Let the running begin. By summer’s end, I’m going to be one running fool. Or at least I hope so, because I’ve signed up for the Chicago Half Marathon this year. Come Sep. 11, I will have run the longest distance of my life: a whopping 13.1 miles. This is, of course, all in preparation of my future goal to run a marathon in my life, preferably when I’m 30.
So I’m running. And running. And running some more. This training seems to be a little more taxing than last year’s 10k training (from the archives: weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) . This is, in part, due to me being less rigorous in my other spinal exercises and fighting some overall fatigue.
I wrapped up week 1 and 2 of my half marathon training today with a 5-miler. Training has been going fairly well. My tibialis anterior—the muscle in the front of the calf, which gave me trouble during my 10k training, have only started to tighten since this past Thursday. I have some stretches I need to try to keep things loose and limber.
Schedule for Week 1:
Monday –Run 3 miles(Missed the training day altogether, whoops)
Tuesday – Run 3 miles
Wednesday – Off
Thursday – Run 3 miles (Ran on Friday)
Friday – Off
Saturday – Run 4 miles (Ran on Sunday)
Sunday – Off
TOTAL:13 miles10 milesSchedule for Week 2:
Monday – Run 3 miles
Tuesday – Run 4 miles
Wednesday – Off
Thursday – Run 3 miles
Friday – Off
Saturday – Run 5 miles
Sunday – Off
TOTAL: 15 miles
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