This week, without too much pomp and ado, I started my training. As always, I have my excel sheet ready with the training plan jotted down and after every run / workout that I do, I gleefully get to add my green tick to the chart (or woefully a red cross).
Since I haven't been doing much running of late, the first 4 weeks of the training plan I've dedicated to base building and to getting my confidence to run long and far back. At the end of this block I should be able to comfortably run a steady hour. And then seeing how this block goes, I'll then move on to the next blocks of training which is to increase the distance / time on my feet.
I like to build my plans around time on my feet rather than distances... and week-on-week I would compare the distance covered in the same chunk of time to judge any progress. I find this way makes it mentally easier to tackle the run. I haven't specified any rest days. I'll add them in as I go along, swapping either the Wednesday, Thursday or Friday workouts for recovery as and when depending on how I'm feeling. This way the plan becomes flexible enough to absorb the inevitable curve balls that the upcoming weeks may have in store (migraine attack / unexpected late night socialising / too much work)!
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