Today is officially my first day of Boston Marathon training. The race is on April 20, 2015. This gives me exactly 175 training days. I expect to run 3 times per week from now until race day. This means that I will run 75 days before the race for a total of around 750 miles. This will include a few races ranging from 5k distance to half marathons. My weekly schedule will look something like this:
- Monday – rest days (I will do a light abs or strength exercise)
- Tuesday – Run (either short or medium run)
- Wednesday – Spin (either in class or on a stationary bike)
- Thursday – Run (maybe intervals or tempo run)
- Friday – Swim
- Saturday – Long run (distances will range from 8 miles to 24 miles)
- Sunday – Yoga (usually Vinyasa Flow)
Since today is Monday, I did a quick 30-minute abs class with Julie at The Village. It’s a short but tough class. My core strength is weak and I find it really hard to keep up with the flexibility, strength and pace; but I try…