Tuesday, December 29, 2009

New marathon training schedule for 2010!

Here's my new marathon training schedule according to Runners World SmartCoach. I've signed up to run the BMO Vancouver Marathon and I just want to finish - ideally in under 5 hours, maybe even beat 4h30 and hopefully without crying :-P

I've been very inconsistent with my fall/winter running so far from the flu (oink oink!) and now a cold. But I'm committed to doing this!!! I will DO IT!!! I will be logging my miles at Dailymile.com and I'll most likely be doing some weight training on the rest days - strong body = less injuries, less injuries = happy running me!

Wk
Date
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Total
1
1/4
1/10
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Tempo Run
Dist: 8 km, inc
Warm; 5 km @ 6:02; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 10 km
@7:03
18 km
2
1/11
1/17
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Speedwork
Dist: 10 km, inc
Warm; 2x1600 in 9:11
w/800 jogs; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 11 km
@7:03
21 km
3
1/18
1/24
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Tempo Run
Dist: 10 km, inc
Warm; 5 km @ 6:02; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 13 km
@7:03
23 km
4
1/25
1/31
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Easy Run
Dist: 10 km
@7:03
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Easy Run
Dist: 10 km
@7:03
20 km
5
2/1
2/7
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Tempo Run
Dist: 11 km, inc
Warm; 6 km @ 6:02; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 14 km
@6:59
25 km
6
2/8
2/14
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Speedwork
Dist: 11 km, inc
Warm; 3x1600 in 9:05
w/800 jogs; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 16 km
@6:59
27 km
7
2/15
2/21
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Tempo Run
Dist: 11 km, inc
Warm; 6 km @ 6:02; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 19 km
@6:59
30 km
8
2/22
2/28
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Easy Run
Dist: 11 km
@6:59
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Easy Run
Dist: 13 km
@6:59
24 km
9
3/1
3/7
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Tempo Run
Dist: 11 km, inc
Warm; 8 km @ 6:02; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 22 km
@6:55
33 km
10
3/8
3/14
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Speedwork
Dist: 13 km, inc
Warm; 4x1600 in 9:00
w/800 jogs; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 26 km
@6:55
39 km
11
3/15
3/21
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Tempo Run
Dist: 11 km, inc
Warm; 8 km @ 6:02; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 29 km
@6:55
40 km
12
3/22
3/28
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Easy Run
Dist: 14 km
@6:55
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Easy Run
Dist: 16 km
@6:55
30 km
13
3/29
4/4
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Tempo Run
Dist: 8 km, inc
Warm; 5 km @ 5:52; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 32 km
@6:50
40 km
14
4/5
4/11
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Speedwork
Dist: 13 km, inc
Warm; 4x1600 in 8:54
w/800 jogs; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 19 km
@6:50
32 km
15
4/12
4/18
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Tempo Run
Dist: 10 km, inc
Warm; 5 km @ 5:52; Cool
Rest
/ XT
Rest
/ XT
Long Run
Dist: 13 km
@6:50
23 km
16
4/19
4/25
Rest
/ XT
Easy Run
Dist: 3 km
@7:03
Rest
/ XT
Tempo Run
Dist: 8 km, inc
Warm; 5 km @ 6:02; Cool
Easy Run
Dist: 3 km
@7:03
Rest
/ XT
Marathon Race Day
26.2 miles
@6:23
Time: 4:29:34
56 km
Legend
Example
What it Means
Easy Run
Dist: 3km
@8:00
Run a total distance of 3 kilometers at a pace of 8 minutes per kilometer.

Speedwork
Dist: 8km, inc
Warm; 3x800 in 4:00
w/400 jogs; Cool
Run a total distance of 8 kilometers. Your run should include:
- a warmup of about 1.5km
- 3 repeats of 800 meters each; each repeat should take 4 minutes
- a 400-meter recovery jog after each repeat
- a cooldown of about 1.5 km
Note: Warmups and cooldowns are generally 1.5 km each. But on some days, you'll need to make them longer to reach the total distance for your run.

Rest
/XT
Take a rest day, or do moderate cross-training activity.

Race Day
Dist: Pace
@5:00 Time: 20:00
On a race day, run your pace at a 5-minute per kilometer pace. Your time will be 25:00.

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