Reverse Training and 8 weeks til Boston

Jen started running marathons in her 40s. Jenn's first marathon was 30 minutes away from a Boston qualifying time, but she was ready to work for it and focused on the long term. She put racing aside and focused on Reverse Training. Two years later, she qualified! Each year, she focused on speed endurance consistency and pushing herself outside of her comfort zone to the next level.

At 55, she is now running her fastest times and qualified for Boston three times in one year, all while fulfilling the dream of running and qualifying for Boston at the Boston Marathon. 

Now in the 8 week race prep mode, it's time to focus on the course itself.  Each runner must be patient for the first 6 miles in order to attack the Newton Hills. 

This is one of the workouts that will help build your strength to take on the challenging miles late in the race!

Pliability Muscle Warm-Up

Warm Up: 15-20 minutes easy, followed by a few strides to loosen up the legs.

Pliability Dynamic Stretch

Workout: 10 x 1:00 hill up a consistent grade with an easy jog back down the hill for recovery. Manage your effort so you can progressively get further as you go through the workout. Breaking it into sets of two with the progression will help you track your progress. You should start at Marathon Effort and working up to 5k Effort by the end.

Cool Down: 15-20 minutes easy running

Pliability Muscle Lengthening 

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