Course-Specific Training Tips to Help You Nail Your Boston Marathon Prep

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This is also a good time to incorporate race-simulation workouts into your cutback long runs and midweek runs. For instance, for a 10-mile cutback long run, break it into three parts, run on a hilly course, with the first five or six miles at an easy effort, the next few miles at a moderate effort, and a hard effort for the final mile.

The weather in Boston in springtime can change on a dime, so you also want to start preparing for it. Ask anyone who ran Boston last year, and they will surely tell you: You can’t control the weather, so it’s better to build the mental grit needed to slog it out in bad conditions now than be shocked on race day. Rainy weather in the forecast? Don’t reschedule that long run.

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