TJ Murphy, Author at Shamrock Running Club

March 10, 2026March 31, 2026Tuesday Evening Workout

Tuesday Night Workout 3/10

Tuesday Night Workout Meet up at the west parking lot at the Woburn Cinema complex at 5:45pm. What a difference a week makes when it comes to snow and ice. And daylight! Hopefully anyone who has been wanting to do some speed/stamina work with other Shammies will be up for joining the workout tonight. Following are two recommended workouts (the […]

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026Training Schedule, Tuesday Evening Workout

3/3 to 3/9 Key workout suggestions

Shamrock Training: Key Workout Suggestions Once again the weather looks like it’s going to be safety issue for Tuesday night. The weather advisory for the 5pm to 7pm time period is 32-33 degrees F and snow/sleet. Driving conditions are the key concern. So the official workout at the movie complex tomorrow night is cancelled. Obviously if that’s the only time […]

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026Training Schedule, Tuesday Evening Workout

2/23 to 3/1 Key workout suggestions

Shamrock Training Feb 23-March 1Posting this from a chair in Terminal C at Boston Logan. Flight delayed 3 hours — trying to get to Las Vegas for the Rock and Roll Half tomorrow night. Long delay, but also the calm before the literal storm coming in. I apparently will miss this one: I get back Tuesday night, so I won’t […]

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026Training Schedule, Tuesday Evening Workout

2/17 to 2/23 Key Workout Suggestions

Spring Marathoners Tuesday night workout (5:45pm Woburn Cinema Parking Lot Weather Looking Good ) Adjust the interval distances can be adjusted to your current fitness level (example: half-mile intervals rather than mile; or go for time: 5 minutes each interval) 2 mile warmup 1 mile at T pace1 mile M (Marathon pace)1 mile T pace1 minute easy1 mile at T […]

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026Training Schedule, Tuesday Evening Workout

2/10 to 2/16 key workout suggestions

Training Key Workouts for the Week Spring Marathoners If you’d like updates on the Tuesday night workout, send me your cell number and I’ll include you in our group text. If driving conditions are dangerous, we might cancel. But I’ll let everyone know ASAP if that’s the deal. Tuesday night workout (5:45pm Woburn Cinema Parking Lot Weather Permitting) 2 mile […]

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026Tuesday Evening Workout

2/3 Tuesday evening workout

Tuesday Night Workout at Woburn Cinema 5:45 PM meet in Western Parking Lot Spring Marathoners 2-mile easy to warmup Threshold: 2 E + 20 mins T Pace* 3 mins jog/walk recovery (make sure heart rate drops below 130) 10 mins T Pace 1-2 Easy *Scale this down if you’re just getting into your training. Talk to the coaches. Grand Prix […]

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026Training Schedule, Tuesday Evening Workout

1/27 to 2/2 Training Key Workout Suggestions

The following are training suggestions for the week of January 26. You can choose from a Boston Marathon plan (which can be used for a different spring marathon), a “Grand Prix” plan which is optimized for the Shamrock Grand Prix Series (and good for anyone who plans to race throughout the year). Send me an email for a link to […]

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026Tuesday Evening Workout

1/20 Tuesday evening workout

If you’d like access to the spring marathon plan or the Grand Prix full-year training template, send me an email at tjmurphywriter@gmail.com. Tonight’s Workout at the Woburn Showcase Cinema Deluxe Parking Lot (we meet in the west lot at 5:45pm) Marathoners: 2 miles easy warmup 25 minutes at a hard-like, steady pace (T pace if you’re deep in your training […]

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Training Schedule, Tuesday Evening Workout

1/13 to 1/19 Training Key Workout Suggestions

GRAND PRIX FOCUS WORKOUTSTwo key workouts for the week. Tuesday and Friday suggested. You can do either one on Tuesday night and work the second key workout in later in the week. For this week, the key Tuesday night workout for Grand Prix-focused racers is either one of the below. Speed: Fartlek workout 10 x 40 seconds at roughly R […]

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Tuesday Evening Workout

1/13 Tuesday evening workout

Tuesday Night Workout 5:45pm We will again meet at the 25 Middesex Canal Parkway, Woburn, MA in the west part of the parking lot. My number is [posted in the private Shamrock Facebook member page] if you can’t find the group! (it’s a pretty empty lot. Should be easy to spot).