Well, I did it. I picked another race to sign up for so that I have a running goal in sight. I will run in the Pirate and Zombie fest on October 6th in Anchorage. I’m pretty excited. This is the first time I will be running this distance. I have done 5Ks, 5 Milers, and 12Ks previously. This race is 12 weeks away which gives me time to really train for it. After looking around for a training plan I decided to take the trips from livestrong.com and will be running three days a week, cross training three days a week (one of which will be strength) and will have one rest day. I may have trade an additional cross training day for a rest day if I need it. The running part of the plan basically looks like this:
Week |
Short Run |
Short Run |
Long Run |
1 |
25 mins |
20 mins |
2 miles |
2 |
30 min |
35 mins |
3 miles |
3 |
30 mins |
35 mins |
4 miles |
4 |
35 mins |
40 mins |
4 miles |
5 |
35 mins |
40 mins |
5 miles |
6 |
30 mins |
45 mins |
5 miles |
7 |
30 mins |
45 mins |
6 miles |
8 |
45 mins |
30 mins |
6 miles |
9 |
45 mins |
30 mins |
7 miles |
10 |
45 mins |
30 mins |
4 miles |
11 |
45 mins |
30 mins |
3 miles |
12 |
45 mins |
30 mins |
Race Day |
I’m looking forward to the training and the race to come.
How well do training plans work for you? Do you stick to them?