Between bad weather, travel, and grad school commitments, my training has been getting all thrown off lately.
Sunday, I ran 5.5 miles.
Monday, I ran 4.5 miles.
Tuesday, I had tons of classes and I drove 2 hours to school so I barely moved.
Wednesday, I did a HIIT session on the treadmill.
Thursday, I was a lazy bum.
Thursday, I should have ran because today, it is raining like crazy. I planned on doing my long run today while Rob is at work so Thursday was initially a rest day but its nasty out and there is no way I was going to do 15 miles on a treadmill or in the rain. So I should have done something yesterday, right? Better planning next time? Though I felt insanely busy yesterday too even though I really wasn’t…
It is so tricky being a runner in training. Most people just workout whenever they can/want to on a regular basis but we runners have to plan everything around the infamous “long run” (LR).
Workout the day before the LR? Only if it’s a very slow, very short run… Like a mile or two… at walking pace 
So if you took your rest day (Thursday) but then your run got pushed off (rain), you now how 2 rest days before your run.
And weight training? Well, you can’t have your legs sore for you LR so you have to do your lower body workout at least 4 days before the LR, but that means you are doing it only 2 days after your LR (not including the day of the LR) and you legs are probably still sore so that lower body workout won’t be that great anyway.
So complicated! I can’t wait for March 18th, the day after the marathon when I can choose to workout on whatever day I like and do whatever I want! For now, I will try not to skip so many workouts…
On a more serious note! My plan for the next week coming up:
Saturday: 15 Miles (OMG!!!)
Sunday: Workout DVD, mostly cardio
Monday: HIIT
Tuesday: Workout DVD
Wednesday: Endurance run, Sign up for School Gym
Thursday: 8AM Body Pump at the Gym!
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 16 Miles (EEEK!!!)
You’re doing great! It’s hard to figure out rest/ recovery. You are working so hard, you need it. I’m sort of gimpy and need it ;p
thats my big thing about training to- the idea that “I have to run X miles this week”. it makes me not want to run 1 mile! haha
Me too!!!! Uuugh! I’ve been going by time more lately and like that much better. “Run for 1 hour” doesn’t seem as terrible as “Run 5 miles” even though 5 miles is actually about the same or even a little less! Ha!
~Ang
It *is* seriously complicated!
It’s been raining here all day (really miserable, gray, yuk) so I skipped walking the dog. She’s accustomed to a 3 mile hike through the woods daily & does NOT like missing. I couldn’t bear the thought, so much mud & ice. I’ve wiped out recently and just got rid of those wicked bruises. Some days it’s best to take a break!
Happy weekend, friend!
I have to say…planning everything around my long run isn’t my favorite part of half marathon training. But we’re still working towards accomplishing our running goals! That’s what really counts.
I hear you…though I wing it more often than not with the cross training. Last year when we did 2 rounds of P90X and I was half marathon training, I didn’t change up the P90X schedule at all…I just did whatever it was scheduled for the day and did my run schedule for the day…seemed to work since I was used to both workouts. Now that I am finally cleared to run again (YEAH!!!!) I will start working them back together.
Good luck this week – hope the weather and schedules don’t foil your plans!!!!
I have been majorly slacking on anything that isn’t running. I think I might start either using my Jackie Warner DVD again for strength or doing the New Rules of Lifting again. Not sure yet. I have P90X too, I could do that but am afraid to jump into it now, even if its just 2 days a week (unless of course, you recommend which 2 DVDs, perhaps yoga on Mondays and something else on Thursday? hehe)
~Ang