Breanna Sieracki’s Pursuit of Sub-2:30 at Boston
Breanna Sieracki is Building Strength in Every Part of Life
For some athletes, performance exists in a controlled environment but for Breanna Sieracki, it exists in the middle of real life. She is a full-time stay-at-home mom of two, a part-time online run coach, and a marathoner chasing sub-2:30 at Boston. Her days are split across early miles before her girls wake up, afternoons shaped by family life, and evening hours spent coaching other runners through their own training.
TRAINING AT VOLUME WHIlE LIVING AT FULL CAPACITY
There’s no shortcut to the kind of fitness Breanna is chasing. As part of Minnesota Distance Elite, Breanna trains with her team three times a week for workouts and long runs on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. On Tuesdays, that also includes lifting at Training HAUS, building the strength needed to support the kind of volume her marathon goals demand.
For example, her Boston build has included:
Peak mileage of 110 miles per week
Nine consecutive weeks over 80 miles
Long runs stretching up to 27 miles
But what’s even more astounding is how she has fit this build into her daily life with a full day of parenting and evenings spent coaching other athletes.
Through PUMA PROJECT3, she has found balance as part of a wider community.
A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SPORT AND THE BRAND
One of the most unexpected parts of Breanna’s PROJECT3 experience is how personal it has become.
Before being selected, she had never worn a pair of PUMA shoes. Now, she talks about rotating through them with the kind of specificity only a serious runner has. The Mag Max for easy recovery runs and walking around. The Deviates for long runs. The Deviate Elites and Fast-Rs for workouts.
That detail matters because it reflects something deeper than product testing. It shows genuine buy-in. PROJECT3 has also widened her connection to the running community. She speaks about the value of getting to know the other athletes, hearing their stories, and meeting the people behind PUMA itself. What stayed with her most was a growing appreciation for how much the brand truly cares about running and the people in it.
CONFIDENCE WHEN TRAINING DOESN’T GO TO PLAN
For Breanna, one of the biggest mental challenges in a marathon build is not losing confidence when a workout or even a string of workouts does not go well. She believes “you cannot fake a good workout”.
You can have a bad session that does not reflect your real fitness, but you cannot accidentally run something great. If your body hit those paces once, that strength is there.
That mindset gives her something steady to return to when doubt starts creeping in.
SUPPORTING THE BODY FOR THE STANDARD SHE’S CHASING
Breanna is also clear-eyed about what it takes to support this kind of training.
Her team chiropractor, Sam Lezon, has been instrumental in helping her stay healthy. Strength work with her team coach, Jimmy, helps her body absorb the mileage and workouts. And because daytime recovery is rarely ideal when you are raising two young children, she places even more emphasis on what she can control: getting 9+ hours of sleep, respecting recovery, and keeping her easy days genuinely easy.
QUICK FIRE
Pre-race meal: Pasta
Which marathon are you running: Boston Marathon
Favourite route: Murphy Hanrehan Park Reserve
Morning or evening: Morning
Solo or group: Both, groups for workouts, solo for easy days
Running style: Balanced
ONE PIECE OF ADVICE
“The first marathon is all about gaining experience and finishing feeling excited to run another one. Try to let go of a strict time goal and focus on enjoying the process. You worked hard to get to the line. The race is the celebration of that hard work!”
You can follow Breanna’s marathon journey via her instagram @breanna_sieracki
