Just dropping in to give a quick update on my February running goal.
At the end of January, I found myself struggling to get out and run and one of the ways I decided to try and jump start myself was to set a goal of topping the total number of miles I have ever run in February. You can read about that here: Somewhere Slump and Crisis
But before I started, I knew I needed a well laid out running schedule so I went to guy I always go to: Mr. Hal Higdon,
I've done quite a few of his different training schedules but this time, I decided to go with his Half-Marathon Novice 2 Training Program. It just felt like a nice gradual return to a steady running program.
So far, it's going quite well. I had several somewhat cold days at the beginning of the training, but the weather as of late in KC has been much warmer than typical for February so the conditions are ideal for me to surpass my goal. I'm on week 3 so I'll b e running 6 miles today. It;s currently 53F at 9am and is supposed to get up to around 72F. I'll actually need to get out there before it gets too warm. Unheard of for February in these parts!
My total miles for Feb. so far is 31.24 so after today's run, I'll be around 37.24. 72% of the way to setting a personal Feb. record!
I've missed one day of the training program so it set me just a bit behind but I'm still on course to pass 51.85 just before the end of the month.
The one day I missed was a 4 mile run on Wednesday of this week. It was kind of a rough day which ended with parent-teacher conferences that went until 7:00pm or so and I was just kind of sick to my stomach.
At least I did follow what I have learned and stuck to my schedule for the next night. When I missed Wednesday, I thought, oh, I'll make it up the next night or run and extra night (Friday) but I reminded myself that when a day is missed, it's almost always better just to stick to the schedule.
Anyway, just wanted to give an update.
Get out and run folks!
Peace to you!
I've done quite a few of his different training schedules but this time, I decided to go with his Half-Marathon Novice 2 Training Program. It just felt like a nice gradual return to a steady running program.
So far, it's going quite well. I had several somewhat cold days at the beginning of the training, but the weather as of late in KC has been much warmer than typical for February so the conditions are ideal for me to surpass my goal. I'm on week 3 so I'll b e running 6 miles today. It;s currently 53F at 9am and is supposed to get up to around 72F. I'll actually need to get out there before it gets too warm. Unheard of for February in these parts!
My total miles for Feb. so far is 31.24 so after today's run, I'll be around 37.24. 72% of the way to setting a personal Feb. record!
I've missed one day of the training program so it set me just a bit behind but I'm still on course to pass 51.85 just before the end of the month.
The one day I missed was a 4 mile run on Wednesday of this week. It was kind of a rough day which ended with parent-teacher conferences that went until 7:00pm or so and I was just kind of sick to my stomach.
At least I did follow what I have learned and stuck to my schedule for the next night. When I missed Wednesday, I thought, oh, I'll make it up the next night or run and extra night (Friday) but I reminded myself that when a day is missed, it's almost always better just to stick to the schedule.
Anyway, just wanted to give an update.
Get out and run folks!
Peace to you!
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