Boston Marathon Qualifier Training Plan
20 weeks - $34.95
Total Miles: 591
Total Miles: 591
Qualifying for the Boston Marathon is a lifelong goal for many endurance athletes. This 20-week Training Plan builds up your endurance base and then adds in the necessary speed to get you to race day in peak form. This plan is built for athletes with a decent base and at least 1 marathon under your belt.
This is built for each individual athlete to calculate their goal pace (i.e- 3:10 marathon is about 7:15 min/miles) and build each workout for themselves. By simply following the instructions in each workout, you will be able to train yourself to run that qualifyng time needed for the Boston Marathon or just a Personal Best
Good luck and enjoy the training. Remember, endurance sports are more about the journey then the destination.
Coach Jared Gell
Competitive Instinct Multisport, LLC
This is built for each individual athlete to calculate their goal pace (i.e- 3:10 marathon is about 7:15 min/miles) and build each workout for themselves. By simply following the instructions in each workout, you will be able to train yourself to run that qualifyng time needed for the Boston Marathon or just a Personal Best
Good luck and enjoy the training. Remember, endurance sports are more about the journey then the destination.
Coach Jared Gell
Competitive Instinct Multisport, LLC
After purchase, your plan will be available in your own private online training log account. You'll enjoy these benefits and more:
Sample workouts:
Workout #1 : Run
Short Run - 4 Miles
Run at a pace for what you hope to run the marathon in. Keep track of how you feel and ask yourself if you can hold that pace for 26.2 miles. Keep note of how you felt at each mile
Run at a pace for what you hope to run the marathon in. Keep track of how you feel and ask yourself if you can hold that pace for 26.2 miles. Keep note of how you felt at each mile
Workout #2 : Run
Speed Work
3 x 1 mile. Run at race pace. Make sure to give yourself at least 3 minutes between intervals. Be sure to properly warmup and cool down.
3 x 1 mile. Run at race pace. Make sure to give yourself at least 3 minutes between intervals. Be sure to properly warmup and cool down.
Workout #3 : Run
Recovery Run
Nice and easy. Easy days should be EASY
Nice and easy. Easy days should be EASY
Workout #4 : Run
Long Run - 8 Miles
This portion of the training is to teach the body effienecy. Run with a HR in Zone 2. Easy and conversational. Run a good minute below goal race pace
This portion of the training is to teach the body effienecy. Run with a HR in Zone 2. Easy and conversational. Run a good minute below goal race pace
Workout #5 : Run
Medium Long Run - 6 Miles
Run at a pace about 1 minute below race pace. Should feel easy. Should feel Slow.
Run at a pace about 1 minute below race pace. Should feel easy. Should feel Slow.
Workout #6 : Run
Track 10 x 400
Planned Time: 0:00:00
Run each 400 on a set interval. The quarters should be at marathon race pace. On a track, this will feel slow, but it will teach pacing for raceday. Make sure to give yourself at least 20 seconds between intervals. Not more than 30 seconds though
Planned Time: 0:00:00
Run each 400 on a set interval. The quarters should be at marathon race pace. On a track, this will feel slow, but it will teach pacing for raceday. Make sure to give yourself at least 20 seconds between intervals. Not more than 30 seconds though
Workout #7 : Run
Recovery Run
Nice and easy. Should be conversational and HR should be really low. This is still base mileage to it is good to get the work in
Nice and easy. Should be conversational and HR should be really low. This is still base mileage to it is good to get the work in
Workout #8 : Run
Long Run 10 miles
Run at easy conversational pace. HR in zone 2. Be sure to be a good minute below goal race pace. You should feel relatively good at the end. Try to run even pacing throughout
Run at easy conversational pace. HR in zone 2. Be sure to be a good minute below goal race pace. You should feel relatively good at the end. Try to run even pacing throughout
Workout #9 : Run
Medium Long Run - 6 Miles
Run about 1 minute below pace. Pay special attention to your form, especially in the back half of the run
Run about 1 minute below pace. Pay special attention to your form, especially in the back half of the run