Yesterday I registered for the Hamptons Half Marathon, September 26. I’ve been planning to run it for a while now, but it’s only official once the registration form is filled out and the fee is paid! Which is NOW!
Know what that means? It means I need an official training program!
I didn’t follow any formal training programs for the 5K and 10K I ran within the last month. I regularly run 3 miles, 6 miles, and more, so I felt confident that the distances wouldn’t be a problem. And since I’d never raced those distances before, I didn’t have any specific time goals to strive for. I felt satisfied with just renaming my regular workout schedule, rather than adjust it to accomodate a formal training program. After all, I had a great schedule going, with a short run or two, a middle distance, and longer distance run in there, as well as some power training (sprinting/drills), circuit training (strength), and Pilates (low-impact cross-training). And when my race days came around, I definitely felt prepared for both races.
But 13.1 miles is a bit beyond my longest run so far, and I want to feel equally prepared for the distance. And while I’m creating a training program to build my endurance, I figure I might as well come up with a time goal as well.
So now I’m off to Runner’s World’s SmartCoach tool, to devise a program! I know the schedule they give me will need some tweaking, to accomodate Monday Pilates, Tuesday morning C3Shape circuit training, and Tuesday evening C3Running. I’ll post my personalized training program as soon as it’s ready!
