Nashville, TN · November
Boulevard Bolt Training Plan
A free 5-mile plan for the Boulevard Bolt, built around the course and your current fitness. Answer four questions and you will see every week of it. No account, no email, no card.
- Distances
- 5 miles
- Course
- Rolling
- Usually held
- Each November
The Boulevard Bolt course
A Thanksgiving morning tradition run the length of Belle Meade Boulevard, starting and finishing outside St. George's. Five miles on wide, gently rolling residential road, with more than 8,000 people in it and every dollar going to Nashville agencies working to end homelessness. It is a community event first and a race second, and it is the busiest running morning of the year in this city.
Weather on race day
Thanksgiving morning in Nashville is usually cold at the start, often in the 30s. Dress for the finish, not the start line.
What to train for
Five miles is short enough to race hard off general fitness. A few weeks of tempo work at a pace you could hold for 40 minutes is the highest-value preparation.
Boulevard Bolt training questions
How long should I train for the Boulevard Bolt?
Most runners give a 5-mile twelve to sixteen 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 Boulevard Bolt course hilly?
Rolling. A Thanksgiving morning tradition run the length of Belle Meade Boulevard, starting and finishing outside St. George's. Five miles on wide, gently rolling residential road, with more than 8,000 people in it and every dollar going to Nashville agencies working to end homelessness. It is a community event first and a race second, and it is the busiest running morning of the year in this city.
What is the weather usually like at the Boulevard Bolt?
Thanksgiving morning in Nashville is usually cold at the start, often in the 30s. Dress for the finish, not the start line.
Do I need an account to get a Boulevard Bolt 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.
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