Yep, I have decided to train for another half marathon this year! For those of you who don’t know, I finished my 1st half-marathon this past February. Some of the ladies and I finished the Disney Princess Half-Marathon (so much fun by the way!!). We didn’t go for time, as we just wanted to finish! Here is a pic of all of us afterwards.
After I crossed this off my bucket list, I realized that I was hooked… So when my friend, Ana, mentioned running the Atlanta Half, I immediately said, “yes, please!” I have always wanted to run the Thanksgiving Day half-marathon, so I can really earn my Thanksgiving feast! Yes, I said feast! Dietitians have to splurge sometimes, too… 😉 And here we are a little over 9 weeks out from the race! So, here is my training schedule:
| Week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 1 (9/17-9/23) | Strength Train | Cycling | Rest | Run 3 miles | Cycling/Run 3-4 miles | 5 miles | Rest |
| 2 (9/24-9/30) | Strength Train | Cycling or Run 3-4 miles | Strength Train | Run 3-4 miles | Cycling/Run 3-4 miles | 6 miles | Rest |
| 3 (10/1 – 10/7) | Strength Train | Cycling or Run 4-5 miles | Strength Train | Rest | Cycling or Run 4-5 miles | 7 miles | Rest |
| 4 (10/8 – 10/14) | Strength Train | Cycling or Run 4-5 miles | Strength Train | Rest | 8 miles | Rest | Strength/Cross |
| 5 (10/15-10/21) | Strength Train | Cycling or Run 4-5 miles | Strength Train | Cycling/Run 3-4 miles | Cycling or Run 4-5 miles | 10 miles | Rest |
| 6 (10/22-10/28) | Strength Train | Run 5-6 miles | Strength Train | Cycling/Run 3-4 miles | Run 5-6 miles | 12 miles | Rest |
| 7 (10/29-11/4) | Strength Train | Run 5-6 miles | Strength Train | Cycling/Run 3-4 miles | Rest | 13 miles | Rest |
| 8 (11/5-11/11) | Strength Train | Run 5-6 miles | Strength Train | Cycling/Run 3-4 miles | Rest | 14 miles | Rest |
| 9 (11/12 – 11/18) | Strength Train | Run 6 miles | Strength Train | Cycling/Run 3-4 miles | Rest | 12 miles | Rest |
| 10 (11/19-11/22) | Strength Train | 3-4 miles | REST | RACE DAY!!! |
I tried to come up with a realistic schedule that was specific, yet flexible. We did the Kaiser Permanente Corporate run/walk last week as sort-of a kick-off to training. We did the 5k in 33 minutes. That wasn’t too bad, but I want to improve my time for this half. Tomorrow is cycling/3-4 mile run day! I put cycling on there as my cross-train day because I feel as if cycling really helped my endurance when running at Disney.
Writing this blog post will help keep me accountable for my training. I am typically pretty good at keeping a regular workout schedule, but sometimes there are just “other” things to do 🙂
Let the countdown begin…
A Nibble of Nutrition 