Remember that shot? Yeah… that was last fall. That was also the last time that I was fit. Training was so easy last year with the Nike+ device, because I would just login every morning and my training program would tell me how far to run and how fast to go. Since I have switched over to the Garmin, I have had a much more difficult time getting motivated to train. It was much easier to stay motivated when I had a little computer program putting another notch in the spreadsheet and telling me “good job” at the end of each run.
Starting yesterday, there are only 18 weeks until the Chicago marathon, and only a handful after that until NYC. If I were to run either of those today, it would probably be the most painful experience ever. Since I have been craving structure so badly, I broke down yesterday and decided to go with a Hal Higdon training program. Reagan has trained with his programs before, and so have several of my friends. So I figure that I will give it a shot. To be completely honest, I don’t need a “training program” as much as I just need a little thing to check the boxes and keep me organized. So Hal, you’re it, buddy!
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Week
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thur
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Fri
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Sat
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Sun
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| 3 m run | 5 m run | 3 m run | 3 x hill | rest | 5 m pace |
10
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| 3 m run | 5 m run | 3 m run | 30 Tem | rest | 5 m run |
11
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| 3 m run | 6 m run | 3 m run | 4 x 800 | rest | 6 m pace |
8
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| 3 m run | 6 m run | 3 m run | 4 x hill | rest | 6 m pace |
13
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| 3 m run | 7 m run | 3 m run | 35 Tem | rest | 7 m run | 14 | |
| 3 m run | 7 m run | 3 m run | 5 x 800 | rest | 7 m pace |
10
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| 3 m run | 8 m run | 4 m run | 5 x hill | rest | 8 m pace |
16
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| 3 m run | 8 m run | 4 m run | 40 Tem | rest | 8 m run |
17
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| 3 m run | 9 m run | 4 m run | 6 x 800 | rest | 9 m pace |
12
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| 3 m run | 9 m run | 4 m run | 6 x hill | rest | 9 m pace |
19
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| 4 m run | 10 m run | 5 m run | 45 Tem | rest | 10 m run |
20
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| 4 m run | 6 m run | 5 m run | 7 x 800 | rest | 6 m pace |
12
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| 4 m run | 10 m run | 5 m run | 7 x hill | rest | 10 m pace |
20
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| 5 m run | 6 m run | 5 m run | 45 tem | rest | 6 m run |
12
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| 5 m run | 10 m run | 5 m run | 8 x 800 | rest | 10 m pace |
20
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| 5 m run | 8 m run | 5 m run | 6 x hill | rest | 4 m pace |
12
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| 4 m run | 6 m run | 4 m run | 30 Tem | rest | 4 m run |
8
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| 3 m run | 4 x 400 | 2 m run | rest | rest | 2 m run |
race
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From now until November 7th, Friday’s will be my only lazy days. Actually, I will probably take a lazy week after the Chicago race, but I’m getting ahead of myself.
To keep myself accountable, I’m going to start posting a Weekly Running Evaluation again (just when you thought this blog couldn’t be anymore boring, hehe). So far, the training has not gone well. I had a very bad run yesterday and today. I am currently as sloppy and ridden with extra body-blah as I have ever been. So, it’s a good thing that I’m starting now. I’m headed out of town later this week, so I might miss a few days. But, I’m sure that they will be replaced with some high-altitude cross training.
This is a bonus paragraph for those who made it all of the way through this post– Tomorrow morning I’m posting the biggest giveaway so far, on JNB. If you are into photography, or know someone who is, you might be interested in this round.
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