Training Plan- Week of 7/6/14 - 7/12/14

Scheduled:

Sunday 7/6: walk or rest, squats: 10x1

 

Monday 7/7: walk at work, cross or strength, squats: 8x2

 

Tuesday 7/8: walk at work, run

 

Wednesday 7/9: walk at work, cross or strength, squats: 9x2

 

Thursday 7/10: walk at work, run, squats: 6x2

 

Friday 7/11: walk at work, cross or strength, squats: 5x4

 

Saturday 7/12: walk or rest

Actual:

Sunday 7/6: squats: 10x1

 

Monday 7/7: 2.04 mile walk, 1.34 mile walk, 2.16 mile interval run: 26:45/12:22 pace, squats: 8x2

 

Tuesday 7/8: 2.04 mile walk, 1.34 mile walk, 3.17 mile interval run: 33:52/12:16 pace

 

Wednesday 7/9: 2.04 mile walk, squats: 9x2

 

Thursday 7/10: 2.04 mile walk, squats 6x2

 

Friday 7/11: 2.04 mile walk, 1.34 mile walk, arm strength training, 1.04 mile walk, squats 5x4

 

Saturday 7/12: 3.17 mile walk

Long Distance Training Run:

This week I didn't have a long distance run because I have a race tomorrow. On the weeks I have a race I switch the walk/rest day to Saturday and then use the race as my training run. I have already PR'd this year, so I'm not going out for speed for any of my upcoming races and I am able to take them slow and steady like a long distance run is supposed to be.

 

I decided this past week to skip my run on Thursday. I was originally going to push it to Friday, but then I decided that since I am going to be running a half I should probably do the proper thing of taking 2-3 days before the race to rest. I find this part of racing to be the most difficult. Especially when I am trying to reach a certain number of miles for the year. I decided to still go out and do something, so Isabel and I went for a walk to CVS to buy some bird seed for our feeders. It was a total of a mile and the second half I carried 20 pounds of bird seed. Not much, but I was happy to get out and be a little active.

 

I will be posting a race recap next week, so stay tuned!