In 1 day, 15 hours, 24 minutes and 28 seconds my husband and I will hopefully have completed running the
39.3 miles of the Goofy Marathon
After looking over a slew of different training programs and talking to many
real runners
I finally found a running coach to help me and settled on a 16 week program with two long runs on Saturday and Sunday and a half marathon around week 11 to be used as a training run. Also Chelsey, the runner, added a weight routine on easier days for two days out of the week.
Whether or not this program actually works is yet to be seen since I haven't finished or started the race yet. Hopefully I will come back with a great race report and the all time female winner!
(Note to self, remove race bib before taking bus to the finish line) Since most likely my husband, who will join me for the 1/2 marathon, will take it easy on Saturday with some running and some walking, and hopefully I will be running the full on Sunday by myself. I felt the need to focus on the marathon portion of the race.
Plus, with time constraints and family conflicts proved that Sunday was not workable to be away for several hours. Therefore, I switched things around a bit - making my longer run on Saturday.
Week 16
M - XT 60 Minutes
T - 4 miles easy + 2 - 4 hill strides
W- 7 miles progressive run
T - 4 miles easy + 2 - 4 strides
F - XT
S - 9 miles easy
S - 6 miler
Week 15
M - XT or off
T - 5 mile recovery + 2 - 4 hill strides
W - 7 miles
T - 5 mile easy + 2 - 4 strides
F - XT
S- 11 miles
S - 7 miler
Week 14
M - XT or off
T - 3 mile recovery + 2 - 4 hill strides
W - 7 miles
T - 4 + 2 - 4 strides
F - XT
S - 13 miles
S - 8 miles
Week 13
M - XT or off
T - 4 mile recovery + hill strides
W - 8 miles
T - 5 miles easy + strides
F - XT
S - 15 miles
S - 8 miles
Week 12
M - XT or off
T - 4 mile recovery + hill strides
W - 7 miles
T - 3 miles + strides
F - XT
S - 12 miler
S - 7 miler
Week 11
M - XT or off
T - 6 mile recovery run + hill strides
W - 8 miles
Th - 4 miles + strides
F - XT
S - 7 miles
Week 10
M - XT or off
T - 6 miles recovery + hill strides
W - 8 miles
T - 5 miles
F - XT
S - 16 miles
S - 8 miles
Week 9
M - XT or off
T - 5 miles recovery + hill strides
W - 7 miles
Th - 3 miles + strides
F - XT
S - 18 miles
S - 9 miles
Week 8
M - XT or off
T - 8 miles recovery
W - 4 miles + hill strides
T - 7 miler
F - XT
S - 16 miler
S - 8 miler
Week 7
M - XT or off
T - 8 miler recovery
W - 4 miler + strides
T - 6 miler
F - XT
S - 20 - 21 miler
S - 10 miler
Week 6
M - XT or off
T - 3 miler recovery + hill strides
W - 7 miler
T - 5 miles + strides
F - XT
S - 15 miler
S - 7 miler
Week 5
M - XT or off
T - 4 miler recovery + hill strides
W - 8 miler
T - 5 miles + strides
F - XT
S - 17 miles
S - 12 miles
Week 4
M - XT or off
T - 5 miles recovery + hill strides
W - 8 miler
T - 3 Miles + strides
F - XT
S - 19 miler
S - 12 miler
Ah! Taper time. :) With more time constraints during the holidays (Christmas and New Years) which happened to land on Saturday and Sunday of 2011 I switched my routine a bit.
Week 3
M - XT or off
T - 7 miles recovery
W - 4 miles
T - XT
F - 10 miler
S - !4 miler (Christmas Eve)
S - Christmas Day (Off)
Week 2
M - 3 miles recovery + hill strides
T - 7 miles
W - 3 miles + strides
T - off or XT
F - 6 miles
S - 11 miles
S - New Years Day (Off)
Week 1 - TAPER WEEK
M - 3 miles
T - 4 miles
W- - 2 miles
T - Travel day (Off)
F - 2 miles or off
S - HALF MARATHON
S - MARATHON
As I'm typing this information, I feel my stomach turning. Now I'm in a total panic mode and hoping and praying that this plan works but thought I would post it in the event someone, like me is struggling with a program to follow. Let's cross our fingers and toes that it's a successful one.
YIKES!
.Well. I guess if - when I finish, I will be back reporting what happened. If I don't I will wallow in my tears and start swimming.
