The Extra Day in Boston

So what do you guys do with the Monday start in Boston? How do you handle that extra day? Rest day, move other things forward a day?

Arrive on Saturday and go to the Expo. Sunday take short run around Boston Common during the 5K and cheer on the runners, rest and go to a movie. Monday, race.

5K costs money now - so skip it for running and watch and just run easy on the Esplanade. I just add an extra day in the week and treat Monday like any other race day.

Michele "1L" Keane wrote:5K costs money now - so skip it for running and watch and just run easy on the Esplanade. I just add an extra day in the week and treat Monday like any other race day.

That is exactly what I meant - don't run the 5K but watch it...

Follow the same final 4 days as you would before any marathon. For me, that means rest on Saturday and easy shake-out run on Sunday.

This is a good thread. I like what Dave-O said, it makes sense. I will probably insert an easy run or extra day off that week prior since I'm only doing a two week taper.

Fri - arrive in Boston (night), no running.
Sat - 30min shakeout, strides optional. Expo.
Sun - 30min so-easy-it's-stupid. Sit on my ass all day after.
Mon - race.

McMillan's final "Boston Specific" week:

Mon 30 to 40 minute Easy Run
Tue 40 to 50 minute Easy Run with Stride Workout: 8 to 10 times 15 seconds with 1 minute recovery jog between
Wed OFF
Thu 15 to 20 minute Warm-Up + Cruise Interval Workout: 4 to 5 times 800 meters with 200 meter recovery jog between plus 3 x 200m with 200m recovery jog + 15 to 20 minute Cool-down
Fri 40 to 50 minute Easy Run
Sat OFF
Sun 30 minute Easy Run
Mon Race: Boston Marathon Good Luck!

The Pfitzinger plan I follow calls for this the week before a marathon:

• Mon - off
  
• Tue - Recovery 5 in am and 4 in pm
  
• Wed - 7 w/ 2 @ MP
  
• Thu - Recovery 5
  
• Fri - 5 Recovery w/ 6x100
  
• Sat - 5 Recovery
  
• Sun - race
  

That's too much in a row for this old body so last year I followed exactly this plan Mon - Fri, but took an off day on Saturday (which was my travel day) pushed Sat to Sun but reduced it to about 3.5 miles. Ran great on Monday (must have been the tailwind - )

Don't understand the double session on Tue. What purpose does the second run have this close to the race???

mountandog wrote:The Pfitzinger plan I follow calls for this the week before a marathon:

• Mon - off
  
• Tue - Recovery 5 in am and 4 in pm
  
• Wed - 7 w/ 2 @ MP
  
• Thu - Recovery 5
  
• Fri - 5 Recovery w/ 6x100
  
• Sat - 5 Recovery
  
• Sun - race
  

That's too much in a row for this old body so last year I followed exactly this plan Mon - Fri, but took an off day on Saturday (which was my travel day) pushed Sat to Sun but reduced it to about 3.5 miles. Ran great on Monday (must have been the tailwind - )

Don't understand the double session on Tue. What purpose does the second run have this close to the race???

I know Jerry used the plan and didn't did the double.

Jerry wrote:

mountandog wrote:The Pfitzinger plan I follow calls for this the week before a marathon:

• Mon - off
  
• Tue - Recovery 5 in am and 4 in pm
  
• Wed - 7 w/ 2 @ MP
  
• Thu - Recovery 5
  
• Fri - 5 Recovery w/ 6x100
  
• Sat - 5 Recovery
  
• Sun - race
  

That's too much in a row for this old body so last year I followed exactly this plan Mon - Fri, but took an off day on Saturday (which was my travel day) pushed Sat to Sun but reduced it to about 3.5 miles. Ran great on Monday (must have been the tailwind - )

Don't understand the double session on Tue. What purpose does the second run have this close to the race???

I know Jerry used the plan and didn't did the double.

I assume you didn't do the 9 either.

mountandog wrote:

Jerry wrote:

mountandog wrote:The Pfitzinger plan I follow calls for this the week before a marathon:

• Mon - off
  
• Tue - Recovery 5 in am and 4 in pm
  
• Wed - 7 w/ 2 @ MP
  
• Thu - Recovery 5
  
• Fri - 5 Recovery w/ 6x100
  
• Sat - 5 Recovery
  
• Sun - race
  

That's too much in a row for this old body so last year I followed exactly this plan Mon - Fri, but took an off day on Saturday (which was my travel day) pushed Sat to Sun but reduced it to about 3.5 miles. Ran great on Monday (must have been the tailwind - )

Don't understand the double session on Tue. What purpose does the second run have this close to the race???

I know Jerry used the plan and didn't did the double.

I assume you didn't do the 9 either.

Absolutely not, Jerry read from this crowd that recovery run should be within 45-60 minutes.

Btw, Jerry didn't run the day before in any out of town races because Jerry didn't know he could use Garmin to find his way back to hotel.

mountandog wrote:

Don't understand the double session on Tue. What purpose does the second run have this close to the race???

I think its just a matter of keeping your body in the same routine its become used to in the plan. I typically keep logging doubles until 4 days out from the race. It would be a little too sharp of a taper to go from 5-6 doubles per week to none.

Dave-O wrote:Follow the same final 4 days as you would before any marathon. For me, that means rest on Saturday and easy shake-out run on Sunday.

Yep this is how I have been doing it every year I have run Boston.

Dave-O wrote:

mountandog wrote:

Don't understand the double session on Tue. What purpose does the second run have this close to the race???

I think its just a matter of keeping your body in the same routine its become used to in the plan. I typically keep logging doubles until 4 days out from the race. It would be a little too sharp of a taper to go from 5-6 doubles per week to none.

I guess it is agree with Dave day.

Schuey wrote:
I guess it is agree with Dave day.

Can you pass that along to my wife? Thanks.

Dave-O wrote:

Schuey wrote:
I guess it is agree with Dave day.

Can you pass that along to my wife? Thanks.

Would love to but I hate to tell you buddy I think we both will lose that battle.

now you guys == don't bring our wives into this --

Whatever you do--please don't forget to HAVE FUN...running/racing is such a pleasurable activity, don't ruin it by overthinking.

Schuey wrote:

Dave-O wrote:

Schuey wrote:
I guess it is agree with Dave day.

Can you pass that along to my wife? Thanks.

Would love to but I hate to tell you buddy I think we both will lose that battle.

wendy_miller wrote:Whatever you do--please don't forget to HAVE FUN...running/racing is such a pleasurable activity, don't ruin it by overthinking.

Post of the week. Right on, Wendy.