2011 Boston Marathon

[picopaco]

I've decided to start running again. I ran 7 marathons between November 1998 and April 2003. I was training for my 8th when I came down with pertussis (yes, people still get whooping cough)! After that lost momentum, I never really got back into it.

The problem is that I have some unfinished business: I never qualified for Boston. My best time,

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[kangarau]

Wow - so impressive that you've run 7 marathons! Unbelievable! Good luck training for Boston. What does a typical training week look like for you?

[picopaco]

I'm actually building my training plan spreadsheet today. The bulk of the weeks will be about 40 miles (0 6 9 6 0 6 13), with long training run weeks peaking at around 50 miles. I'm going to try and mix things up a bit this time with more focus on speed to try and get my time down. Right now, I'm leaning toward spending one day each week doing Yasso 800s (http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244-255-624-0,00.html).

[crosstables]

If you're running a Boston, you have a place to stay here in Hopkinton!

[picopaco]

Thanks!

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[david_b_lewis]

Good luck.

Hartford in October would be good. If you miss it, you could squeeze in Cape Cod.

Plan to do the 20K in New Haven on Labor Day as a warm-up.

(I like the Woodbridge Running Company store.)

PS: sorry, we just sold our jogging stroller!

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[picopaco]

Thanks. I'll check out the Hartford course and the New Haven 20K sounds likely. I was also planning to check out the Woodbridge Running Company tomorrow, so I'm glad to get a recommendation.