Hal Higdon Training Programs. Boston Bound. How to Train for the Boston Athletic Association Marathon. This Boston Bound Training Program is designed specifically for those runners talented or dedicated enough to have qualified for the Boston Athletic Association Marathon. It assumes an already high level of fitness, otherwise you would not have been able to meet Boston's strict qualifying standards. If a long run of 1. Also, unlike my usual 1. Boston Bound is only 1. January for the April race. Its increments are designed to prepare you for the unique challenge that Boston presents. Finally, it includes only a two- week taper, not three as in most of my other marathon programs. An interactive version of Boston Bound is available through Training. Peaks. To understand the logic of this program, you must consider the profile of the traditional point- to- point course from suburban Hopkinton into downtown Boston, as described on pp. Boston: A Century of Running, Unfortunately, the coffee- table version from 1. Kindle. And Amazon also offers some . Click here for more information. The course starts at a height of 4. Hopkinton, drops precipitously, particularly in the first mile and a half, rolls, descends again through about 4 miles, then flattens somewhat with an occasional hill before bottoming out at 4. Lower Newton Falls (1. Then begin a series of four hills- -what Coach Bill Squires calls the Killer Chain- -culminating in the infamous Heartbreak Hill (2. It is not so much the height of the hills (Heartbreak is only 2. The final 5 miles to the finish line on Boylston Street present a steady, if sometimes unnoticed, descent to 1. If you enter this stretch fatigued and unable to maintain running form- -particularly if forced back onto your heels- -you will pound the muscles of your lower legs to pulp. This is why you see runners heading home at Logan Airport late on a Monday walking with the stiff legs of the Frankenstein Monster. It is also why their strategy descending stairs for a week after the race will consist of walking down those stairs backwards. The important message here is that to prepare for Boston- -and the aftermath of Boston- -you must condition your legs by training on hills, not only many of your long runs, but also hill repeats, both up and down hills. You must also lift weights to strengthen your legs: specifically the quadriceps muscles, but also the calf and hamstring muscles. To fail in this regard is to invite injury and to insure an inferior performance. This Boston Bound Training Program takes this message seriously. Another problem for those training for Boston who live in the Frozen North is that they must train through a winter when snow and ice may make it difficult to match their usual training pace in the spring or fall. Speedwork- -at least outdoors- -may be out of the question. How do I decide if I should train Service Dogs? Most Service Dog programs have a two to three year apprentice training program. The Challenger Customer; The Challenger Sale. Get an overview of consensus buying. We no longer live in a one-career society My friend's grandfather had the same job his whole life. I've already made four major career changes and. Topline Leadership provides an array of sales training services, which can be custom tailored to your business needs. Join a sales training seminar today! This is only a problem if you make it a problem. This Boston Bound Training Program will help you succeed. One cold weather strategy is that many of the long runs are prescribed in hours and minutes rather than in miles. The Boston Bound Training Program consists of the following workouts on various days of the week: Monday: Run Easy. In my Boston Bound Training Program, Mondays are easy days with short runs that begin at 3 miles in the first week, then move upward to 4 and 5 miles. The main purpose of the workout is to do some easy miles while recovering from one hard workout and getting ready for another one. If you have access to a fitness center, you might want to do this workout on a treadmill, then do some strength training afterwards. Run between 6. 5 to 7. Tuesday: Run Fast. The easy way to manage the business of training new franchisees. On alternate Tuesdays, run either fast 8. Yasso Repeats) or hill repeats on a hill that could be almost any length between 2. Because Boston is a downhill course, run every third repeat downhill to strengthen your legs for the pounding they will get in the marathon. Wednesday: Run Easy. Similar to Monday, do a short and easy run today, coupling this run (outdoors or indoors) with some stretching and strength training. Stay in the 6. 5 to 7. Thursday: Run Fast. Weather permitting, you will do a Tempo Run on most days. I define a Tempo Run as one where you start easy at a jogging warm- up pace (6. K pace (between 8. Then, after holding that fast pace for 3 to 5 minutes, gradually decelerate and finish the run at the same jogging pace at which you started. While I suggest Thursdays for Tempo Runs, be aware of weather conditions. Feel free to shift your Tempo Run- -or any other prescribed workout- -to the day of the week most convenient for you. Friday: Rest. Fridays are rest days in all my programs. You need to be well rested to obtain maximum benefit from the tougher workouts on the weekends. Saturday: Pace Training. Saturday runs vary from 8 to 4 miles with about half of them done at marathon pace. I say this despite the fact that it may be very difficult to achieve your normal marathon pace in bad weather while wearing heavy clothes and with snow and ice on the pavement. So you do the best you can, knowing that as Boston approaches the weather should warm allowing you to hit the pace you want. Two possibilities are to do your pace runs indoors on a treadmill and/or wear a heart rate monitor to measure how hard you are working. I would shoot for 7. Please note in the schedule below that I suggest doing several test races to measure your fitness level and provide motivation. I suggest a 5- K, a 1. K and/or a Half Marathon. If you can't find races at those distances on the days I suggest, adjust your schedule accordingly. Sunday: Run Long. Because winter weather conditions can impact your ability to run certain distances, every other Sunday the long run prescription is in minutes rather than miles. This recognizes the fact that 1. Moral Equivalent of 1. When the prescription is in minutes, you don't need to worry about distance. Just run your best effort. I don't care how far or fast you run in your allotted time; I simply want you out running. Even runners with access to a treadmill in a gym probably need to get outdoors at least once a week to run long. Stay in the 6. 5 to 7. For the time- based runs, I suggest doing them as a 3/1 run, where the first 3/4 of the run is done at an easy pace, picking up the pace in the last 1/4 of the distance. Your goal at Boston also should be to finish faster, or as fast, as your started. Time- based training aside, miles do have their place in any training program, so every other Sunday I suggest you do run specific distances. If you would rather do your long runs on Saturday rather than Sunday, feel free to modify the program. In fact, weather conditions on any one day may force changes in your planned program. The best two words of advice I can offer are: Stay Flexible! The chart below describes my Boston Bound Training Program. But since you cruised in here on the Internet, let me strongly recommend that you sign up for the interactive version of the program, where I not only send you daily training instructions, but also tips that include motivational items related to the race itself. The cost is not that much, and I know you will not regret it. Go to Training. Peaks and surf down the list of available programs until you reach Boston Bound. Week. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Rest. 6 miles pace. Rest. 7 miles pace. Rest. 7 miles easy. Rest. 7 miles pace. Rest. 5- K Race. 1: 4. Rest. 8 miles pace. Rest. 10- K Race. Rest. 5 miles easy. Rest. Half Marathon. Rest. 5 miles pace. Rest. 4 miles pace. Rest. Rest. 2 mile run easy. Boston Marathon Click here for the Training. Peaks interactive version of Boston Bound.
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