This year, I have my eyes set on a sub-2-hour half marathon. I’ve done this once before, but it was many years ago when I was in my 20′s, and about 20 lbs lighter. We are registered for the 2012 Disneyland Half Marathon, and I’m hoping to participate in the 2012 Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon as well. But I think a PR will require a lower-key, flat and fast race, so if I don’t hit my goals this year, I’m thinking about Surf City next spring.
I’m in the middle of an insane running streak, where I’m trying to run 100 days in a row; if I manage to achieve this, I will be on day 100 on April 2nd. But my real training consists of 4 training runs a week, 2 days per week of cross training with kettlebells, and on the 3 non-training run days, I do a very slow, very relaxed 2-mile run around the park:
- Long Run: Currently 9 miles, will eventually top out at 15-16 before the half marathon in September.
- Mid-Week Training Runs: 4 miles. Basically the first 4-mile run after our long run ends up being an easy recovery run, the 2nd 4 miler tends to be a tempo-like run (more like medium intensity with some fartleks thrown in), and the 3rd 4-mile run of the week is another easy one (and sometimes drops to just 2 miles).
- Cross Training: 40-50 minutes of circuit training at home with kettlebells, two days per week.
During my work week, I still try to walk during my breaks, if for no other reason than to break up the long hours (10 hours) of sitting at my desk. It just cannot be healthy to sit for hours and hours, and the older I get, the worse I feel if I am not moving around. Such a first world problem, huh?
We will also be taking a look at radically changing our diet, but that is still a work in progress…
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