I haven’t been very diligent about recording my workouts here on the blog, mostly because I’ve been concentrating on my base fitness instead of actively training for something specific. I’ve just been running for fun (i.e., playing with my fancy new Garmin watch) and working on my core and leg strength. (It’s all detailed over at DailyMile, if you’re really interested.)
However, I did officially sign myself up for Bremen’s 10K race in October! Originally, I had planned to go for the half-marathon which takes place the same day, but I think my knees would be much happier with me if I kept the distance training to a minimum for now. With a 10K, I can focus on picking up the speed a bit instead. I’ve run countless 10K races in my running career, but because it’s a distance that I can do without any training, I haven’t ever taken it seriously enough to train for a 10K and *race* it. So I’ve put together a modified version of the FIRST training plan for a 10K, incorporating at least two days of cross-training per week. Starting tomorrow, I’ll have eight weeks of training to prepare myself for the race. I’m curious to see what I’m capable of!
- Monday: 40-minute leg workout.
- Tuesday: Rest
- Wednesday: Rest.
- Thursday: 40-minute leg workout
- Friday: Shred, Level 3 workout
- Saturday: 3-mile run. I had my Garmin with me, but still ran mostly just by feeling. Comfortably hard was my goal, and I ended up with about a 10:00 pace per mile. I’ll take it.
- Sunday: 5-mile run. After sleeping in and watching the men’s Olympic marathon (sooo proud of Uganda for winning the second gold medal ever in the country’s history!), we headed out for a mid-afternoon run in the uncharacteristically blazing Bremen sun. I was aiming for six miles today, but I failed to bring any water with me and was super dehydrated. Not the best run ever, but it was a nice to be outside enjoying such a beautiful day!
That’s it for this week! What have you been up to?
I’ve stepped back a bit from running to work on strength training since running my half in June. Thought I might give triathlons a try in 2013, so my main goal this fall and winter will be to gain confidence in the water.
Watching the Olympics has been motivational and inspiring, hasn’t it? I was quite impressed by the American who managed silver in the men’s 10,000 M. Thought the women’s triathlon was pretty exciting too.
Congrats on your half in June! How did it go? If I was ever to do a triathlon, I’d definitely also be spending a lot of time working on my confidence in the water. Looking forward to hear how you decide to train for it!
My running has been minimal and with the weather forecast this week I am not sure I will want to be outdoors much! I did manage 4 miles yesterday but they were slow. Had a few days away in NW Scotland so lots of driving, eating and photography but no running.
Sometimes running also needs to be something you do for fun, when you want! Hope you had a good time in NW Scotland.
How exciting to have a race on the calendar! Nothing too exciting with me – although I’ve been taking advantage that summer is finally here and walking pretty much every day.
The race has been in my head for awhile now, but it’s nice to have officially registered and committed myself to it. :) Hope you’re doing well with your recovery and that you’re back on your feet soon!