After a very disappointing week of training last week, I had high hopes for Week 8. My neck was still stiff, so I tried my best to pay attention to what my body was telling me. That meant that my training deviated a bit from plan. And then I came down with a cold on …
Category: Running
The Berlin Half: Week 7
The weeks left until the race on April 1st are speeding by! Here was my plan for the past week: Speed training: 8 x 400 meters at 5K race pace + upper body strength training Yoga 4-mile run + lower body strength training 10-mile run And here was the (disappointing) reality: 5-mile run. That’s it. …
The Berlin Half: Week 6
Half way there! With only six more weeks to go before the race, here was my plan for the week: 40-minute tempo run + upper body strength training Yoga 3-mile run + lower body strength training 9-mile run And here’s the reality of the past week: Gentle yoga. I had to shuffle around my normal …
The Berlin Half: Week 5
I mentioned last week that I’m in the midst of training for the Berlin Half Marathon, and I’m eager to share my progress with you. Despite an enormous amount of work and frigid temperatures, my 5th week of training went surprisingly well. Here was the plan: Speed training: 7 x 400 meters at 10K race pace …