Mom on the Run--Woman of Steele

Hello everyone!  Well, full marathon training is in full force over here!!   I am thoroughly enjoying it actually.  Only running 4 days a week and strength training or resting the other days, really makes me smile. I didn’t blog last week because I was waiting for my race photos from the Madison Mini-Marathon which I ran last Saturday August 22.  So much fun, but first let me tell you about my training that week.   So Sunday 8-16 was cross training day.  I did P90X Plyo and Chest and Back.  It was fun to pull out the Plyo disc.  I haven’t done this workout in such a long time.  It was really fun to do!  I totally felt the burn during it and after.  Chest and Back was good also. It was nice to give the legs a rest today.   Monday is always leg day so 8-17 was no different.  I love this workout.  It is absolutely my favorite P90X workout!  I have extra time in the morning on these strength training days so I like to add in some extra moves.  I love deadlifts, so I added deadlifts

You’ve asked, so I will deliver!  This blog will be all about the training plans I have been using for my Half and Full Marathons this year. My Half Marathon training began in March with training for part 1 of the Conquer the Capital Challenge in May.  I was training for a night 10K followed by a half marathon the next morning. Because I ran 3 half marathons last year, I used Hal Higdon’s Intermediate Half Marathon training plan.  Here’s what it looks like: WEEK MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN 1 Stretch & strengthen 3 m run 5 x 400 5-K pace 3 m run + strength Rest 3 m run 5 m run 2 Stretch & strengthen 3 m run 30 min tempo 3 m run + strength Rest 3 m pace 6 m run 3 Stretch & strengthen 3.5 m run 6 x 400 5-K pace 3 m run + strength Rest Rest 5-K Race 4 Stretch & strengthen 3.5 m run 35 min tempo 3 m run + strength Rest 3 m run 7 m run 5 Stretch & strengthen 4 m run 7 x 400