My Training Schedule
This is my personalized training plan, which officially begins on Sunday, Dec 6th. The schedule below is a modification of Hal Higdon’s novice marathon training program that I’ve intermixed with some races in the next few months to get myself back into racing mode. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to email me. I love hearing feedback from other people about my training! 
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SUN |
MON |
TUES |
WED |
THURS |
FRI |
SAT |
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| WEEK 1: December 6 – December 12 | |||||||
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10-mile Qualifier |
Rest |
5 miles |
3 miles |
Body |
Rest |
8 miles |
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| WEEK 2: December 13 – December 19 | |||||||
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Jingle Bell 5K |
Rest |
5 miles |
3 miles |
Body |
Rest |
9 miles |
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| WEEK 3: December 20 – December 26 | |||||||
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Rest |
3 miles |
5 miles |
3 miles |
Body |
Rest |
6 miles |
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| WEEK 4: December 27 – January 2 | |||||||
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Rest |
3 miles |
6 miles |
3 miles |
Body |
Rest |
11 miles |
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| WEEK 5: January 3 – January 9 | |||||||
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Rest |
Rest |
6 miles |
3 miles |
Body |
5 miles |
Rest |
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| WEEK 6: January 10 – January 16 | |||||||
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PMC Team Run #1: 12 miles |
Rest |
6 miles |
3 miles |
Body |
5 miles |
9 miles |
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| WEEK 7: January 17 – January 23 | |||||||
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Rest |
4 miles |
7 miles |
4 miles |
Body |
Rest |
14 miles |
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| WEEK 8: January 24 – January 30 | |||||||
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Rest |
4 miles |
7 miles |
4 miles |
Body |
5 miles |
Rest |
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| WEEK 9: January 31 – February 6 | |||||||
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PMC Team Run #2: 13 miles |
Rest or X-train |
7 miles |
4 miles |
Body |
5 miles |
15 miles |
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| WEEK 10: February 7 – February 13 | |||||||
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Rest |
4 miles |
8 miles |
4 miles |
Body |
Rest |
17 miles |
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| WEEK 11: February 14 – February 20 | |||||||
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Rest |
5 miles |
8 miles |
5 miles |
Body |
Rest |
18 miles |
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| WEEK 12: February 21 – February 27 | |||||||
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Rest |
5 miles |
8 miles |
5 miles |
Body |
3 miles |
Rest |
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| WEEK 13: February 28 – March 6 | |||||||
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Mardi Gras Half-Marathon |
Rest |
5 miles |
5 miles |
Body |
5 miles |
Rest |
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| WEEK 14: March 7 – March 13 | |||||||
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PMC Team Run #3 |
Rest |
8 miles |
5 miles |
Body |
Rest |
12 miles |
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| WEEK 15: March 14 – March 20 | |||||||
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Rest |
5 miles |
5 miles |
5 miles |
Body |
Rest |
12 miles |
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| WEEK 16: March 21 – March 27 | |||||||
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Rest |
5 miles |
4 miles |
5 miles |
Body |
3 miles |
Rest |
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| WEEK 17: March 28 – April 3 | |||||||
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3-State 20 Miler |
Rest |
5 miles |
5 miles |
Body |
Rest |
13 miles |
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| WEEK 18: April 4 – April 10 | |||||||
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Rest |
4 miles |
3 miles |
Rest |
Crossroads |
Rest |
5 miles |
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| WEEK 19: April 11 – April 17 | |||||||
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Rest |
4 miles |
3 miles |
2 miles |
Rest |
Rest |
2 miles |
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April 19, 2010 – 114th BOSTON MARATHON!!! |
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i did the same plan for my first marathon-loved hal! if ever have a question, go to his training forums on trainingpeaks.com i asked a question and got a response from hal himself! (or at least a very good impostor!!)
have you run other marathons? or are you running boston for charity?
Hi Elizabeth! Thanks for stopping by! I’ve done 1 marathon before: the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco in Fall of 2007. It was actually my first race ever! I had just started running in May 2007. I did the training through the Team in Training program and I raised money the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. And I am doing Boston for charity since it will be a loooong time before I ever *hopefully* qualify! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you keep following my blog! How many marathons have you run? Happy running!
Hi Patricia,
I just came across your blog and live in Boston. I am also training for the Boston Marathon. I see Body Pump on your schedule – do you belong to HW too? I do as well. I am a member of Cambridge. Let me know if you want to run sometime. My last half was done at a 8:30 pace. I have a killer interval plan that kicks butt!
Kerry
Hi Kerry!
Thanks for stopping by! Btw, how did you find my blog?
Anyhow, I do belong to Healthworks. I go to the Back Bay club but can go to any of them-just the most convenient for me to go there. I absolutely love Body Pump!
I would definitely love to run with you but I think you’re a bit faster than me! My best half was back in May (Boston Run to Remember) at an 8:50 pace. And now I have been running my long ones at around 9/9:20ish pace. But would love to train with you-i wanna get faster!
Thanks again for stopping by and hope you’re having a great 2010 so far!
Patricia