Welcome to my first week of training for the Bremen 10K. Every week my modified FIRST training plan calls for: one speed training workout, one tempo run, one long run, and two days of cross training. This is my first try at a training plan that limits the mileage, increases the intensity, and incorporates cross …
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 …
I’m working my way back into regular runs, but am starting with low mileage and gradually increasing back to my base fitness. I hope that this, along with religious stretching and strength training, foam rolling, and icing will keep my body injury free. In any case, I had a lovely week of running. I don’t …
Since I made my (slow) return to running this week after a self-imposed break, I thought I’d share how things are going so far. Plus, I haven’t exactly been sitting on my ass during this “break” — I’ve been working hard on my core and leg strength, and am still at it. While I have …