Thursday, March 6, 2014

Marathon Training

Unfortunately I am not going to be running the very hard but marathon of a lifetime MOUNT LEMMON marathon on April 17, 2014 because I will be on a church mission trip.  But I am going to start a training program that would prepare me for this run. HAVE YOU EVER RUN UP A MOUNTAIN?
I wish there were more fun 5K, 10K even 1/2 or full Marathons in Tucson. Maybe I am just not making the right connections.

Week 1
Monday: rest or easy jog
Tuesday: rest of easy jog
Wednesday: 6 miles
Thursday: 4 miles
Friday: 4 miles
Saturday: Rest
Sunday: 12/14 miles
Week 2
Monday: rest or easy jog
Tuesday: rest of easy jog
Wednesday: 4 mile handicap time trial
Thursday: rest or easy jog
Friday: 4 miles
Saturday: 4 miles
Sunday: 14 miles very slowly
Week 3
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 4 miles
Wednesday: 6 miles
Thursday: 1 mile easy 1 mile steady 1 mile easy
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
Sunday: rest or easy jog recovery
Week 4
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 4 miles
Wednesday: 6 miles
Thursday: 4 miles
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 1 mile easy 2 mile steady 1 mile easy
Sunday: 14/16 miles easy
Week 5
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: rest or easy jog
Wednesday: 6/8 miles
Thursday: 4 miles
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 4 miles
Sunday: 18 miles
Week 6
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Rest or easy jog
Wednesday: 6/8 miles
Thursday: 1 mile easy 2 mile steady 1 mile easy
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 18/20 miles
Sunday: Rest
Week 7
Monday: Rest or easy jog
Tuesday: 4 miles
Wednesday: 6/8 miles
Thursday: 4 miles
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Rest
Sunday: 18/20 miles
Week 8
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 6 miles
Wednesday: 4 miles
Thursday: 4 miles
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 4 miles Time Trial
Sunday: 10/12 miles

Week 9
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: 4 miles
Thursday: 3 miles
Friday: 2 miles
Saturday: Rest
Sunday: Rest

Ive also been reading a blog about running a marathon every couple of weeks. Is that possible? Well it would be very expensive if you did the ACTUAL races but I guess it would be possible to run marathon distances...then again that might get QUITE QUIET AND BORING....hehe!

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