I really had good intentions of blogging about the current training cycle I’m in. There’s nothing like hyping an upcoming training block for 2.5 months, only to go radio silent once it starts. Of course, I have lots of excuses. The main one being that high school track starts next Monday. We currently have 175 kids signed up and about 75 of them are distance runners. That’s a lot! I’d have to go back and check last year’s numbers, but it seems like a 50% increase to me. Luckily, I have 3 new coaches to help me out. I’ve been trying to put all my notes and documentation into one place, so that we’re all on the same page.
The good news is that I’m over 3 weeks into my 18-week
training cycle and according to Training Peaks, all of my workouts have been “green”.
If you’re not familiar with the website, I’ve uploaded my training plan to it
and then I can link my watch to upload my workouts. If I do what was planned it
counts as green, if I’m within a certain percentage (I assume over or under) of
the planned workout, then it’ll be highlighted yellow. Of course, if I don’t do
the workout at all or just a small portion, then it turns red.
RECAP OF WEEKS 1/29 – 2/11
These were planned cutback weeks where I ran 22 and 25
miles, respectively.
WEEK #1
RECAP OF WEEK 2/12 – 2/18
Sunday – 4 miles w/ strides
Monday – AM: 2-mile shakeout, PM: 7 miles w/ Fast Finish –
last :05 @ CV
Tuesday – 6-mile foundations run
Wednesday – 6.5-mile foundations run
Thursday – AM: Strength + 2-mile shakeout, PM: 6.5 miles w/
10 x :20 strides
Friday – AM: 6 miles w/ Scott, PM: 7M fat bike ride
Saturday – 14-mile-long run (working on fueling plan)
Summary: 54 miles of running, 7 miles of biking, and 1 strength
training
WEEK #2
RECAP OF WEEK 2/19 – 2/25
Sunday – 4 miles
Monday – AM: Strength + 2.5-mile shakeout, PM: 6.5 miles w/
Fast Finish – last :10 @ LT
Tuesday – 6-mile foundations run
Wednesday – 6.5-mile foundations run - TREADMILL
Thursday – AM: 2.5-mile shakeout, PM: 6.5-mile Fartlek (10
x 1:00 @ 6:50 pace w/ 2:00 easy) - TREADMILL
Friday – 6 miles foundations run
Saturday – 17-mile-long run (5 solo, 12 w/ Scott)
Summary: 59 miles of running and 1 strength training,
plus 18” of snow from Tuesday night through Thursday, hence all the time on the
treadmill
WEEK #3
RECAP OF WEEK 2/26 – 3/4
Sunday – Scheduled day off
Monday – AM: Strength + 2-mile shakeout, PM: 7-miles Fartlek
(1/2/3/2/1/2/3:00 w/ 1:00 easy – 1’s at 5K, 2’s at 10K, 3’s at HMP) - TREADMILL
Tuesday – 5-mile foundations run
Wednesday – 6.5-mile foundations run
Thursday – AM: 2-mile shakeout, PM: 6.5 miles w/ Hills (10
x :30 w/ 1:30 easy)
Friday – 6.5 miles foundations run
Saturday – 11-mile-long run (depletion run – no calories
before or during the run)
Summary: 46.5 miles of running and 2 strength training
Quote of the day;
“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” – William James
