The plan that gets BQ-ready runners to the starting corral — and across the line under standard.
Eighteen weeks of focused, BQ-specific training. Pace targets are calibrated to your age-group standard (with a buffer for registration cut-offs), two quality sessions per week build the threshold and marathon-pace endurance the course demands, and a true 3-week taper brings you to Hopkinton sharp. Built by a 12× Boston qualifier.
Experienced marathoners chasing a Boston Qualifier — runners with a recent marathon or strong half off a real base, ready for two quality sessions per week.
- ✓18 weeks of periodized daily sessions, BQ-tuned
- ✓Pace + heart-rate targets matched to your BQ standard (with a cushion)
- ✓Two structured quality sessions a week + long-run MP work
- ✓Hill + downhill prep specific to Boston's profile
- ✓Race-day fueling, pacing, and corral strategy
- ✓A genuine 3-week taper
Built on the method of Breno Melo — 12× Boston qualifier.
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What a typical week looks like.
Rest or 30–40 min easy shakeout + mobility
Quality session — intervals at threshold/VO2 with full warm-up and cool-down
Easy aerobic run, conversational pace
Tempo or race-pace work + strides
Rest or easy cross-training + core
Long run with structured pace segments
Easy recovery run or full rest + strength
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