NYC Marathon Training! Week #1
âEvery single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something (s)he sure (s)he can accomplish.â - Scott JurekÂ
So Iâm starting my training with a quote from Scott who just finished his final ultra-marathon and also broke a world record #casual. So with high spirits, I am going to try and be active in my blogging throughout my training as well as log in my workouts so if I am crazy enough to ever attempt a marathon again, I can look back on these posts :DÂ
So confession time, I totally just went with the NYRR plan that I found the PDF version for on google⊠because as a struggling grad student I cannot pay $100 + for a training plan #sorrynotsorry >.< Iâm also going to try to use the MyFitnessPal app more consistently and keep track of my calorie intake / weight to make sure I donât succumb to malnutrition when school kicks in again, haâŠ.Â
Thanks for reading and let me know whether youâre training for a race or want to give me words of encouragement :D
Monday: 3 miles (flex day) + Core
I wasnât quite ready to get my butt into gear and run so I opted for a 4 mile bike ride instead. I find biking torturous (because I personally find it boring so Iâm usually miserable on a bike) but I still went pretty hard since I did feel slightly guilty for not running haha! But Mondays are flexible meaning cross training is encouraged on this day. So Iâm thinking that throughout the next 16 weeks, if I feel my knees need a break Iâll hop on the bike or go for a swim. As for core, I did planks and weighted V twist crunches (I have no idea what theyâre actually called hahaha). I felt pretty good at the end of my workout but I didnât want to push it since I knew the weeks ahead were going to be tougher ;D
Tuesday: 3 miles (reg run)
Thanks to a mix up where I thought I had a client when I didnât haha, I was able to get my run in earlier in the day and have time to go home, eat and change before work (itâs the little things that make my day I tell ya!) I felt really awkward running at first but towards the end my muscle memory kicked in and I felt REALLY good :D I did 2 full court sprints with my friend and again felt I wasnât doing enough but stuck to my training.
Thursday: 3 miles (reg run) + Arms
Today I ran with music for the first time in a long time. It felt easier to run with music but I did challenge myself with the aerobic workout on the treadmill. You would think all of the hill running / walking I do would help but I always get a good workout out of hill training on a treadmill. I definitely felt it after I finish and had to give myself a little break before tackling my upper body workout. I did 3x10 #30 tricep pulls, 3x10 #50 lat pull downs, 3x5 assisted pull ups #68.5. I felt so great and productive until I went down to shower in the locker room and got locked out of my locker LOL Â Shout out to the awesome girl at the fitness center for not laughing at me in my towel as I asked if she could clip my lock because I had the wrong combination and needed to get to work hahahaha
Saturday: OFF (jumproping)
Sunday: 6 miles (long run)
So The plan was to wake up early and go run up in Syracuse but because I went to bed super laaaaate, I ended up having to run after work today back in Ithaca. Oh my gosh. This was my first run in hot weather in a while and while I thought I was gonna die, it wasn't too bad. I tried to give myself time to breathe and while I usually fly down hills, I tried to challenge myself and use my quads a little more. Here's hoping I don't wake up too sore haha!
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