Knock On Wood
Saturday, June 20th, 2009SIDENOTE: Congratulations to all the Grandma’s Marathon finishers!
I’m thru 5 weeks on my Disneyland Half Marathon training and so far, so good. I’ve never made it thru a training cycle unscathed – NEVER. I’m not a crazy mileage training schedule kind of guy, it just seems that there’s “something” that gets in the way. Whether it’s work or family obligations or an injury, I’ve haven’t been able to turn in that perfect attendance report at the end of 16 weeks.
I’m trying something a little different this time. For the first 6 weeks, I’m only running 3 days a week with mileage topping out at 17 miles per week. Weeks 7 thru 15 I’ll move up to 4 days a weeks topping out at 25 miles and a long run of 12-13 miles. Every four weeks I’ll bring down the mileage for recovery. I’ll end up doing about 85-90 in August. I’m also throwing in 1-2 cross training days (swimming) on my off days. I’ve been hit by bursitis in my hip, shin splits and a badly sprained ankle (occurring just 3 weeks before the Las Vegas Half Marathon last year) over the past few years and I’m trying to avoid it at all costs.
With my busy fall and winter race schedule, I’m hoping this solid base will lead to more productive training schedules when I bump up the mileage in preparation for my upcoming marathons.
