The Trail of Tears...I mean Training

At the clothing and shoe clinic we not only had the opportunity to learn about how to keep ourselves warm, dry, and injury-free, we also got to meet our coaches in person. Kelly and Sarad will be leading us on our metaphorical journey (well, I guess it's not really metaphorical if we will be traveling some fairly long distances, just always ending up where we started) for the next four months. Both my coaches seem very dedicated, inspirational, in shape, and, most importantly, like they know what they are doing. I'm feeling more and more confident that I might actually see the finish line and maybe even while still being able to stand! A few days after the clinic, I received an email from Sarad containing a recap of the clinic for those who couldn't make it and the thing I've been waiting for since I found out I made the team...OUR TRAINING SCHEDULE!

I've included the whole schedule below but I decided to point out some of the highlights (and lowlights...)

Dec 4: 3 miles but more importantly, our Training Kick-off Party!

Dec 25: 8 miles on Christmas morning. At least I won't feel bad eating extra Christmas cookies.

Jan 1: 9 miles on New Years Day. Run off the champagne and hangover from the night before I guess...

Jan 8: Our first double digit run!

Jan 29: First half marathon distance.

Feb 6: Super Bowl Sunday and thankfully just a 4 mile Recovery run.

Mar 26: Our longest single run of training, 20 miles. The adrenaline of race day should carry us through the last 6.2 miles (Really!?! That's a 10K!).

Apr 16-17: Two rest days in a row! That's unheard of! Oh wait, that must mean...

Apr 18: MARATHON MONDAY; 26.2 miles!

Now this training schedule is supposed to be a guide so we can work with our coaches to adjust it as our schedule, fitness level, and goals necessitate. Seeing how packed this is I'm not sure I can get around many of my long runs but at least maybe I can put off the New Year's Day run to Sunday...maybe.

Boston Marathon Mileage Schedule

April 18, 2011

Week Of:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Nov. 28	Recovery 20 minutes	Rest Day	2 miles	XT 30 minutes	3 miles Easy	XT 30 minutes	3 miles
Dec. 5	Recovery 20 minutes	Rest Day	Track Workout 1	XT 30 minutes	4 miles Easy	XT 30 minutes	4 miles
Dec. 12	Recovery 20 minutes	Rest Day	Track Workout 2	XT 30 minutes	4 miles Pace	XT 30 minutes	6 miles
Dec. 19	3 miles Recovery 30 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 3	XT 40 minutes	4 miles Easy	XT 40 minutes	8 miles
Dec. 26	3 miles Recovery 30 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 4	XT 40 minutes	4 miles Pace	XT 40 minutes	9 miles
Jan. 2	3 miles Recovery 30 min	Rest Day	Hill Workout	XT 40 minutes	4 miles Fartlek	XT 40 minutes	10 miles
Jan. 9	3 miles Recovery 30 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 5	XT 40 minutes	5 miles Pace	XT 40 minutes	11 miles
Jan. 16	4 miles Recovery 40 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 6	XT 50 minutes	5 miles Pace	XT 50 minutes	12 miles
Jan. 23	4 miles Recovery 40 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 5	XT 50 minutes	5 miles Easy	XT 50 minutes	13 miles
Jan. 30	4 miles Recovery 40 min	Rest Day	Hill Workout	XT 50 minutes	5 miles Easy	XT 50 minutes	14 miles
Feb. 3	4 miles Recovery 40 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 2	XT 50 minutes	5 miles Pace	XT 50 minutes	15 miles
Feb. 13	3 miles Recovery 30 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 3	XT 60 minutes	5 miles Easy	XT 30 Minutes	13 miles
Feb. 20	4 miles Recovery 40 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 4	XT 60 minutes	5 miles Pace	XT 30 minutes	16 miles
Feb. 27	3 miles Recovery 30 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 5	XT 60 minutes	5 miles Easy	XT 30 minutes	13 miles
Mar. 6	4 miles Recovery 40 min	Rest Day	Hill Workout	XT 60 Minutes	6 miles Pace	XT 20 minutes	18 miles
Mar. 13	3 miles Recovery 30 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 6	XT 40 minutes	6 miles Easy	XT 30 minutes	13 miles
Mar. 20	4 miles Recovery 40 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 3	XT 30 minutes	6 miles Pace	XT 20 minutes	20 miles
Mar. 27	3 miles Recovery 30 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 2	XT 30 minutes	4 miles Easy	XT 60 Minutes	12 miles
Apr. 3	3 miles Recovery 30 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 1	XT 20 minutes	4 miles Easy	XT 60 Minutes	8 miles
Apr. 10	3 miles Recovery 30 min	Rest Day	Track Workout 7	XT 20 minutes	4 miles Easy	XT 45 Minutes	Off
Apr. 18	MARATHON MONDAY