Sleepless Knight
Jedi Knight Seeking His Jedi Princess
- Joined
- May 15, 2008
As I look at my last post, I note the irony. The uncertainty over Star Wars Light Side 2018 made if difficult for me to find motivation to run. I ran off and on once or twice a week in the summer, but as work deadlines drew closer, motivation became even more scant. The formal cancellation last week of all California runDisney events left me in a bit of a motivational funk too.
And then 2 nights ago something crazy happened. In the middle of the night, I either dreamed that I asked my little sister if she wanted to run Avengers with me or it came to me as one of those thoughts you get in brief moments of being awake. Either way, yesterday morning I began formulating a plan to run Avengers on 3 weeks of training. I even found a 4 week training plan that convinced me it was possible to pull off. And next thing I knew, I had booked a hotel and registered for a half marathon three weeks away. Am I insane? Yes. But here we go.
So here's the basic outline of my training plan. The 4 week plan recommends being able to run 5 miles comfortably as a base.
10/23/17 5 mile run. Designed to see where I'm actually at in relation to where I should be. Finished the 5 miles at 15:46 minutes per mile with little trouble, and certainly stronger than I thought.
10/24/17 35 minute run at minimum pace. Or at least that's the plan. It could also be a rest day, but I feel like I have so little training time that a slow run will help me adjust to running again without overdoing it. The goal is to run 7 miles on Saturday which puts me roughly on track for Avengers in 2 weeks.
I'll post the rest of my plan later. I've even given it a name: "Who Doesn't Skip Leg Day? BATMAN!!!" 3 Week Half Marathon Training Plan. We'll see how this goes.
And then 2 nights ago something crazy happened. In the middle of the night, I either dreamed that I asked my little sister if she wanted to run Avengers with me or it came to me as one of those thoughts you get in brief moments of being awake. Either way, yesterday morning I began formulating a plan to run Avengers on 3 weeks of training. I even found a 4 week training plan that convinced me it was possible to pull off. And next thing I knew, I had booked a hotel and registered for a half marathon three weeks away. Am I insane? Yes. But here we go.
So here's the basic outline of my training plan. The 4 week plan recommends being able to run 5 miles comfortably as a base.
10/23/17 5 mile run. Designed to see where I'm actually at in relation to where I should be. Finished the 5 miles at 15:46 minutes per mile with little trouble, and certainly stronger than I thought.
10/24/17 35 minute run at minimum pace. Or at least that's the plan. It could also be a rest day, but I feel like I have so little training time that a slow run will help me adjust to running again without overdoing it. The goal is to run 7 miles on Saturday which puts me roughly on track for Avengers in 2 weeks.
I'll post the rest of my plan later. I've even given it a name: "Who Doesn't Skip Leg Day? BATMAN!!!" 3 Week Half Marathon Training Plan. We'll see how this goes.