Training Resources
Team Coach
Fred Treseler
In his 36 years of coaching, Fred is recognized as one of the premier coaches in the running industry. He has garnered a strong reputation for successfully coaching and developing athletes to high performance at the high school, collegiate, national and Olympic levels, including elite American distance runners.
In his marathon training programs, Fred has coached over 3,000 runners to a 98% success rate. Fred will be developing daily training programs for all levels of runners to compliment the FitCorp group running schedule. He will also be hosting three exclusive Team Eye and Ear training clinics, the first of which will be held on December 20.
Fred is the founder and president of TRACS, Inc., and resides with his wife, Marita, atop Heartbreak Hill on the Boston Marathon course.
Fred will be hosting the exclusive Team Eye and Ear Training Workshops and organizing daily training programs that correspond with the FitCorp training schedule.
Training Clinics
*please note these dates have recently changed*
Please save these dates for the opportunity to join Team Eye and Ear Coach Fred Treseler for three exclusive Team Eye and Ear training workshops.
GETTING STARTED
Tuesday, December 20, 2011; 6:30 - 8:30pm; Mass. Eye and Ear Board Room, 8th Floor
(please RSVP to marathon@meei.harvard.edu or by calling (617) 573-6364 by Friday, December 16)
KICK OFF PARTY!! (COURSE PREVIEW AND Q&A)
Tuesday, January 24; 6:30 - 8:30pm; Mass. Eye and Ear Cafe Dining Room, 7th Floor
(please RSVP to marathon@meei.harvard.edu or by calling (617) 573-6364 by Friday, January 20)
TRAINING FOR THE BOSTON COURSE & NUTRITION FOR THE LONG RUN & RACE
Tuesday, February 28, 2012; 6:30 - 8:30pm; Mass. Eye and Ear Board Room, 8th Floor
(please RSVP to marathon@meei.harvard.edu or by calling (617) 573-6364 by Friday, February 24)
TAPERING, MENTAL PREPARATION & RECOVERY
Tuesday, March 20, 2012; 6:30 - 8:30pm; Mass. Eye and Ear Board Room, 8th Floor
(please RSVP to marathon@meei.harvard.edu or by calling (617) 573-6364 by Friday, March 16)
Are you from out of town? You can still join in on these exclusive training workshops via web-conferencing.
Check out the team calendar for these and other events.
FitCorp Training Program
Team Eye and Ear members are offered complimentary enrollment in FitCorp's marathon training program. Simply print and complete FitCorp's Registration Form (found here) and bring it with you to a FitCorp Run. Please let the staff know that you are a Team Eye and Ear member.
This program includes organized group long runs (with water stations) every Saturday morning leaving at 7:50am from FitCorp's One Beacon Street location in downtown Boston. The long run program runs from December 3, 2011 through April 14, 2012. Details below.
| Date | Distance | Route | Waterstop |
| December 3 | 6/8 | Beacon Street to HI/MS/CC | 3 |
| December 10 | 8/10/12 | Beacon Street to MS/CC/BC | 3,5,7 |
| December 17 | 10.5 | Woodland to OBS | 4,7 |
| December 31 | 12 | CC/BC | 3,5,7,9 |
| January 7 | 12-14 | Beacon Street to BC | 3,5,7,9,12 |
| January 14 | 10.5 | Woodland to OBS | 4,7 |
| January 21 | 14.5 - 16 | OBS to Centre Street in Newton | 3,5,7,9,11 |
| January 28 | 10.5 | Woodland to OBS | 4,7 |
| February 4 | 16-18 | OBS to Walnut Street in Newton | 3,5,7,9,12,15 |
| February 11 | 10.5 | Woodland to OBS | 4,7 |
| February 18 | 18.3 | OBS to Chestnut Street in Newton | 3,5,7,9,12,15 |
| February 25 | 10.5 | Woodland to OBS | 4,7 |
| March 3 | 14.5/16/18 | OBS/Centre St./Walnut St./ Chestnut St. in Newton | 3,5,7,9,12,15 |
| March 10 | 10.5 | Woodland | 4,7 |
| March 17 | 12-14.5 | BC to Newton Center | 3,5,7,9 |
| March 24 | 21 | Framingham to Beacon Street | Handout |
| March 31 | 8-10-12 | Beacon Street to MS | 3,5,7 |
| April 7 | 8-10 | Beacon Street to MS | 3,5 |
| April 14 | 2-4 | ||
| April 16 | Boston Marathon |
Key: HI = Holiday Inn - Brookline OBS = Fitcorp One Beacon Street Location BC = Entrance to BC Dorms MS = Marathon Sports - Brookline CC= Cleveland Circle
Weather Hotline: (617) 375-5600, ext.103
For questions on injuries on the FitCorp Long Run Program, please email John Furey: jfurey@fitcorp.com
This program also includes organized group hill runs every Tuesday evening leaving from FitCorp's One Beacon Street location in downtown Boston at 5:30pm. The hill run program runs from January 3, 2012 through April 3, 2012.
