The First Few Weeks
The First Few Weeks
The first few weeks, you run on your own according to the training schedule provided at the beginning of the season. We will meet Saturday morning for the weekly training run. The weekly long run starts at 3 miles, and increases 1-2 miles per week, until we have achieved a 12 mile run. Throughout, you will be taking regular, frequent walk breaks, depending on your pace group.
Also, any adjustments to you pace group will be made during these first few weeks. If your initial assigned group pace is too difficult, we will adjust by moving you to the next easier group. If you find yourself pulling ahead of your group, we will move you to the next most difficult group to match your abilities.
After 2-3 weeks, most runners have settled into their groups and are moving towards longer distances in their weekly runs.
After about 4 weeks, we will introduce some speed work into some of the weekly training runs for our veteran marathoners. Speed work is generally not recommended for first time marathoners. However, depending on your fitness level, speed work could make sense for you.