It’s Monday. All that can be written has already been written about how much Mondays suck. Wanna know how to make a Monday better without taking a vacation day? How about a training plan?
After I was finally able to run the Virginia 10 Miler course last week, I started thinking about adding some structure to my running life. Running 10 miles was a requirement that I gave myself before I would even THINK about training. Here we are…
I didn’t sign up for anything…yet. I’m just getting prepared for a December marathon. I may have one or two in mind.
I’m kinda sorta going back to my roots for this one and using the Advanced 1 plan by Hal Higdon (my first ever marathon used Hal’s novice plan). It’s a nice mix of easy miles with some hills/speedwork/tempos. The long runs are to be run SLOWLY. Hal doesn’t leave room for cross-training and that is where we split up. I’m going to keep on hitting those kettlebells 2 days a week. I’m either going to skip some Mon/Wed runs or I’ll see if I have what it takes to do both.
The peak week is 55 miles. I think I can handle that. I’ll have to look back through the history books to know what my longest week ever is. I’m guessing 55 will be it. I ain’t scared.
If anyone wants to know more about training plans and what some of this stuff means, let me know. I can talk training plans ALL DAY.
I’m starting to ramble a bit. I just want to say how happy I am that I’ve gotten to this point and I’m looking forward to getting my butt back at it. Let’s do this!!!
“I ain’t scared” LOVE IT. Good idea keeping those kettlebells in there too! I like it!
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Thanks! My trainer has kind of figured it would only be a matter of time before I ditch her for full-time running, but I’m in it for the long haul.
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Where’s the 10 miler?
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About 20 minutes from my house in the city of Lynchburg, VA. It’s a great race!
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I see.
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That sounds like a great plan! I do not blame you to continue cross training too especially with the weights. I can see eliminating cardio cross training (I never did that when I ran/trained), but weights are super important for anyone recovering from an injury or someone who doesn’t want to be injured. I think waiting until you could comfortably run 10 miles was a great decision too, not jumping into anything!
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Thanks Amy. I think the weight training stuff is super important too. I’m getting to the point where I actually LIKE them now!
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
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I use Higdon’s Advanced 1 plan too! I do strength training before the short easy runs on Mondays and Wednesdays (or at least, I always intend to ha.)
Is this December marathon in Rehoboth??
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It’s not NOT in Rehoboth.
I plan on slacking when I need to with the runs or the workouts.
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One of my running buddies has a goal of a marathon in every state and has been running one about every other month so far this year. He’s contemplating the one in Rehobeth. I looked it up for my dad who was interested to see if they had a half marathon as well (they do) and saw that it started at 7am… that’s a crazy early start in the cold if you ask me!
Good luck in your training and I agree smart idea to keep the strength workouts going!
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I ran it last year and the cold wasn’t intolerable. It was just right for a marathon, if you ask me. It’s a really fun one.
Thanks 🙂
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Well I’m not NOT excited to hear that! And occasionally slacking is a crucial part of any training plan.
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Yay!!!! So glad you are back to a training plan! You almost make me want to find one
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Kiawah Island in SC would fit perfectly in there. I ran the half and know people who’ve run the full a couple of times. It’s a great race. https://kiawahresort.com/recreation/kiawah-island-marathon/
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This is the sort of advice I need. 🙂
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Woohoo! Good luck!
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