Jeff Galloway Run Walk Run
The run-walk-run method, with a free to-finish marathon schedule and a paid app.
Runners taking walk breaks by design: first marathons, comebacks, and later years
Checked against Jeff Galloway’s own pages on August 4, 2026.
About Jeff Galloway Run Walk Run
Galloway has been building walk breaks into every run since 1974, from the first week of training through race day itself. His site frames them as a way to hold off fatigue and injury rather than a concession to either. The free marathon schedule asks beginners for 3 running days a week plus 2 days walking or cross training, and sets long-run pace off your magic mile time. The paid app carries programs from 5K to marathon, and the Galloway 360 club adds a fuller access tier.
- Walk breaks are scheduled from the first week rather than used as a fallback.
- The app describes the method as applying high intensity interval training principles to build strength, speed, and endurance.
- Long-run pace is set from your magic mile time multiplied by 1.3 plus two minutes per mile.
- The site suggests the best-prepared marathoners complete a long run of at least 26 miles before race day.
Ways to get it
Free to-finish marathon schedule
Free
Published on jeffgalloway.com. Entry point is a recent long run or walk of at least 3 miles.
Run Walk Run app
$3.99 to $7.99/mo or $39.99 to $69.99/yr, 7 day premium trial
Programs for 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon.
Galloway 360 club
$9.99/mo full access
Customized plans and e-coaching are sold separately; those prices are not published.
Common questions
What is the run-walk-run method?
You alternate running and walking on a fixed interval for the whole run, including the race, rather than walking only when tired. Galloway's site presents it as a way to reduce fatigue and injury risk, and it has been his approach since 1974.