I recently was injured. Am going to start coming back tomorrow. I was off 5 weeks, plus the next week will probably be 20 minutes or less of running per day as I start out fresh after injury.
I couldn’t cross train because of the injury. Before taking time off I was a 2:30 marathoner, anywhere from 60 - 90 miles per week depending on the time in the cycle.
Do you think I can get to 2:30 shape for Boston this spring assuming no setbacks coming off of injury?
For Boston? Easily. If you've been training for a reasonable amount of time / had a solid base before injury, you likely lost very little aerobic fitness. And it shouldn't take more than 4-8 weeks to get back your full speed too. If anything, I'd caution to ease back in and not risk a reinjury / peaking early. You have enough time for a nice, healthy 20-week build before Patriots day. Don't rush it!
Always remember that you can reach your speed potential from a strong base in 10-12 weeks, even with very little aerobic work during your base phase. Meanwhile, you can build your base for years and years, hence why it takes much longer to go away.
I had a good base. Logged nearly 2700 miles this year before the injury.
My plan was December is a back to running month. Starting at 10-15 miles per week, then slowly building up while keeping my knee healthy.
Then January is a ramp up strength build month. Assuming I can get to 40 miles per week at the end of December, work up build up to 60-70 in January. Then from Mid-February to the end of March will be very aggressive strength.
Im someone that feels like they lose aerobic conditioning very quickly, but I’m hoping it will be relatively easy to get back.
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