So I plan to run a half marathon on the 20th of December – 4 weeks away… I aim to do around 88 miles in 4 weeks and will average around 22 miles a week.
MON | TUE AM OR THU | WED | SAT | ||
23/11/2009 | WK 1 | 4M or 35 mins easy, off-road if possible | 4-5M of fast-and-slow, with bursts up the hills (but not down them) | 4M or 35 mins easy, off-road if possible | 9-10M steady, or 10K race |
3.7 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 6.2 | ||
30/11/2009 | WK 2 | 4-5M easy, off-road | 1M jog, then 2 x 7-8 mins fast, with 5-min jog recovery | 4M on grass, inc several short bursts | 11-12M, steady |
5.1 | 3.7 | 4 | 12 | ||
07/12/2009 | WK 3 | 3-4M easy, on soft ground | 1M jog, then 2 x 5 mins fast, with 5-min slow jog recovery between | 5M easy on grass | 9-10M slow |
3.7 | 3 | 5.1 | 10 | ||
14/12/2009 | WK 4 | 3M easy, off-road | 1M jog, then 1M at race speed, then 1M jog | 2M jog | Race day |
3 | 3 | 2 | 13.1 |
Should be good and should help towards my challenge of running 150 miles before the end of January. I just need to try and fit in all my other training too!