it is time to get back on the running wagon. i have taken over a month now to do basically anything and everything but work out and run {i have loved the dinners and drinks and hours of lifetime movies}. i have noticed that my endurance and ability to do things like long dog walks is not where it was this time 2 months ago….
everyone is creating their 2011 race calendars. i have 3 things on mine. a 10k, ragnar, and rock and roll savannah. holla if you're a slacker. HOLLA!
so. to start my 2011 off i am going to run the polar bear run (how fitting with my foto friday lazy polar bears) on jan 22. that is 7 weeks till my next race. it is just a 5k and last year i was getting over the 5k distance… but i think it is the perfect way to ease myself back into running.
i plugged into runners world smart coach and plugged in my “want” 5k time of 30 minutes. made a training plan for 7 weeks and came up with this:
| week | date | mon. | tues. | wed. | thurs. | fri. | sat. | sun. |
| 1 | 12/6 - 12/12 | rest/ xt | easy 2 miles | rest/ xt | easy run 2 | XT | easy run 2 | blast 900 |
| 2 | 12/13- 12/19 | rest/ xt | easy 2 miles | rest/ xt | easy run 2 | XT | easy run 3 | blast 900 |
| 3 | 12/20- 12/26 | rest/ xt | easy 2 miles | rest/ xt | east run 3 | XT | easy run 4 | blast 900 |
| 4 | 12/27- 1/2 | rest/ xt | easy 2 miles | rest/ xt | easy run 3 | XT | easy run 5 | blast 900 |
| 5 | 1/3 - 1/9 | rest/ xt | easy 2 miles | rest/ xt | easy run 2 | XT | easy run 2 | blast 900 |
| 6 | 1/10- 1/16 | rest/ xt | easy 2 miles | rest/ xt | easy run 2 | XT | easy run 3 | blast 900 |
| 7 | 1/17- 1/23 | rest/ xt | easy 2 miles | rest/ xt | easy run 3 | XT | RACE DAY | blast 900 |
so here is my training plan… which this month will be hard with heading to Charlottesville VA for Kyle's best friend’s wedding and then going home to DC for Christmas… but I am bound and determined to get in work outs on both trips. ….plus i am going to start making blast 900 a weekly occurrence in my life.
it is kinda weird to see such low miles, but i think it is going to be more fun than anything because there will be no pressure and it will let me ease back into this running thing…. ….now i just have to remember to work out on my designated kyle/barbie gym days.
A 5k sounds like a great idea! It's been so long since I've run such a short race - you are making me want to sign up for one to see what I could do. Good luck hitting your goal!
ReplyDeleteI love when a new race plan starts with "rest"! Good for you for getting back at it.
ReplyDeleteWhat is blast 900?
ReplyDeletejenna renee - check out blast900.com ... it is a crazy awesome workout here in Atlanta. By far the best work out I have EVER had.
ReplyDeleteI was going to ask what blast was too.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a solid plan.