Your plan in four answers
Set for July 11, 2027, about 37 weeks out.
- Distances
- 5K, 15K
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Taper starts
- June 29, 2027
Course
The Boilermaker 15K course
The largest 15K in the United States, run through Utica in July with a famously good post-race party at the Saranac brewery. Rolling throughout with a notable climb early.
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Distances
- 5K, 15K
- Weather on race day
- July in upstate New York is warm and often humid, and the race starts early for that reason.
What to train for
The 15K sits between 10K speed and half marathon endurance.
Threshold intervals plus a ten to twelve mile long run is the right shape, done in the heat.
Sample week
A sample Boilermaker 15K training week
A week from the middle of the build, about six weeks out. Your plan sets the real distances and paces from your own fitness and adjusts them every week as you train.
- Monday
- Rest, or 20 minutes of mobility
- Tuesday Key session
- Intervals: 5 × 1 km at 5K to 10K effort, easy jog between
- Wednesday
- Easy run, 5–6 mi
- Thursday Key session
- Goal-pace run, 7 mi with 4 mi at race pace
- Friday
- Recovery run, 4 mi, or cross-train
- Saturday Key session
- Long run, 10–12 mi easy
- Sunday
- Easy run, 4 mi, then 6 relaxed strides
Your build to race day
Taper
Tapering for the Boilermaker 15K
Start the taper ten to fourteen days before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on July 11, 2027, your taper starts around June 29, 2027.
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Boilermaker 15K training questions
How long should I train for the Boilermaker 15K?
Most runners give a 15k twelve to fourteen weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The plan above counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
Is the Boilermaker 15K course hilly?
Rolling. The largest 15K in the United States, run through Utica in July with a famously good post-race party at the Saranac brewery.
What is the weather usually like at the Boilermaker 15K?
July in upstate New York is warm and often humid, and the race starts early for that reason.
When should I start tapering for the Boilermaker 15K?
Start the taper ten to fourteen days before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on July 11, 2027, your taper starts around June 29, 2027.
Do I need an account to get a Boilermaker 15K training plan?
No. The plan above builds in your browser with no account, no email, and no card. Make a free account only if you want to keep it, log your runs against it, and have the coach keep adapting it as your training goes.