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October 08, 2006
My Next Running Race
As part of my training plan, I am running one race per month over the winter to help motivate me and give me something to work toward. My next race is the Run for the Apples 5 mile run in White Bear Lake on October 21st. Hmmm. Two weeks to prepare. Good! And then about 5 weeks later on Thanksgiving morning I'm running an 8k run (Gobble Gait 8k) haha. I should be ready to eat some turkey after that!
As I wrote before, I made my overall goal, now I've broken it down to specifics, week by week.
Posted by carl1236 at 09:46 PM | Comments (0) | Marathons | Triathlons | motivation
Category "Marathons"
Category "Triathlons"
Category "motivation"
October 07, 2006
Three Year Training Plan
Over the past week I've constructed a three year training plan. (I also have non-athletic goals planned) A plan is good. That way I'll have something to work toward. In my early ideas about what I would be willing to do to experience an athlete's lifestyle, I never considered running a marathon. But NOW after having run consistantly for six months, I'm feeling like it would be possible for me to try something like that. That's where the three year plan comes in. I plan on being in good enough shape to do an ironman triathlon AND a marathon in 2009.
Here's the training plan (Do I even know what obstacles I have to reach these goals!?!) It will be challenging:
WINTER 2006-2007
5 or 10k running races - 1 per month starting in November
Running three times per week, including race day.
Swimming at YMCA twice per week, work on swimming technique. Take 6 Total Immersion lessons over winter.
Biking - commute to and from work 3-5 days per week, 13 miles each way.
2007 SEASON
3 Relay Triathlons including Fat Tire Triathlon
3 Solo Sprint Triathlons
The Edmund Fitzgerald 100k relay AND one half marathon
2007-2008 WINTER
Swimming at YMCA
One 10k running race per month
One longer run per week
Biking - commute to work
2008 SEASON
3 Relay Triathlons
1 Olympic Triathlon
1 half ironman triathlon
Twin Cities Marathon
2008-2009 WINTER
Longer run training
2009 SEASON
1 Ironman Triathlon
Twin Cities Marathon
Posted by carl1236 at 09:16 PM | Comments (2) | Marathons | Triathlons | motivation