I need to keep this brief. I was no match for the record heat Monday in Boston. I dropped out in Wellesley and called it a day.
It looks like I am taking a shot at another marathon next month.
I do plan to write about my experience in Boston and my plan moving forward, but first I need to pass my comprehensive exam for graduate school on Saturday. I also am working on something about Boston and the heat for the American Observer.
For 12 weeks, I trained intent on running a new personal best (2:26-2:28).
This is not the most volume I have done. But it was definitely some of the most focused - and maybe smartest - training I have done.
I tried to hit my workouts. I tried to recover. And I tried to live the life better than I have in the past.
Boston Marathon Training
Jan. 23
Monday - AM 12
Tuesday - AM 10 PM 5
Wednesday - PM 14 (Mall) 3 by 1.5 miles; 3 by 1200 (8:08, 7:58, 7:54); (3:54, 3:54, 3:53)
Thursday - AM 8 PM 4
Friday - 10
Saturday - 8
Sunday - 21 (2:15. Steady the whole way; picked it up last five miles. Ran with Stefan Kolata.)
Total: 92
Jan. 30
Monday AM 9 PM 8
Tuesday - AM 8 PM 5
Wednesday AM 4 PM Track: 6 (7:47), 5 (6:20), 4 (4:56), 3 (3:35), 2 (2:20) ,1 (65) 11.5 - 15.5
Thursday AM 8.5 PM weights, stretching
Friday - 13
Saturday - 8
Sunday - AM 21. Coach Jerry’s Boston workout: 5 warmup; 4 miles at marathon effort (5:37, 35, 31, 32), 6.5 miles moderate, 3 miles in 15:38 (5:22, 5:13, 5:01), 2.5 cool down
Total: 96
Feb. 6
Monday -AM 7.5 PM 9.5
Tuesday - AM 9.5 PM 4.5 weights, stretching
Wednesday - PM 12
Thursday - In Florida, 8
Friday - 14 with 6 miles at 5:30 pace
Saturday - 25. Out and back on A1A. Huge headwind coming back. Little faster than 7 minute pace.
Sunday - 10 very slow
Total: 100
Feb. 13
Monday - AM 8
Tuesday - AM 12
Wednesday - AM 4 PM 11
Thursday - AM 9 PM 7
Friday - 10
Saturday - 9
Sunday - AM 16 in Seattle (lots of hills)
Total: 86
Feb. 20
Monday - off (traveling)
Tuesday - AM 13
Wednesday - AM 5 PM 14
Thursday - AM 9 PM 9.5
Friday - 9
Saturday - AM 8 PM 7
Sunday - Coach Jerry’s marathon workout Round 2: 5 warmup, 5 miles in 27:53, 6.5 miles at 6:30-7 minute pace, 3.5-mile progression (5:25, 5:18, 5:20, 2:45), 2.5 cooldown - 23~ ... This did not go quite as well as the last one, but it was a simple fueling issue.
Total: 98
Feb. 27
Monday- AM 5 PM 8
Tuesday - 0 (work)
Wednesday - AM 6 PM 12. Track: 6 by 1600 - 5:05, 5:05, 5:00, 5:01, 4:57, 4:56
Thursday AM 8 PM 7
Friday AM 12
Saturday PM 9
Sunday - 23
Total: 90
(This week was probably the crappiest one.)
March 5
Monday - PM 8.5
Tuesday - AM 9 (8 by 2 minutes, 90 secs off on Mall)
Wednesday - AM 6 PM 6
Thursday - AM 8
Friday - AM 6.5, strides
Saturday - AM USA 15k Champs (15) 51:04, 50th. Big headwinds. Ran by effort. Steady opening 10K. Wind beat me down the last 5K. Slow time, but 50th was where I was looking to place in the field.
Sunday - 13
Total - 71
March 12
Monday - 11
Tuesday - 12
Wednesday - 15
Thursday - AM 6 with 6 hill reps PM 9
Friday - AM 10 PM 5
Saturday - 8
Sunday - 23 16.5 hilly miles (segments at 6 flat pace, all under 7 minute pace). Finished with 6 miles in 33:08 on the track.
Total - 99
March 19
Monday - 11
Tuesday - AM 8 PM 8
Wednesday - AM 5 PM 11 (5 by 1 mile on CCT: downhill, uphill, downhill, uphill, downhill: 5:09, 5:11, 4:58, 5:06, 4:54)
Thursday - AM 9
Friday - AM 8 PM 8
Saturday - 8
Sunday - 20
Total - 96
March 26
Monday - rest. Had to. Too flat on Sunday.
Tuesday AM 10 PM 5
Wednesday AM 4 PM 9 (2.5 miles on the CCT with Jake at 5:12 pace)
Thursday - 10
Friday - 8
Saturday - 4
Sunday - 16 - Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run - 53:05, 27th
Total - 66
Taper
Monday - 8
Tuesday - 8
Wednesday - 9 Track: 3 by 1 mile: easy (5:34), medium (5:06), hard (4:42)
Thursday - 7
Friday - 6
Saturday - 11
Sunday - 13
Total - 64
April 9
Monday - 8
Tuesday - 7
Wednesday - 7 - Dress rehearsal: 3 miles in 16:48.
Thursday - 50 min.
Friday - 40 min.
Saturday - 30 min.
Sunday - 30 min.
Monday - Boston Marathon - DNF
