Sunday, November 26, 2006

Half Marathon Training

I've run one 5k, but racing on foot doesn't appeal to me. Although I am competitive by nature, I know my own physical limitations enough to know that I will never cross the finish line in the front of the pack.

However, I do like to set personal challenges for myself. So I've decided to try a Half Marathon. I have no intention of racing it. My goal is to simply run the entire distance.

My training program follows:

X = Cross Training (elliptical, martial arts, yoga, dance, etc.)
S = Strength Training

Wk

Sun

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thurs

Fri

Sat

1

35 min run

X & S

30 min run

X & S

30 min run

30 min walk or X

Rest

2

35 min run

X & S

30 min run

X & S

30 min run

30 min walk or X

Rest

3

40 min run

X & S

30 min run

X & S

35 min run

2 mile walk or X

Rest

4

3 mile run

X & S

3 mile run

X & S

3 mile run

2 mile walk or X

Rest

5

3.5 m run

X & S

3 m run

X & S

3 m run

2 m walk or X

Rest

6

4 m run

X & S

3 m run

X & S

3.5 m run

2 m walk or X

Rest

7

4.5 m run

X & S

3.5 m run

X & S

3.5 m run

2 m walk or X

Rest

8

5 m run

X & S

4 m run

X & S

3.5 m run

1 m run or X

Rest

9

6 m run

X & S

4 m run

X & S

3.5 m run

1 m run or X

Rest

10

6.5 m run

X & S

4 m run

X & S

4 m run

1 m run or X

Rest

11

7 m run

X & S

4 m run

X & S

4 m run

1 m run or X

Rest

12

8 m run

X & S

4 m run

X & S

4 m run

1 m run or X

Rest

13

8 m run

X & S

4.5 m run

X & S

4 m run

1 m run or X

Rest

14

8 m run

X & S

5 m run

X & S

4 m run

1 m run or X

Rest

15

9 m run

X & S

5 m run

X & S

4.5 m run

2 m run or X

Rest

16

9 m run

X & S

5 m run

X & S

4.5 m run

2 m run or X

Rest

17

10 m run

X & S

5 m run

X & S

4.5 m run

2 m run or X

Rest

18

10 m run

X & S

5 m run

X & S

5 m run

2 m run or X

Rest

19

10 m run

X & S

5 m run

X & S

5 m run

2 m run or X

Rest

20

11 m run

X & S

5 m run

X & S

5 m run

2 m run or X

Rest

21

12 m run

X & S

5 m run

X & S

5 m run

2 m run or X

Rest

22

8 m run

X & S

4 m run

X & S

5 m run

2 m run or X

Rest

23

5 m run

X & S

3 m run

X & S

4 m run

2 m run or X

Rest

24

Rest

X & S

3 m run

X & S

3 m run

Rest

RACE

1 comment:

Jeric James said...

Nice posts, it gives us more information and ideas too. Thanks for sharing and looking forward always for more updates.
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