This training season
is truly a season of changes! I've already experimented with the way I run my
long runs, my nutrition, my hydration, and now I'm changing my training
program.
I have been a die
hard Jeff Galloway training program runner since the beginning. What I fell in
love with most about his program was that it was specifically designed for
beginners and those that aim to "just finish" a marathon. Well, and
I'm proud to say this, I'm not a beginner anymore! Jeff Galloway also offers
programs for those that are trying for time goal (5:00, 4:45, 4:30, etc….) and
this is what I started out with a few weeks ago but I just am not challenged
enough. I still highly recommend his program for any beginners out there but as
for me, I have to say good-bye.
So I have switched
my loyalty to Hal Higdon. I still value and loosely follow Jeff's walk/run
ratio but I am now doing the Hal Higdon Marathon Training for Intermediate 2.
This week marked week 1 on this new program and so far, I love it! This week I
logged 29 miles. The program goes something like this:
Monday - Cross
Training (walking, yoga, bike riding, elliptical, swimming) 30-45 minutes
Tuesday - short
maintenance runs (starting at 3mi and working up to 5mi as training progresses)
Wednesday - mid-week
"long" run (5 mi working up to 10 mi runs after about 2 months of
training)
Thursday - same as
Tuesdays
Friday - rest days
Saturday - same as
Wednesdays
Sunday - long run
This Sunday marks my
first long run of the program and I am scheduled for a 10 miler. This puts me
at my first 20 mile run in August. Before race day (10/12/14) I should have
three 20 mile runs under my belt. I am VERY optimistic about this year's marathon
and I truly need a redemption after last year's 6 hour and 30 minutes disaster.
Although it was a great learning experience for me, I never want to be at the
back of the pack again. From now on, only forward and upward.
Lastly, I have a bit
of sad news. My treadmill bit the dust this week. I can't believe how sad I
truly was about this. It completely ruined my whole day on Wednesday. I was in
the middle of a 5 mile run, made it about 3 miles and my treadmill started to sound
like it was cracking. Then, before long it felt like I was running in a bouncy
house. I stopped to examine the underside and there was a huge crack in the
deck (the particle board between the belt). I looked up the cost for a
replacement board and it's $200!! That's half the price of this treadmill.
So…I'm in search of a new and CHEAP treadmill. Although, maybe this is a
blessing in disguise. I've become very dependent on my treadmill and as such, I
have not been running nearly as much outdoors. Either way, I'm willing to roll
with the punches, and I'll stick to my training no matter where I have to do my
runs. With that, I will leave you with this...
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