Coming off two injuries, I’ve completely revamped my training this summer. And so far, I’m feeling much better because of it. Simply put, I’ve taken the pressure off myself to run. My rules are simple — run four times a week with only one set of back-to-back running days a week. There is absolutely no running three days in a row either. Lastly, cross training finally means something.
The set up is pretty much this: Monday is for cross training; easy run on Tuesday; speed work on Wednesday; Thursday is for cross training (or rest); moderately paced run on Fridays; rest/very easy workout on Saturday; and Sunday is for my long run. Throughout this summer I will vary things, but this thought process pretty much works for me. I hate running three days in a row. When I have in the past, I always feel pretty worthless by that third day.
Adding in biking and weight lifting in this first month puts my mind at ease. Today I went out for a walk with my dog and it felt nice to know I wasn’t going to run at all. In the past I would’ve been itching to get in an extra mile or so on an “off” day, but that mind frame is gone. And it’s very liberating …
Workouts since last post
June 27: Walk – 1.2; Run – 4.5
June 28: Walk – 2; Ab workout – 1:30 total plank; 75 set ups on Bosu ball; 25 crunches with home gym
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