Boston Marathon Training

126 South Main Street, Bel Air, MD 21014

First Run

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Start Time

7:30 am

Training Runs

Every Saturday Every Tuesday

Start Time

7:30 am 6:30 pm
Jeff Burger

Coach: Jeff Burger

I started coaching in 2009 because I was immediately drawn to the science of running and would witness several runners making the same “mistakes.” Since 2009, I have coached several hundred runners and have watched numerous people reach their running goals, whatever those goals may be. In 2016, I created and coached a program for Charm City Run that was designed specifically to assist people in their journey to qualify for and run the Boston Marathon. Since 2016, 85% of the participants in this program have qualified for the Boston Marathon. I fell in love with running almost immediately after finishing my first marathon in 2007. Since then, I have completed eleven marathons total, including three Boston Marathons, and all six Abbott Marathon Majors (Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York). I have a personal best of 2:48:30 and have completed countless half marathons and three ultra-marathons (50K). To date, the highlights of my running career are my 2:48:30 in the 2018 Tokyo Marathon, running the Boston Marathon, the first time I broke three hours in the 2013 New York City Marathon, and the fact that I have never DNF’ed in a race.


Virtual Training

All groups will provide virtual training resources, but if you would like to sign up for the totally virtual training option, please select that in the drop down below when registering.

Sponsored by Altra

Description

Congratulations you have qualified for Boston 2024 and we are excited to train for the April race! The Charm City Run Boston Marathon Training group is offering a marathon training group starting, Saturday, December 2nd. The target race for this training is Boston Marathon. Have another race in mind? No problem! We will work to your schedule.

This training group is designed for the intermediate to advanced runner, who either has already qualified for the Boston Marathon and is looking to better their time, or has the goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon. All of the Boston Marathon groups are 18 weeks in duration.

Requirements

In order to participate this Boston Marathon training program, you must meet at least one of the first two criteria and be willing to adhere to the third. These criteria include:

1. Have completed a marathon within the last 18 months and recorded a time within 10 minutes of your Boston Marathon qualifying time.

2. Run one or more half marathons within the last 12 months and recorded a time that that if you multiply it by 2.19 will equal a Boston qualifying time.

3. You have to be willing and able to run 12 miles at a time on day one of the training and you have to be willing to run 5 or more days a week and 55 or more mile per week.

What To Expect

  • SUPPORTED GROUP RUNS AND WORKOUTS TWICE A WEEK WITH PLANNED ROUTES, HYDRATION AND COMPANIONSHIP
  • POSITIVE AND WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE FOR RUNNERS AND WALKERS OF ALL LEVELS
  • WEEKLY TRAINING PLANS – BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE OPTIONS
  • ACCESS TO EXPERT COACHING SERVICES AND ADVICE
  • GAIT ANALYSIS WITH FOOTWEAR RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 10% STORE DISCOUNT AT CHARM CITY RUN
  • 15% OFF CHARM CITY RUN SIGNATURE RACES
  • NUTRITION, GEAR AND INJURY PREVENTION EDUCATION
  • ALTRA TRAINING PREMIUM

Questions

Do you have a question about our training programs? Send an email to our Training Director, Kelly Maurer, at kellym@charmcityrun.com and we will get back to you with more information.

Boston Marathon Training

126 South Main Street, Bel Air, MD 21014

First Run

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Start Time

7:30 am

Training Runs

Every Saturday Every Tuesday

Start Time

7:30 am 6:30 pm

Sponsored by Altra

Description

Congratulations you have qualified for Boston 2024 and we are excited to train for the April race! The Charm City Run Boston Marathon Training group is offering a marathon training group starting, Saturday, December 2nd. The target race for this training is Boston Marathon. Have another race in mind? No problem! We will work to your schedule.

This training group is designed for the intermediate to advanced runner, who either has already qualified for the Boston Marathon and is looking to better their time, or has the goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon. All of the Boston Marathon groups are 18 weeks in duration.

Requirements

In order to participate this Boston Marathon training program, you must meet at least one of the first two criteria and be willing to adhere to the third. These criteria include:

1. Have completed a marathon within the last 18 months and recorded a time within 10 minutes of your Boston Marathon qualifying time.

2. Run one or more half marathons within the last 12 months and recorded a time that that if you multiply it by 2.19 will equal a Boston qualifying time.

3. You have to be willing and able to run 12 miles at a time on day one of the training and you have to be willing to run 5 or more days a week and 55 or more mile per week.

What To Expect

  • SUPPORTED GROUP RUNS AND WORKOUTS TWICE A WEEK WITH PLANNED ROUTES, HYDRATION AND COMPANIONSHIP
  • POSITIVE AND WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE FOR RUNNERS AND WALKERS OF ALL LEVELS
  • WEEKLY TRAINING PLANS – BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE OPTIONS
  • ACCESS TO EXPERT COACHING SERVICES AND ADVICE
  • GAIT ANALYSIS WITH FOOTWEAR RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 10% STORE DISCOUNT AT CHARM CITY RUN
  • 15% OFF CHARM CITY RUN SIGNATURE RACES
  • NUTRITION, GEAR AND INJURY PREVENTION EDUCATION
  • ALTRA TRAINING PREMIUM

Questions

Do you have a question about our training programs? Send an email to our Training Director, Kelly Maurer, at kellym@charmcityrun.com and we will get back to you with more information.

Jeff Burger

Coach: Jeff Burger

I started coaching in 2009 because I was immediately drawn to the science of running and would witness several runners making the same “mistakes.” Since 2009, I have coached several hundred runners and have watched numerous people reach their running goals, whatever those goals may be. In 2016, I created and coached a program for Charm City Run that was designed specifically to assist people in their journey to qualify for and run the Boston Marathon. Since 2016, 85% of the participants in this program have qualified for the Boston Marathon. I fell in love with running almost immediately after finishing my first marathon in 2007. Since then, I have completed eleven marathons total, including three Boston Marathons, and all six Abbott Marathon Majors (Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York). I have a personal best of 2:48:30 and have completed countless half marathons and three ultra-marathons (50K). To date, the highlights of my running career are my 2:48:30 in the 2018 Tokyo Marathon, running the Boston Marathon, the first time I broke three hours in the 2013 New York City Marathon, and the fact that I have never DNF’ed in a race.


Virtual Training

All groups will provide virtual training resources, but if you would like to sign up for the totally virtual training option, please select that in the drop down below when registering.