Link to the Training Schedule from the TNT Coaches:
http://www.tnt-nnj.org/TrainingScheduleHalfMarathonNJM2009.htm
Link to my TNT Home Page:
http://pages.teamintraining.org/nnj/nj09/jnavarrfng
Monday March 2: Day Off of running. I did some upper body work with my sweet wife.
Tuesday March 3: Did 2 miles (instead of the scheduled 3), and did some leg work (extensions, curls, and lunges on the Smith machine).
Wednesday March 4: Did some upper body and core work.
Thursday March 5: Did the scheduled 6 miles. Miles 1-3 were brutal (thanks to a late lunch sitting in my stomach), miles 4-6 were gradually better on my stomach. I kept the 8min/mile pace the whole time due to time constraints.
Friday March 6: Day Off.
Saturday March 7: Ran 3 miles, then taught boxing. Felt great.
Sunday March 8: Ran 6 miles through Caldwell and Verona with my Brother-in-Law Tim. Aside from being ultra tired due to both of us getting back home late from Long Island & the unaccounted-for time change, we both felt good and were done by 8.
I was an emergency fill-in for my friend Geoff's basketball team because he was away. The game was at 5. My legs were a bit tired, but not too bad. I was a little winded though since it had been over a year since I had played. We got killed...bad.
I'm pretty excited to run my first marathon! OK, so its only a 1/2 marathon. There is still training involved. The Training Log Blog shows my daily exercise (or non-exercise) regimen starting with the week of my first running session with the Team In Training group. Honestly, it also keeps me from slacking. Some entries might be a little long (my wife is appalled) and I apologize. This is also serving as somewhat of a training journal for me.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Carolynn and I would like to thank everyone for all your support! The race is over, but the war against blood cancers is not. When its all said and done, we would've raised between $7,500 and $8,000 for the LLS. We couldn't have done it without caring people like you.
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ABOUT ME
IN A NUTSHELL...
Although I am a personal trainer, what I am NOT is a running specialist. I haven't run long distances since High School, and my longest run back then was only 7.5 miles!
This being my first really long distance run, I will basically just train based on how my body feels, what I think I need to work on, and using the guidance of the great Team in Training coaches.
The focus: Train injury-free and finishing strong on May 3rd.
BLOG ARCHIVE
- January 2009 (6)
- February 2009 (4)
- March 2009 (3)
- April 2009 (6)
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