Today was 50 degrees and sunny – beautiful. After lunch which followed church, I put my shorts on with my LIFE Runner sweat shirt and out the door I went (well after sending some important emails of course). This weather is too much.
So off I went with my Ipod and such. I’m building back up after a hiatus the followed the October race. I did some sporadic runs/walks but nothing much.
I am doing the walk/run routine. I wasn’t sore from yesterday until I got out there to do again. I feel strong, but heavy – a lot of fast food and pizzas between October and today.
Okay – I need to get on a training program other than my own, so I will probably start following this one – Hal Higdon’s. I moved up to the 3rd week since it’s a 12 week program and we have 10 weeks to train. So there you have it.
| 3 | Stretch & strengthen | 3.5 m run | 6 x 400 5-K pace | 3 m run + strength | Rest | Rest | 5-K Race |
| 4 | Stretch & strengthen | 3.5 m run | 35 min tempo | 3 m run + strength | Rest | 3 m run | 7 m run |
| 5 | Stretch & strengthen | 4 m run | 7 x 400 5-K pace | 3 m run + strength | Rest | 3 m pace | 8 m run |
| 6 | Stretch & strengthen | 4 m run | 40 min tempo | 3 m run + strength | Rest or easy run | Rest | 10-K Race |
| 7 | Stretch & strengthen | 4.5 m run | 8 x 400 5-K pace | 3 m run + strength | Rest | 4 m pace | 9 m run |
| 8 | Stretch & strengthen | 4.5 m run | 40 min tempo | 3 m run + strength | Rest | 5 m pace | 10 m run |
| 9 | Stretch & strengthen | 5 m run | 9 x 400 5-K pace | 3 m run + strength | Rest or easy run | Rest | 15-K Race |
| 10 | Stretch & strengthen | 5 m run | 45 min tempo | 3 m run + strength | Rest | 5 m pace | 11 m run |
| 11 | Stretch & strengthen | 5 m run | 10 x 400 5-K pace | 3 m run + strength | Rest | 3 m pace | 12 m run |
| 12 | Stretch & strengthen | 4 m run | 30 min tempo | 2 m run | Rest | Rest | Half Marathon |
Pumpkin Muffins await along with a roast and mexican chicken – so off I go to create some healthy choices for our clan to devour this week.
All the best to you and yours –
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