Today was a walk day - walk 3.28 miles in 54 minutes - it was just over a 16 minute pace. Leg ached entire last half of the walk, so i slowed down my pace there.
But i just checked my Marathon Training schedule, and it starts this weekend. I thought i had already lost 2 weeks but i have not. But the best news is the Epiphany i had earlier today, and i just checked in my book - yep - John Bingham has 4 plans for his half-marathon training and his full marathon training plans. The first level for each is a walking plan, then it has walk/run, run/walk and run only plans. Each plan is the same number of weeks, each plan has the activities similar for each day of the week.
Same number of long miles on the weekend, you just approach the miles with walking or running or the combination of each that you want to do - So here we go. I will follow the 'walk' plan until my leg stops aching, then i will progress to the walk/run and eventually to the run/walk.
Yay! I am excited that i have not lost any weeks and i have a plan i can now do!!
Finally i am Optimistic about this marathon training!!! :)
I am soooo very glad! And you are right, there are a lot of plans. i think the main thing is just get in as much of the mileage as you can. and dont worry about how fast it is for now. just baby your leg, otherwise you will never get the running back before the marathon. keep up the positive attitude, remember food is just fuel and nothing else!! those cakes, cookies, ice cream and especially see's candy are not tasty anymore. starting sunday you are an ATHLETE IN TRAINING!! remember that! think that way and you will do awesome!!!!! i am so proud of you! cant wait!!!!
ReplyDeleteATHLETE IN TRAINING !!! Love that almost as much as the other one - The person i think i am is no match for the person i really am!!
ReplyDeleteTHe advice on the cookies was just a tad late....stopped and bought a chocolate mint brownie at Kneaders tonite - it was yummy but not as yummy as grandma's were!! :)