Category: Boston

Lesson 1 Objectives Deciding what you want out of Boston Understanding the unique challenges of the marathon The weather The time of year The course…

Lesson 2 / Objectives Learn the basics of energy systems and running Understand how fat and carbohydrate work together in long events Understand how endurance…

Course 3 / Lesson 1 -Training at and below anaerobic threshold In lesson 1 we will identify our training needs. This first lesson will introduce…

Course 3 / Lesson 2 – Training components at and above anaerobic threshold Lesson 2 – discuss the training components at and above anaerobic threshold.…

Course 3 / Lesson 3 – Supplemental training – Core Lesson 3 will begin the discussion of supplemental training, starting with “core.” We will describe…

Course 3 / Lesson 4 – Overall strength training and the benefits Lesson 4 will further the discussion to overall strength training and the benefits.…

Course 3 / Lesson 5 – Supplemental training – Flexibility Lesson 5 will wrap up the supplemental training discussion with flexibility. We’ll go over when…

Course 4 / Lesson 1 – General Nutrition To start things off, we discuss the broad topics of nutrition. Understanding the basic principles here will…

Course 4 / Lesson 2 – Performance Nutrition Lesson 2 starts getting more specific with specific strategies to aid in our running performance. How timing…

Video #2 Course 4 / Lesson 3 – Taper/Race Day Nutrition Lesson 3 takes us through the subtle changes we should make during our taper…

Course 5 wraps up our Boston marathon series. We’ll focus on what I consider the fun part- executing the race plan. We will discuss how…