Day 2 - Rest Day

Day 2 - Rest Day

That's right, one day of running and it is a "rest day" already. It is the off-season so hold the criticism. Today was supposed to be “legs” day but I’m real busy with work (yes I work). It might not get done today and I’m grabbing a couple beers with a buddy over the Cavs game tonight. I’m hoping to catch the 5:30 am running crew tomorrow to make sure I get the run in.

The plan is to run 4 or 5 days per week from now until about February 1st with a weekly total of 30 - 35 miles. It is a flexible plan allowing shifting or skipping of workouts if any disruptions come up (foul weather, work, travel, drinking too much, laziness, sleepiness, soreness, forgetting my running shoes). You get the idea. It is a real loose plan. The next few weeks will look something like this but I will only get to about half the workouts each week. The goal is to hit at least one workout a day.

Available Workouts
Monday - no running; morning pool swim; strength training
Tuesday - morning 8-mile run; evening spin class
Wednesday - no running; strength training (legs)
Thursday - morning 8-mile run; evening spin class
Friday - no running; morning pool swim
Saturday - morning 13-mile run; strength training; ride
Sunday - morning 9-mile run; ride

Sometime in January or February, I figure we’ll start on the spring marathon training plan. The spring target is Boston Marathon on April 20th. Right now the plan is to have a slow race. There is lots of time to build speed for a few other ‘A’ races. I haven’t worked out the whole season plan yet. I’ll get to that sometime next month when I am hunkered down and shoveling Christmas cookies in my face.


Stats:
Strength training session – hopefully
162 lbs – and holding