Boston Marathon
The world's oldest annual marathon and a qualifying-standard Abbott Major. Net-downhill point-to-point from Hopkinton to Boston, but deceptively hard: the fast descents trash the quads before the Newton Hills and Heartbreak Hill at mile 20. Rarely a PB course.
The world's oldest annual marathon and a qualifying-standard Abbott Major. Net-downhill point-to-point from Hopkinton to Boston, but deceptively hard: the fast descents trash the quads before the Newton Hills and Heartbreak Hill at mile 20. Rarely a PB course.
What makes it hard
- 270m of total climbing
- Technical terrain: road, net-downhill point-to-point with the Newton Hills late
How BEINA trains you for it
BEINA reads the exact demands of Boston Marathon — road marathon, 42.195km, road, net-downhill point-to-point with the Newton Hills late — and builds your plan around them. Race-day predictions and AI coaching remove the guesswork so you arrive ready.