I've gotten some questions about what training program I'm doing and for a recap of how it is going. For this half, I'm currently following Hal Higdon's advanced plan. Previous halfs I did GIPIS and Nike+. I've heard so many great things about Hal's plan, I decided to give it a go.
My goal for this year was to keep improving, so after Broad Street, I was pretty diligent about keeping up my running. I was averaging about 20 miles per week. The description of the plan says, " You should be capable of running 30 to 60 minutes a day, five to seven days a week and have a basic understanding of how to do speed work". While I'd never classify myself as an advanced runner, I felt that fit me and would be doable. Two things really excited me about this plan: 1. hill work & 2: track work. None of my other plans have ever included either. Yes, I've done longer intervals, shorter, fartlek and strides but never a hills or track workouts. I also liked that the plan had a lot of 3 mile days. That makes it so much easier to get out on days when I'm not feeling motivated because I can justify it by saying "it's only 3 miles". Side note - this also blows my mind. When I started running, 3 miles was a long run & I remember when running 5 miles was a long run. I would drive out to the Great Swamp to do 5 milers because it was so long. Now, I'm not discrediting anyone who thinks these are long. I'm just saying since I've been running, my mindset has changed. I think it's important to look back and acknowledge that every now and again. I digress. Here's a little recap (I'm so sorry some weeks are light with details. I'll be sure to make more regular posts with more information going forward). My program began June 18th - I chose to do this because I was away for vacation the week of the 25th. I was *hoping* to run, but I didn't want to add unnecessary stress on the training program, so I left the week free. Week 1: I did the three mile combined with the hills (STUPID). I was only able to do 3 of the 6 hills that I was supposed to get done. Pretty frustrating because I thought I'd enjoy hills. I did my tempo run outside and hated it. I did all three 3 mile runs.
Going forward, I'll make more detailed posts about the week and how I felt. If there is anything else you guys wanna know, please let me know! xoxo, Wilk
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