Although that recent 10-mile race was horrendous, it has been a phenomenal help to get motivated.
I am running a trail half-marathon race on 17th November and I’ve been able to keep up a decent amount of yoga, running and weight training over the last few weeks since the race.
As it’s a trail half I won’t be getting a distance PB, I just want to be able to run the race without feeling like I haven’t trained enough; the pervasive thought when I was running the 10 miler.
My training the last 2 weeks has looked like this:
- 3 x Bikram classes
- 1 x Vinyasa class
- 6.44Km run
- 7Km run
- 30 minute XT walk.
21st to 27th:
- Leg and glute weights
- back and arm weights
- 2 x Bikram classes
- 1 x Vinyasa class
- 12Km run
- 30 minute XT walk
Then this week I have managed the following:
- 28th = 60 minute Bikram
- 29th = 8Km morning run (50:21)
- 30th = Rest
- 31st = Vinyasa 60 and Bikram 60
- 1st = 5Km run (29.36)
- 2nd = full body functional training workout
Tomorrow I am due to do a 10 mile training run and I’m interested to see how this compares with the race a few weeks ago.
Having done some decent and consistent training for a few weeks I am feeling good about where I am with my fitness and with another 2 weeks to go before the half-marathon I feel like it should go well.
I have quite a bit on at work the next few weeks so it’s all about planning and making priority of training where possible.
