Yesterday I told you my goal for March is to start running again; this is a must because the Brooklyn Half Marathon is in 12 weeks. Just the right amount of time to train! If you’ve been reading along for a while, you know one of my favorite parts of race training is creating a schedule. Sticking to it? Well that’s another story.
I’ve done a bunch of half marathons and two full marathons and through the training have learned that for me, less is more. Because I teach cycling and love variety in my workouts, running 5x a week is an unrealistic goal. Running 5x a week may work for other people but for me it leads to burn out, lost motivation and the fear of injury.
I put together the following workout by referencing Hal Higdon’s intermediate training plan, taking two key runs from his plan (the speed workout and the long run) and working it into the rest of my schedule.
Take a look…
Each week follows a similar plan: Mondays and Wednesdays I teach cycling, Tuesday I’ll be running a mile to EVF Performance for my strength workout then will run a mile home, Thursday will be speed days, Fridays are for rest, Saturdays are for long runs and Sundays are a day for either yoga, barre or another strength day.
As always, it’s my goal to stick to this schedule, but I know that sometimes life gets in the way, and that’s okay. If a workout gets skipped, it’s okay to move beyond it. I’ll do my best and I’ll keep you updated along the way. Every Monday morning I’ll post my schedule for the upcoming week and a glimpse at the week prior.
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