I hope everyone is surviving this week so far. Work yesterday felt so strange…what’s my password? Where’s my to do list? What happened in December? Tuesday was a blur. I did manage 7 easy miles outside in the numbing wind.
Onto my Boston training…not surprisingly I’m using the 3:40 FIRST marathon plan. It worked well for me in the past so I’m going with it. Each time I modify it even more to fit my needs.
More mileage – hopefully (maybe) I can hit 60 miles this training cycle? I hit 53 last cycle but I think I was running my easy runs too fast. If I slowed down I probably could have accommodated higher mileage. My hard days are really hard, so my 2 easy runs should be really easy. Of course, this will all depend on how I feel. Adaptive training 🙂
Strength training – barre and yoga each week. I think I figured out a schedule that works, which was an issue in the past. This means 6AM barre class on Wednesday mornings!
Hills, hills, hills – Uphills and downhills! My LRs will be done on a hilly course and I’ll probably swap out a track or tempo workout every now and then for hill repeats.
Less Garmin-obsessed running – like I mentioned Monday, my track workouts will be based on effort and my easy days (which are now really easy) will be Garmin-free.
As for goals, I want to re-qualify for Boston at Boston. That means a sub-3:40 which should be doable. Here’s how I see it…I’ve shaved 30 minutes off my marathon time from May 2010 to September 2011, so what’s an additional 4 minutes? It won’t be easy, Boston is a tough course, but it’s not impossible!
Another unrelated goal is to eek out a sub-7:00 mile. 6:59 would be acceptable.
This morning is my first time going to barre class before work. I’m getting changed at the gym and then heading straight to work. No shower. The thought of showering at the gym skeeves me out, like I’m back in college. I don’t sweat that much at barre and I will shower beforehand. Matt thinks this is gross. I can guarantee I will be no cleaner after using a communal shower! I just hope I don’t forget anything important, like my work pants. If so, wunder unders it is!
Ever shower at the gym? Is it gross? I just have flashbacks to dorm living and wearing flip flops in the shower!
Are you currently training for anything? If so, what are your goals?