This weekly message keeps active members informed of the Dashing Whippets training activities for the next seven days.

Dashing Whippets Training Plan for the Week

This is week 4 of training plans for the Boston and New Jersey marathons, and week 3 of training plans for spring 5K/10K races and the NYC Half.

Please click on the links below to RSVP if you are planning to come out to one of these training events!

Note: Almost all training paces, such as 5K, 10K, half marathon, should be your estimated pace if you ran the race today — not your goal or PR pace. (Exception: Marathon pace is your goal pace or best guess of your well-trained marathon speed.) You can use various online race pace calculators to estimate your pace from a recent result.

Monday 1/15: Easy day

• Spring marathoners and half marathoners should run 35-55 minutes easy (advanced marathoners should add 3-5 x 100m strides after)
• Everyone else should run 30-45 minutes easy, or optionally rest
• Monday Evening Downtown group run at 7pm: RSVP here

Tuesday 1/16: Long speedwork day: Warm up 1.5-2 miles. Then…

• All runners (Boston marathoners, New Jersey marathoners, NYC Half specialists, Short-distance (5K-15K) specialists with a solid base, and Runners who are building a base: After warming up, do 2-3 repeats of 2 miles at half marathon pace, with 3:00 easy jog between them. Finish with 1-2 easy miles of jogging to cool down.
• Manhattan group workout in Central Park at 7pm: RSVP here
• Brooklyn group workout in Prospect Park at 7pm: RSVP here

Wednesday 1/17: Recovery day

• Everyone should do 20-40 minutes of easy running or aerobic system cross training, or optionally rest
• Wednesday morning run in Central Park: https://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/246348016/
• Wednesday evening run in Brooklyn: RSVP here

Thursday, 1/18: Short speedwork day: 20-minute warmup, including jogging/drills/strides, then…

• Short-distance (5K-15K) specialists (with a solid base), Boston marathoners and Advanced New Jersey marathoners, and NYC Half specialists (with a solid base): 5-8 repeats of 800m at 5K pace, with 2:30 of jogging between them. Finish with 15+ easy minutes of jogging to cool down.
• Intermediate New Jersey marathoners and Runners who are building a base: Do a total of 60-65 minutes of easy running (including warm-up), with strides & drills
• Lower Manhattan group workout at 7pm (East Side Esplanade): RSVP here
• Brooklyn group workout at 7pm (Prospect Park): RSVP here
• Upper Manhattan group workout at 7pm (Central Park): RSVP here

Friday 1/19: Very easy day

• Most runners should rest, or do the Monday or Wednesday workout today if you missed it
• Optionally, advanced marathoners and half marathoners may run easy for up to 40 minutes, or do aerobic cross-training today

Saturday and Sunday, 1/20-21: On one day, do 35-55 minutes of easy running followed by 3-4 repeats of 100m strides. On the other day, do a long run…

• Boston marathoners, New Jersey marathoners, and NYC Half specialists: Recommended: Run NYRR Fred Lebow Half Marathon (if you signed up in time), with a generous warmup and cooldown. Alternate workout: 13-15 miles total, starting and ending easy, but do the middle 8-9 miles at marathon pace.
• Short-distance specialists with a solid base: 1:30-1:40 of running at 45-60 seconds/mile slower than marathon pace
• Runners who are building a base: 1:00-1:30 of running at very easy pace
• There are weekend team long runs in Manhattan and Brooklyn. To see all options for weekend training runs with the Whippets, please view the calendar: http://www.meetup.com/dashing-whippets/events/

NEXT Monday 1/22: Easy day

• Same workout as most Mondays: Run 30-55 minutes easy, or optionally rest

Training Calendars

• Boston Marathon plan: http://dwrt.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-Boston-Plan.pdf
• New Jersey Marathon plan (advanced): http://dwrt.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-NJ-Plan-Advanced.pdf
• New Jersey Marathon plan (intermediate): http://dwrt.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-NJ-Plan-Intermediate.pdf
• NYC Half training plan: http://dwrt.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-NYC-Half-Plan.pdf
• Winter 5K/10K training plan: http://dwrt.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-Winter-Short-Distance-Plan.pdf