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Falmouth Road Race has not announced its next date, so we have estimated August. Change the date below once you know it.
- Distances
- 7 miles
- Terrain
- Rolling
Course
The Falmouth Road Race course
Seven miles along the Cape Cod shoreline from Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights, with a long history of drawing elite fields. The hill in the final half mile before the finish is the defining feature.
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Distances
- 7 miles
- Weather on race day
- August on the Cape is warm and humid, though the ocean keeps it more tolerable than inland races at the same date.
What to train for
A seven mile race is essentially a long tempo.
The finishing hill means you should practice climbing on tired legs at the end of workouts.
Sample week
A sample Falmouth Road Race 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: 6 × 800 m at 5K to 10K effort, easy jog between
- Wednesday
- Easy run, 5 mi
- Thursday Key session
- Tempo run on a rolling route, 5 mi with 2 mi comfortably hard
- Friday
- Recovery run, 3 mi, or cross-train
- Saturday Key session
- Long run, 7–8 mi easy
- Sunday
- Easy run, 3 mi, then 6 relaxed strides
Taper
Tapering for the Falmouth Road Race
Start the taper seven to ten 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.
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Falmouth Road Race training questions
How long should I train for the Falmouth Road Race?
Most runners give a 7-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 Falmouth Road Race course hilly?
Rolling. Seven miles along the Cape Cod shoreline from Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights, with a long history of drawing elite fields.
What is the weather usually like at the Falmouth Road Race?
August on the Cape is warm and humid, though the ocean keeps it more tolerable than inland races at the same date.
When should I start tapering for the Falmouth Road Race?
Start the taper seven to ten 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.
Do I need an account to get a Falmouth Road Race 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.