (10:00–11:30 a.m.) - Social Run with pacemakers
- Session 8: Thursday, May 14, 2026 (12:15–1:45 p.m.)
- Session 9: Thursday, May 21, 2026 (12:15–1:45 p.m.)
- Session 10: Thursday, May 28, 2026 (12:15–1:45 p.m.)
- Session 11: Monday, June 1, 2026 (12:15–1:45 p.m.)
Registrations
- From Wednesday, November 5, 2025 when registration opens
- Price: €50
- Capacity limited to 50 participants
Registration: when registering for the event or on the official D-Day Landings Marathon store, by clicking here.
To help you get to the finish line, the FFA regional technical team has drawn up personalized training plans, designed for all levels.
Whether you're aiming for your first marathon or want to improve your performance, these plans will guide you week by week towards your goal.
On Sunday, 7th June 2026, you will set off on one of the major sporting challenges of your year. To support you every step of the way, the organisers offer key sessions to provide guidance, advice, and motivation throughout your training.
Identify your race goal to structure your training plan.
One-hour session | All levels
Available slots: 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM
Equipment required: running shoes and stopwatch
Location: Hélitas Stadium, Caen
Free | Registration required
Join a friendly group run alongside the pacers, the perfect chance to pick up valuable tips ahead of race day
1 to 1.5 hour outing depending on your event, muscle strengthening, product discovery Apirunproducts, time to chat with coaches and pacers.
Free | registration required
Check out our sports column produced in collaboration with Caen Athletic Club and Harmonie Mutuelle, health partner of D-Day Landings Marathon. On the agenda: tips, advice, and prevention to help you have the best possible experience on D-Day!
Beekeepers and harvesters, Apirun is developing an eco-responsible, natural and 100% French approach to nutrition. Born of a passion for sport and beekeeping, the brand makes its products from carefully selected raw ingredients: pure honey, royal jelly, propolis, plants, etc.
Beekeepers and harvesters, Apirun is developing an eco-responsible, natural and 100% French approach to nutrition. Born of a passion for sport and beekeeping, the brand makes its products from carefully selected raw ingredients: pure honey, royal jelly, propolis, plants, etc.
Energy bars, sports cakes, honey sticks, herbal teas and fruit pastes will accompany you throughout your sports preparation to boost your performance on race day.
Apirun will be present at the Marathon Expo Friday, SATURDAY 6TH JUNE 5 and SATURDAY 6TH JUNE to showcase its products and answer all your questions.
Naturally rich in carbohydrates, honey is a rapidly available source of energy, ideal for endurance efforts. It also contains minerals, antioxidants and vitamins, which are useful for performance and recovery. Easy to digest, it supports athletes before, during and after exercise, while respecting the body.
If it's important to choose the right foods, it's just as important to know when to eat them. Apirun has teamed up withEnora Hilary, sports dietician-nutritionist, to help you manage your race with the help of a complete nutritional guide.
Get ready for D-Day Landings Marathon Accrosport, the event's sports and wellness partner. Based mainly in Normandy, in Caen, Le Havre, Auberville, and Rouen, the brand offers the ideal setting for training with confidence.
Personalized coaching, varied group classes, strengthening and cardio sessions: everything is designed to build a regular, progressive sports routine, whatever your level. Top-of-the-range equipment and the presence of attentive teams mean you can benefit from tailored advice throughout your training.
Accrosport offers personalized support to optimize your preparation for the big day. As part of this approach, muscle strengthening remains an essential asset to guarantee successful sports preparation, significantly reduce the risk of injury, and contribute to the body's stability, flexibility and endurance.
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Thalazur is partnering with D-Day Landings Marathon its 36th edition, which will take place from June 2 to 4 in Caen, Normandy.As the leading thalassotherapy provider in France with nine destinations along the French coast, Thalazur is giving athletes a special treat by offering them a wellness break at its four-star establishments in Cabourg and Ouistreham.
LocatedLocated 15 minutes from Caen, facing the dunes and the large Riva-Bella beach, the sky and sea come together to offer you a wellness break in the heart of the D-Day Landings Marathon route.
At the tip of Cabourg, land, sky and sea come together to offer you a well-being break. In a natural and wild setting, Thalazur Cabourg opens its doors to you: oxygenation guaranteed!
