I'm 18 weeks out from Seattle beginning the week of July 26-August 1!
Soooo...I designed an 18 week workout schedule that takes me through the end of the year (actually into the second weekend in January) to keep me on track. You can view it here if you want. It's excellent fodder for slapping me around....
Anyway, I've got three goals with the plan. First, I want to be capable of running 26.2 in the hills and elevation of Seattle come November 29. I don't think a PR is possible in those conditions, but I'd like to ensure my ability to push through them. Secondly, I want to maintain full body muscle and joint strength throughout the rigorous training a marathon requires. And third, I'd like to say sprint tri ready and willing 'cause triathlons are fun.
So, the product is a training schedule heavily influenced by those goals, as well as by the local MarathonFest program I'm in, the Hal Higdon schedule I trained by last year for San Antonio, and a triathlon training schedule I found on beginnertriathlete.com. Ye-a!
In other news:
I bought a couch. And midnight showing of Harry Potter 6 tickets. My car roof is leaking. I'm doing, freelance, something that I'm good at—it feels kinda good. I bought my name as a domain/URL—I might use it eventually. 5k with small group (plus 5k more with a bro), water park, and crab feast this weekend. Rock climbing tonight. I'm jones-ing to go rope swinging. Oh, and the intro of Fall Out Boy's "Sugar, We're Going Down" still always makes me want to play guitar again....crunch, crunch.
Currently playing: "American Saturday Night" by Brad Paisley (fun song — hear it here)
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