Philadelphia, PA · May
Broad Street Run Training Plan
A free 10-mile plan for the Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run, 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
- 10 miles
- Course
- Flat
- Usually held
- Each May
The Broad Street Run course
Ten miles straight down Broad Street from north Philadelphia to the Navy Yard, net downhill and almost perfectly straight. One of the fastest ten mile courses in the country and a huge field.
Weather on race day
Early May in Philadelphia is usually good, though a warm year on an exposed straight road is a real possibility.
What to train for
Ten miles is long enough to need real endurance and short enough to race hard. Threshold work plus a long run of twelve to fourteen miles covers it, and the flat straight course rewards even pacing.
Registration and official details: Broad Street Run official site
Broad Street Run training questions
How long should I train for the Broad Street Run?
Most runners give a 10-mile 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 Broad Street Run course hilly?
Flat. Ten miles straight down Broad Street from north Philadelphia to the Navy Yard, net downhill and almost perfectly straight. One of the fastest ten mile courses in the country and a huge field.
What is the weather usually like at the Broad Street Run?
Early May in Philadelphia is usually good, though a warm year on an exposed straight road is a real possibility.
Do I need an account to get a Broad Street Run 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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