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the (general) plan
Aug. 26th, 2013 06:57 pmI am not very good at training plans. I don't like having a set schedule, having to do certain workouts on certain days. I like being able to do a lot of trail running. I don't like speedwork (though I think it's important) and I feel like it tends to get me injured. I like being able to go mountain biking on Saturday and running on Sunday one week and the other way around the next week.
This is why I'm a fan of Brad Hudson's book Run Faster, which is less a set of training plans than a book on how to create a training plan. I don't actually even make a set plan - I just sketch out the basics - but it's worked well for me in my last several races.
This fall/winter, my goal race is the California International Marathon (CIM) on December 8th. I am also going to make an attempt to PR at The Other Half on October 20th. Other races I plan to do are the Run for the Wine 10K, which will be new to me - it's held on the dirt roads of a local ranch and winery on September 14th - and hopefully the Animas Mountain Mug Run, a trail 10K I've run before, which will be on September 22nd this year (if it happens - not clear that it will).
( What I've done so far this training cycle )
( This week's running )
Total 60.7 miles for the week. Next week I'm taking a cutback since we're going backpacking over the long weekend - I'll probably run around 40 miles - but then it's back up to around 60 for the next two or three weeks. I will try to mostly hover in the 60-65mpw range until marathon taper time.
This is why I'm a fan of Brad Hudson's book Run Faster, which is less a set of training plans than a book on how to create a training plan. I don't actually even make a set plan - I just sketch out the basics - but it's worked well for me in my last several races.
This fall/winter, my goal race is the California International Marathon (CIM) on December 8th. I am also going to make an attempt to PR at The Other Half on October 20th. Other races I plan to do are the Run for the Wine 10K, which will be new to me - it's held on the dirt roads of a local ranch and winery on September 14th - and hopefully the Animas Mountain Mug Run, a trail 10K I've run before, which will be on September 22nd this year (if it happens - not clear that it will).
( What I've done so far this training cycle )
( This week's running )
Total 60.7 miles for the week. Next week I'm taking a cutback since we're going backpacking over the long weekend - I'll probably run around 40 miles - but then it's back up to around 60 for the next two or three weeks. I will try to mostly hover in the 60-65mpw range until marathon taper time.