BQ TRAINING WITH A GUARANTEE

If you run the online workouts I provide at the paces I specify, in a less-stress, more-gain plan that minimizes setbacks from aches and injuries, you should make your Boston Qualifying time within four months to a year. I’ll tell you that timeframe after the first month, i.e., how long it might take you to BQ and how much of a stretch it will be. I’ll suggest the best venues for achieving your BQ and, once we’ve agreed, train you for that specific course. The downhill Revel courses? Maybe. We’ll see how easily your quads quiver. Long downhills aren’t for everyone. See my blog post on the subject. Training includes my suggestion for a local monthly race that shares characteristics with your BQ target. Racing is the best gauge of your progress. It’s also the best BQ workout you’ll get. After you’ve been with me for two months, I’ll give you simple instructions on how to have a friend shoot a running form video and email it. Once an adequate video arrives, I’ll analyze your form and make suggestions within ten days on how to achieve a more efficient stride. If you’re local to Los Angeles, I’ll invite you to join me monthly for in-person coaching. The guarantee, available only through VDOT? If you don’t make your BQ in the timeframe I gave you after one month in—whatever the cause—I’ll continue coaching you as above until you do.