On Monday, April 15, 2013 I will be honored with the opportunity to toe the line (or toe something since I will be so far back) at the 117th annual Boston Marathon. Here is a listing of training runs that I am doing to get ready for the event for the 16 weeks leading up to the race. I will keep this updated daily until the day of the big race.
| Mon. | Tue. | Wed. | Thu. | Fri. | Sat. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 16 | Intervals 6 x 1600 Meters (5K-10K Pace) | 11.2 Miles 1.1 Miles | "Tempo - 6 Miles (~Marathon Pace)" | 6.0 Miles | "15 Miles 3.1 Miles" | 11.4 Miles | 66.2 Miles |
| Week 15 | 2.8 Miles | 5K Fun Run | 7.1 Miles | Off | Intervals 10 x 400 Meters (>5K Pace) | 18.3 Miles | 40.5 Miles |
| Week 14 | Off | Intervals 4 x 800 Meters (>5K Pace) | Off | Off | 6.0 Miles | Off | 10.0 Miles |
| Week 13 | Intervals 7 x 1600 Meters (5K-10K Pace) | 6.0 Miles | Tempo - 6 Miles (~Marathon Pace) | 8.0 Miles | 8.1 Miles | 22.5 Miles | 71.7 Miles |
| Week 12 | Intervals 10 x 800 Meters (>5K Pace) | 8.1 Miles | Off | Tempo - 8 Miles (~Marathon Pace) | 6.1 Miles | 14.2 Miles | 52.3 Miles |
| Week 11 | 6.1 Miles | Intervals 5 x 1600 Meters (5K-10K Pace) | 12.1 Miles | Tempo - 8 Miles (~Marathon Pace) | 6.0 Miles | 24.0 Miles | 72.3 Miles |
| Week 10 | Intervals 12 x 800 Meters (5K-10K Pace) | 6.0 Miles 6.1 Miles | Tempo - 8 Miles (~Marathon Pace) | 6.1 Miles | 8.1 Miles 4.0 Miles | 26.2 Miles | 75.3 Miles |
| Week 9 | Off | 4 Miles Intervals 8 x 1600 Meters (5K-10K Pace) | 8.1 Miles 4.1 Miles | Off | 8.6 Miles | 28.0 Miles | 63.8 Miles |
| Week 8 | Off | 6.1 Miles | 10.0 Miles | 6.0 Miles | 1.2 Miles | Half-Marathon 2.4 Miles | 40.0 Miles |
| Week 7 | 6.1 Miles | 6.1 Miles 2.0 Miles | 6.1 Miles | 3.3 Miles | Off | 14.5 Miles 2.1 Miles | 40.2 Miles |
| Week 6 | Intervals 8 x 1600 Meters (5K-10K Pace) | 8.1 Miles 4.0 Miles | Tempo - 10 Miles (~Marathon Pace) | 8.1 Miles 4.1 Miles | 6.0 Miles | 30.0 Miles | 83.4 Miles |
| Week 5 | Intervals 12 x 800 Meters (5K-10K Pace) | 8.1 Miles | Tempo - 10 Miles (~Marathon Pace) | 8.1 Miles | 8.1 Miles 5.4 Miles | 20.2 Miles | 70.9 Miles |
| Week 4 | Off | Intervals 8 x 1600 Meters (5K-10K Pace) | 8.1 Miles | Tempo - 10 Miles (~Marathon Pace) | 0.9 MIles | 29.0 Miles | 61.0 Miles |
| Week 3 | Intervals 10 x 800 Meters (5K-10K Pace) | 6.0 Miles | 6.0 Miles | Tempo - 10 Miles (~Marathon Pace) | 3.6 Miles | 13.4 Miles | 48.0 Miles |
| Week 2 | Intervals 8 x 800 Meters (>5K Pace) | 6.1 Miles | 6.1 Miles 2.9 Miles | 1.0 Mile | Tempo - 6 Miles (~Marathon Pace) | 8.5 Miles 3.0 Miles | 43.2 Miles |
| Week 1 | Intervals 1 x 1600 Meters 1 x 800 Meters 2 x 400 Meters (>5K Pace) | 3.0 Miles | 4.0 Miles | Rest | |||
| Race Week | Boston Marathon | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |