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Scenic easy #preraceday run, admire a passionate sportsperson #windsurfer...👊👍🏄🏃 . #nikeplusapp#nikecoah#mymarathonplan#ctmarathon #raceweekend #nike (at Zandvlei Sports Club)
Nice and mild #moonlightrun 🌚👌 . #nikeplusapp #nikecoah #nike #mymarathonplan #ctmarathon (at Cape Town_Tokai)
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Weight training is essential for increasing running ability and decreasing chance of injury. I know from experience that it is possible to strength train without bulking. Here's what I recommend.
Weight training is essential for increasing running ability and decreasing chance of injury. I know from experience that it is possible to strength train without bulking. Here's what I recommend.
HC15K
9/23/2016: XT. 10 mile bike ride with Deb.
Just Do It!!
Yes, I need to just do it instead of thinking and dreaming about it. I am lacking a plan, and scared to start, but now is the time. It is the first week of September and soon to be my favorite time of year to run. What better time is there to just start training for a marathon? There isn’t.
Through the course of research, my first objective will be strength training. I loved the article I read about Ryan Hall and how strength training changed his running. Hall writes “after four years of chasing improvement in running and not seeing results, the rapid advances in weightlifting have been a morale-booster.” The new routine has also raised his energy level. That alone is enough to motivate me.
Hall also states “I feel like it’s giving life to my body instead of taking it away,” “Now I can go run and not feel fatigued and feel good.” You can find Hall’s work out at http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/thats-not-fat-how-ryan-hall-gained-40-pounds-of-muscle. “Rather than being very concerned about the number of reps I am doing I focus on contracting the intended muscle group very hard,” Hall said. “I tell myself I am not lifting weights; I am contracting muscles. So rather than stopping when I get to a given number of reps, I just go to failure on every exercise, every set. I know not everyone agrees with this approach of going to complete failure, but I like it and it works for me.” Hall says that he is now running 12 miles a week instead of his 12 miles a day.
My blog will document my own individual training plan. Keep in mind, it won’t be perfect, and will be longer than most plans. My goal is to start slow and work my way up.
Today, I completed a 35 minute bike ride, which is less than my typical 10 miles. I just wanted to log miles after my 6.2 run yesterday in preparation for my race on September 11, the Plaza 10K.