What Am I Doing?
I always enjoy drawing up training schedules, but this time I have outdone myself. My 2008 Boston Marathon training schedule is so simple that it’s brilliant! Or maybe not…..
I am basically doing the same thing every week, but am increasing my mileage by 1 mile per week. So this week I am at 56 miles. By the time I hit my “peak week” next spring, I will be at 75 miles per week. This includes a one week break between Christmas and New Year’s (kind of like the factories do a mandatory shutdown of the assembly line that week…I am doing a mandatory shutdown of my training).
Here’s an example of a typical week, using this week’s schedule:
Monday: 10 miles at medium pace (8:45)
Tuesday: 10 miles with interval workout in the middle
Wednesday: cross-train 40 miles on air bike (note: my air bike has a small wheel base so that is more like 20 miles on a regular bike)
Thursday: 10 miles with tempo run in the middle (8:10 pace for total run)
Friday: 10 miles at slow pace (9:15)
Saturday: 16 miles at medium/fast pace (7:45)
Sunday: rest
My official marathon training program is 16 weeks starting the first of the year, but I guess I am training now since I am doing the same thing I will be doing then. When I look at it that way, I am starting to wonder if I am at risk for burnout and/or overtraining. But then when you consider that I am only adding 1 mile per week, that seems to be pretty safe.
All I can say is that when I get in the mid 60s to 70s in miles per week, that will be unchartered territory for me. My max is 62 miles in one week, and most weeks I run 35-40 miles. So overuse injuries will be another concern. I guess if that happens, I will pull back on the mileage and switch to one of those low-mileage training programs.
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 11/07/2007
- Time: 05:00:00
- Total Time: 1:05:20.00
- Distance: 40 miles
- Average Speed: 36.73 mph
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4 Comments: :
What Am I Doing?
November 7th, 2007 6:48 pm
cardano says:
What about intervals, speed work, etc.?
Everything I’ve read makes it sound like this sort of stuff is a neccesity if you want to run fast races.
November 9th, 2007 6:32 pm
goalrunner says:
Yes, I do intervals every Tuesday. It has helped me immensely.
November 9th, 2007 7:10 pm
Lisa Sabin says:
That’s a lot of mileage during the week. I am also training for Boston in 2008. I prefer to mix it up with 5-6 milers during the week, maybe one 6-8 mile run, a speed session and then build the long run.
The maximum mileage I’ll do will be in the mid 50’s. But, I am not an elite runner. My body doesn’t hold up to much more than that.
November 9th, 2007 7:20 pm
goalrunner says:
I am not sure what my body will take, so I will just keep increasing mielage until I break down I guess!! Seriously, I am going to take a cautious approach and if I get injured or start feeling burned out, then I will pull back.
I wasn’t sure if you were training for Boston or still trying to qualify. I figured it was one of those based on the title of your blog. That’s great. I will keep track of your progress. Good luck!