What a week! It wasn't anything crazy in terms of training, but it just got a bit tricky to try to fit everything in. I was definitely reminded this week why I have a plan to follow for half-marathon training. I'll explain what I mean in a bit more detail, but first let's just look at the weekly run down for week 2 of training for the Frederick half! Weekly Run Down: Frederick Half-Marathon Training Week ... Read the Post...
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Frederick Half-Marathon Training Week 1
My first week of half-marathon training is complete! While I have been running half-marathons and long distances pretty consistently, I haven't actually TRAINED for a half-marathon in years. I think the last time I officially trained for one was in 2012. (I sort of trained for another in 2013 but didn't follow an official training plan). So I am excited to be back at it! Let's take a look at Frederick Half-Marathon ... Read the Post...
Base Building Week 4
My 4th week of building a base to prepare for half-marathon training has come to a close. These 4 weeks went by so fast but I'm feeling like I am ready to jump into training. I think I did just enough to feel ready for training without overdoing it. For the most part, I feel like I have a good routine down. Let's take a look at base building week 4. Weekly Run Down Monday: Rest Day Tuesday: 3.75 Miles with 6 x 2 ... Read the Post...
Base Building Week 3
Week 3 of base building is complete which means there's only one more week until training begins! Training won't look much different than what I'm doing now. I will just start doing harder workouts that are more specific for the half-marathon distance while building my mileage and increasing my long run. This week I added in another short run on Friday, but ran 1 less mile for my long run. This way I wasn't ... Read the Post...