Days until your marathon
Pick race day and the countdown shows the days remaining from today, broken into weeks and days, plus the weekday it falls on.
Enter race day to see exactly how many days of training are left.
Pick a valid date to start the countdown.
The countdown is measured from your device's local date today to the race date you choose, in whole days.
How does it work?
Days are counted in whole calendar days using UTC, so the result is unaffected by time zones or daylight saving. A negative count means the date has already passed.
Days-until formula
- d
- Whole days between today and the target date.
- target
- The date you are counting down to.
- today
- The current date (your local today).
From 1 June to 1 July is 30 days.
Method & sources
We count whole calendar days from today to the date you choose. Both dates are handled in UTC so time zones and daylight saving never shift the result. You pick the target date yourself — the calculator does not look up holidays or official calendars.
How we calculate
- The count is whole days from today to the date you choose.
- Today is your device's local date; the target date is the one you pick.
- A negative count means the date has already passed.
- The day of the week shown is the weekday the target date falls on.
Rounding
The countdown is in whole calendar days. Today and the target date are counted in UTC, so time zones and daylight saving never shift the result.
What this countdown does
Training runs on a calendar. This countdown turns race day into the days remaining and breaks it into weeks and days, so you can see where you are in the plan — base, build, peak, or taper.
How to use it
- Pick the date you're counting down to.
- Read the days remaining at the top.
- Check the weeks-and-days breakdown and the weekday it falls on.
- Use Share to send the live countdown to anyone.
When it's useful
Use it to pace a training block, time your long runs, and plan the taper into the final week.
How the days are counted
The count is in whole calendar days from today to the date you pick, calculated in UTC so it never drifts with time zones or daylight saving. If the date has already passed, the count shows how many days ago it was.
FAQ
- How many days until the marathon?
- Pick race day above and the countdown shows the exact number of days remaining from today.
- How many weeks of training are left?
- The weeks-and-days breakdown shows it directly, which lines up neatly with a weekly training plan.
- Can I share the countdown?
- Yes. Share copies a link that reopens the countdown to the same date, always counting from the viewer's today.
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