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June 6, 2008
I need an assistant ...
I think I need staff. Someone whose sole responsibility is to make sure I am where I am supposed to be when I am supposed to be there. Added bonus if they could cook me delicious meals and clean ... and go to work for me on days like today when I don't want to.
What I really need is planner/day book/organizer, but having my own personal assistant would be more fun (see above personal bitch way more fun). Plus they could actually write things in the planner, something I seem to have trouble with.
Case and point.
I am the newest member of our Condo Board. There was a meeting last night at 6.30pm. The marathon training group started last night at 6pm. It wasn't until I came home after work to change for my run, when I bumped into a fellow board member that I remembered the meeting.
I went to the meeting. I didn't run. Today is a rest day. So far this training is going really well.
I need to regroup and focus!
Official Training for the Grand Rapids Marathon 2008 starts tomorrow* morning at 8.30am.
What I've learned over the last couple of years and this is just what works for me
1. Run 4-5 times a week, preferrably 5
2. Cross-train, Weights/Yoga/Pilates/Swimming - I don't do enough any of this, running becomes all consuming and I forget about everything else
Stretch
Sample week would look something like this
Monday - swim or pilates
Tuesday - Speedwork
Wednesday - easy run and weights
Thursday - Tempo run
Friday - swim and weights
Saturday - easy run and weights or yoga
Sunday - long run
I know how you guys like numbers and a plan, so here are my long runs.
Jun 8 |
Jun 15 |
Jun 22 |
Jun 29 |
|
9 |
10 |
11 |
8k race |
|
Jul 6 |
Jul 13 |
Jul 20 |
Jul 27 |
|
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
|
Aug 3 |
Aug 10 |
Aug 17 |
Aug 24 |
Aug 31 |
12 |
Trail Race 8k |
16 |
18 |
14 |
Sep 7 |
Sep 14 |
Sep 21 |
Sep 28 |
|
Half-Marathon |
16 |
18 |
23 |
|
Oct 5 |
Oct 12 |
Oct 19 |
||
14 |
10 |
race day |
*tonight there will be an obscene amount of margaritas consumed.
Posted by Ali at June 6, 2008 10:50 AM
Comments
I know what you mean about the over scheduling, forgetting, stuff. Good luck with your training. Mine is off to a similar start. 1st training tomorrow morning and I need to scramble to YaYa's soccer tournament 1 1/2 hours later.
Posted by: Juls at June 6, 2008 4:05 PM
Sweet plan. A lot like mine we can compare notes and bitch about our long runs. I really need to find someone to do mine with. Or at least ride a bike while I run.
If I can convince my friend to drive tonight, there will be an obscene about of martinis consumed!
Posted by: P.O.M. at June 6, 2008 6:01 PM
The long runs plan looks good. With the sample week, I wouldn't do Speedwork. Put the Tempo run there (long tempo - something like 2k warm-up, 8k tempo, 2k warm-down). On Thursday, a "medium long run" - building up to 11 miles or so.
Posted by: Ewen at June 7, 2008 6:47 AM