The Book
They said say goodbye to your marathons. I ran my fastest one instead.
26.2
I ran NYC in 3:41:25 — a personal best — six months after my daughter was born, training through sleepless nights, a back injury, and a pregnancy scare. This is the guide I wish existed. 9 chapters. Zero fluff.
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“I'd run marathons before, but with a newborn I had no idea how I'd train. This was the plan that actually fit my life.”
9
Chapters of hard-earned training strategy
23
Week plan built for chaos, not perfection
26.2
Miles run by a first-time dad, not a coach at a desk
01 The Reality
There's an unspoken assumption that once you become a dad, your goals go dormant. That's a lie.
What everyone tells you
- “Say goodbye to your marathons”
- Your goals have to wait until the kids are older
- Training is selfish when you have a newborn
- You won't have the time, the energy, or the discipline
What I'll show you
- A 23-week plan built around unpredictable schedules, not perfect ones
- How to find training windows between naps, night feeds, and real life
- Injury prevention when you're running on 4 hours of sleep and a strained back
- Race day strategy from a dad who crossed the finish line, not a coach at a desk
A note from Tony
First marathon or your twentieth, it doesn't matter — taking on 26.2 as a new parent is a new game. I want to share what I learned. No fluff, just what worked for me.
I know the struggle: a crazy schedule and competing priorities everywhere you look. But a marathon is more than miles. It's a commitment to yourself, something you and your family can be proud of — and it genuinely takes the edge off the stress of new parenthood.
Time-wise, yes, it's a commitment, but a smaller one than you'd think: an hour, a few times a week. I know that hour feels impossible to find. But here's the trade — that hour keeps you moving, gives you a little time that's yours, and you come back to your family more present and less drained. The alternative is letting it slide: no exercise, no time for yourself — and over time, that quietly erodes both your physical and mental health. Keep chasing a goal of your own, and you stay you through all of it.
02 What's Inside
9 chapters. Every one earned.
03 About the Author
I'm Tony. I ran the miles.
I'm a first-time dad and marathon runner, and I work in strategic finance in the New York area. When my daughter arrived, everyone told me my running days were over.
So I ran anyway.
I've run eight marathons — six before becoming a father and two after. My all-time fastest came in the first one after my daughter was born: the New York City Marathon, where I put every lesson from the previous six to work just six months into fatherhood.
I trained through sleepless nights, a back injury that took me out for two weeks, a pregnancy scare that put my wife in the hospital the same weekend as my target race, and the full chaos of first-time fatherhood. I wrote Marathon Dad because I couldn't find a guide like this anywhere. So I built it.
This isn't written by a coach at a desk. It's written by a dad who lived every mile.
8× MarathonerNYC PR 3:41:25First-Time DadStrategic Finance
04 What Readers Say
Dads who ran the miles.
“I'd run marathons before, but with a newborn I had no idea how I'd train. This was the plan that actually fit my life.”
“After becoming a parent I wasn't sure I could handle training, rest, and sleep with my crazy schedule. Tony's book gave me the confidence to just go for it — and he's super accessible.”
“Great for a first-time marathoner or a good refresher for the more experienced.”
“Most running plans overcomplicate things — this simply works.”
“This book has everything you need to run a marathon.”
“As I get older, injuries are always on my mind. The injury playbook is genuinely thorough — it gave me peace of mind through the heavy weeks.”
05 Free Preview
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06 Get the Book
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9 chapters, 51 pages
23-week training plan
Injury playbook
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