Needless to say, I'm incredibly excited to run the Long Beach half marathon on October 17 since it's in my hometown!! On top of that, I will complete the CA Dreamin' Racing Series too!! A majority of the 1/2 marathon course is along the beach path which is where I run a lot on my own, so I'm looking forward to experiencing it from a race perspective.
After running the San Francisco 1/2 on July 25, I decided to give myself two weeks before starting my training for Long Beach. I wanted the first week to rest and make sure my knee is healed and ready to go, and the second week to get back into a routine with some easy runs. Using SmartCoach on RunnersWorld.com as a base plan, I built a 10-week training plan that I think will push me without killing me. Basically, I'm running 4 days a week with my long runs on Sunday, which will allow me ample rest and recovery time. I really wanted the recovery days too because for the first time I'm incorporating tempo runs into my plan! I never did a tempo run during my training for Surf City or San Francisco, so I'm excited for it. In a nutshell my weeks will look like:
Mondays - Rest
Tuesdays - Easy run
Wednesdays - Rest of cross train
Thursdays - Tempo run/speedwork
Fridays - Easy run
Saturdays - Rest or cross train
Sundays - Long run
I left myself the option to cross train on rest days if I feel so inclined. We all have those days where we feel like we need to get out and work out. So without any further adieu, here is my plan:
Here is the key for some of the abbreviations:
I'm so excited to start training on Monday and I can't wait for October 17!!!
xoxo
Whoo hoo! I love the colors in your schedule, too!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!!!! Looks very well planned!
ReplyDeleteThanks ladies! I'm so excited to start training!
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