Just a few more days to marathon Monday! Here are your last-minute tips 👇
With a few days to go, we aren’t going to build any more fitness, so from a running standpoint, the training is just there to check the boxes - conserve, remind the body of pace, and keep muscle coordination.
This is NOT the time to test yourself. None of the workouts you do in the final 2 weeks of training are going to make us more fit for race day, but they do have the ability to take away from race day if we go too hard.
So instead of worrying about your fitness, use this time to plan how you intend to race!
We don’t want to obsess over the weather, but we do want to plan for it. The number one mistake runners make is not adjusting to the conditions.
Check the weather to know how you need to adjust, not to make yourself stressed about something you can’t control.
Point blank, you’re most likely not going to run what you may be trained for if the conditions were to be hot and humid, but you can still execute a strong race.
The 2nd mistake many runners make, especially in Boston, is getting out a little too quick. The energy is there, and the downhill makes the pace feel easy.
Don’t let this fool you - stick to the pace you planned. The race starts at mile 20 (or at the top of heartbreak), and if you get to that point still feeling good, we can drop some serious time in those final miles!
And of course - don’t forget to enjoy the last week of taper!
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Just a few more days to marathon Monday! Here are your last-minute tips 👇
With a few days to go, we aren’t going to build any more fitness, so from a running standpoint, the training is just there to check the boxes - conserve, remind the body of pace, and keep muscle coordination.
This is NOT the time to test yourself. None of the workouts you do in the final 2 weeks of training are going to make us more fit for race day, but they do have the ability to take away from race day if we go too hard.
So instead of worrying about your fitness, use this time to plan how you intend to race!
We don’t want to obsess over the weather, but we do want to plan for it. The number one mistake runners make is not adjusting to the conditions.
Check the weather to know how you need to adjust, not to make yourself stressed about something you can’t control.
Point blank, you’re most likely not going to run what you may be trained for if the conditions were to be hot and humid, but you can still execute a strong race.
The 2nd mistake many runners make, especially in Boston, is getting out a little too quick. The energy is there, and the downhill makes the pace feel easy.
Don’t let this fool you - stick to the pace you planned. The race starts at mile 20 (or at the top of heartbreak), and if you get to that point still feeling good, we can drop some serious time in those final miles!
And of course - don’t forget to enjoy the last week of taper!
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