Surferboy567
Well-Known Member
Haven’t gave an update in a while so here is a quick one. I’m currently in Week #16 of my virtual marathon weekend training. I just finished the long run for Week #15 last night.
I am probably going to move my virtual marathon weekend races to the end of this week (probably right after Christmas). The reason I am doing this is so I can get the marathon weekend training program out of the way so I can focus on my Springtime Surprise program and link up with my group. I feel I am more then ready to take on marathon weekend virtually. It also is better for me in terms of timing.
Despite moving the date, I plan on tackling these races much like you normally would. 3 days in succession 5K, 10K, and Half. I technically don’t have to do this since I am not running a challenge but feel like it may be good practice for the Springtime Surprise challenge. This plan could change. I was very close to doing a full Dopey this year, but it would of really messed up my training for the other races so opted to stop with the Half. Maybe another year I’ll tackle it medals look incredible this year.
I can’t submit results till January 6th but I’ll have all the races logged and ready to submit on that day. After the races, I will do the cooldown week of the virtual marathon weekend training then pick up with the Springtime Surprise plan.
Currently, my group is in Week #4 of their training program. I plan on joining the Springtime Surprise plan during their Week #6 this is a week that doesn’t have the greatest mileage and naturally is a good point to ease into the plan.
Along the way to Springtime Surprise, their is one “stop” (so to say) at Virtual Princess Half Marathon, I decided to only do the half so that it wouldn’t impact my training. According to my plan, I’ll probably be tackling that race on February 20th (or somewhere around there).
Then I’ll ride the training plan all the way through to it’s natural conclusion at the LIVE springtime surprise challenge.
EDIT: If I join the springtime surprise plan (which is the same plan as my virtual marathon weekend plan) during week #6 as I am planning. I’ll have about 13 weeks of training plus an additional “cooldown” week after the race for a total of 14 weeks of training for springtime surprise.
I am probably going to move my virtual marathon weekend races to the end of this week (probably right after Christmas). The reason I am doing this is so I can get the marathon weekend training program out of the way so I can focus on my Springtime Surprise program and link up with my group. I feel I am more then ready to take on marathon weekend virtually. It also is better for me in terms of timing.
Despite moving the date, I plan on tackling these races much like you normally would. 3 days in succession 5K, 10K, and Half. I technically don’t have to do this since I am not running a challenge but feel like it may be good practice for the Springtime Surprise challenge. This plan could change. I was very close to doing a full Dopey this year, but it would of really messed up my training for the other races so opted to stop with the Half. Maybe another year I’ll tackle it medals look incredible this year.
I can’t submit results till January 6th but I’ll have all the races logged and ready to submit on that day. After the races, I will do the cooldown week of the virtual marathon weekend training then pick up with the Springtime Surprise plan.
Currently, my group is in Week #4 of their training program. I plan on joining the Springtime Surprise plan during their Week #6 this is a week that doesn’t have the greatest mileage and naturally is a good point to ease into the plan.
Along the way to Springtime Surprise, their is one “stop” (so to say) at Virtual Princess Half Marathon, I decided to only do the half so that it wouldn’t impact my training. According to my plan, I’ll probably be tackling that race on February 20th (or somewhere around there).
Then I’ll ride the training plan all the way through to it’s natural conclusion at the LIVE springtime surprise challenge.
EDIT: If I join the springtime surprise plan (which is the same plan as my virtual marathon weekend plan) during week #6 as I am planning. I’ll have about 13 weeks of training plus an additional “cooldown” week after the race for a total of 14 weeks of training for springtime surprise.
It's just been a very frustrating year for me because of my hamstring tear in January. I don't know where I left off in my saga, but it's time for an update since I'm finally running again. Three months of PT early in the year did not make the pain go away. A cortisone injection into the hamstring attachment point in July did not make the pain go away. Finally a doctor friend encouraged me to try acupuncture, so I did. After 9 visits during the Summer and Fall, I had a little relief from the pain for the first time all year. I started to run just 5 minutes at a time on the TM, and the pain was mild. I increased to 1 mile and the pain was still mild. I tried to transfer to running outdoors, and at first the pain was back full force, but I slowed my pace to a near crawl and was able to avoid most of the pain. I've been VERY gradually adding distance and "speed" and I'm thrilled to say that after 11 MONTHS(!) I'm finally back to being able to run about 3 miles at a relatively slow pace with almost no pain. I plan to continue to try to increase my distance very gradually so I don't set myself back. Last year I ran 11 miles on New Years Day. This New Year's Day I will be delighted if I can run 4 miles. Don't ever take your health for granted! In the swift moment of tripping on an umbrella stand, I lost nearly a year of running. I look forward to hearing what all of you have been up to.
