This page is to keep you up to date on my half marathon training! The NYC half marathon will take place on Sunday, March 21, 2010. We will start in Central Park and run down 7th Ave to Battery Park. It should be a really fun race.
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I put my name into the lottery for this race back in November, right after I completed the Philadelphia Marathon! I did not find out that I was accepted until January! Below is my 11-week training schedule for the race. Instead of listing out everything ahead of time, I will be updating it daily with the workouts that I did for training. Check back often!
Half Marathon Training Schedule
Week 11: March 15 – 21
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 5.25 mile run
Wednesday: 4 mile run/walk
Thursday: 4 mile run/10 min elliptical/20 min yoga
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Rest
Sunday: HALF MARATHON – 13.1 miles
Week 10: March 8 – 14
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 7 mile run with 8×800
Wednesday: 5 mile easy run & weights
Thursday: Rest
Friday: 7 mile run @ 8:45 pace + 10 min on stepmill
Saturday: Rest – legs were exhausted!
Sunday: 8 mile run
Week 9: March 1 – 7
Monday: 10 mile run
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: 7 mile run w/ 4 x 1600 and upper body resistance weights
Thursday: 5 mile easy run / core work & stretching
Friday: 5 mile treadmill run (fast pace) / upper body weights
Saturday: Downhill Skiing
Sunday: Downhill Skiing & 12 mile run!
Week 8: February 22 – 28
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 7 miles (treadmill – speedwork 8 x 1200) / Upper Body Weights
Wednesday: 5 mile easy run / 30 Day Shred
Thursday: 20 min stepmill / 1 hour spinning class
Friday: 6 mile tempo run & upper body weights
Saturday: Downhill Skiing
Sunday: Downhill Skiing
Week 7: February 15 – 21
Monday: 11.5 mile long run
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: 7.2 miles (treadmill – speedwork 4 x 1600)
Thursday: 5 mile easy run (treadmill) & Total Body Weights session
Friday: 50 minutes on elliptical
Saturday: fun in Portsmouth, NH!
Sunday: 12 mile run
Week 6: February 8 – 14
Monday: 10.6 mile long run (treadmill)
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: 7 mile run with 8×800’s (treadmill) / Upper Body Weights
Thursday: 5 mile run – so nice out!
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Downhill Skiing
Sunday: Downhill Skiing
Week 5: February 1 – 7
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 30 min elliptical / Back & Biceps / 6.5 mile easy treadmill run
Wednesday: Rest – weights are making me tired!
Thursday: 7 mile treadmill run / Jillian Michael’s DVD
Friday: 5 mile run / 1 mile cool-down walk / 15 min abs
Saturday: Cross Country Skiing
Sunday: Snowshoeing / Power Yoga
Week 4: January 25 – 31
Monday: Rest – much needed!!
Tuesday: 7.6 mile treadmill speedwork @ 8:48 pace / Back & Biceps
Wednesday: 5 mile easy run
Thursday: 20 min stepmill / 1 hour spinning class / 30 min elliptical
Friday: REST!!!
Saturday: 7.25 mile treadmill tempo run & lots of weights!
Sunday: 9.5 mile long run @ 9:28 pace
Week 3: January 18 – 24
Monday: Legs & Abs
Tuesday: 8 mile treadmill run with 8×800
Wednesday: 6 mile easy treadmill run & Back and Biceps
Thursday: Rest
Friday: 6 mile Tempo treadmill run/Shoulder, Chest & Triceps
Saturday: Downhill skiing & showshoeing
Sunday: Downhill skiing
Week 2: January 11 – 17
Monday: Easy 5.25 mile run @ 9:02 pace
Tuesday: 6.50 mile run @ 9:12 pace / 20 min upper body weights with squates & lunges
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 9.5 mile treadmill run @ 8:44 pace
Friday: Easy 5.1 mile run @ 9:31 pace
Saturday: 4 mile pace run @ 8:00 pace / Shoulders, Chest, Triceps / 10 min stepmill
Sunday: 7 mile run @ 8:45 pace
Week 1: January 4 – 10
Monday: Hilly 9.1 mile treadmill run @ 8:47 pace
Tuesday: Easy 6.44 mile run @ 9:19 pace / Jillian Michaels DVD 50 min.
Wednesday: 5.1 mile treadmill run @ 8:49 pace / 25 min on elliptical
Thursday: 1 hr spinning class
Friday: 11 min on stepmill / 7.5m speedwork on treadmill (8×800’s) / 20 min weight circuit
Saturday: Downhill skiing!
Sunday: 45 min Power Yoga video / 4 mile walk
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