Marathon Training: Week 1

This post is a few days late.... oops.

The Philadelphia Marathon is on November 23rd which means I am on a 29 week marathon plan. Hal Higdon has a 30 week plan so I edited it to work with my schedule. I included the Hibiscus 5 miler, Maryland's Women's Sprint Duathlon, Rock n Roll Half Marathon, and the Wineglass Half Marathon. In addition to my races I have signed up for, I added cycling as my cross training and at the beginning used it instead of walking.

Hal Hidgon's plan minus the first week. This is the plan I am editing slightly to my schedule.

Marathon Training Schedule: Novice Supreme

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	Rest	1.5 m run	3 m run	1.5 m run	Rest	3.5 m run	35 min walk
2	Rest	1.5 m run	3 m run	1.5 m run	Rest	3 m run	40 min walk
3	Rest	2 m run	3 m run	1.5 m run	Rest	4 m run	30 min walk
4	Rest	2 m run	3 m run	2 m run	Rest	3 m run	45 min walk
5	Rest	2 m run	3 m run	2 m run	Rest	4.5 m run	30 min walk
6	Rest	2 m run	3 m run	2 m run	Rest	3 m run	50 min walk
7	Rest	2 m run	3 m run	2 m run	Rest	5 m run	30 min walk
8	Rest	2 m run	3 m run	2.5 m run	Rest	3 m run	55 min walk
9	Rest	2 m run	3 m run	2.5 m run	Rest	5.5 m run	30 min walk
10	Rest	3 m run	3 m run	3 m run	Rest	3 m run	60 min walk
11	Rest	3 m run	3 m run	3 m run	Rest	6 m run	30 min walk
12	Rest	3 m run	3 m run	3 m run	Rest	6 m run	Cross
13	Rest	3 m run	3 m run	3 m run	Rest	7 m run	Cross
14	Rest	3 m run	4 m run	3 m run	Rest	5 m run	Cross
15	Rest	3 m run	4 m run	3 m run	Rest	9 m run	Cross
16	Rest	3 m run	5 m run	3 m run	Rest	10 m run	Cross
17	Rest	3 m run	5 m run	3 m run	Rest	7 m run	Cross
18	Rest	3 m run	6 m run	3 m run	Rest	12 m run	Cross
19	Rest	3 m run	6 m run	3 m run	Rest	13 m run	Cross
20	Rest	3 m run	7 m run	4 m run	Rest	10 m run	Cross
21	Rest	3 m run	7 m run	4 m run	Rest	15 m run	Cross
22	Rest	4 m run	8 m run	4 m run	Rest	16 m run	Cross
23	Rest	4 m run	8 m run	5 m run	Rest	12 m run	Cross
24	Rest	4 m run	9 m run	5 m run	Rest	18 m run	Cross
25	Rest	5 m run	9 m run	5 m run	Rest	14 m run	Cross
26	Rest	5 m run	10 m run	5 m run	Rest	20 m run	Cross
27	Rest	5 m run	8 m run	4 m run	Rest	12 m run	Cross
28	Rest	4 m run	6 m run	3 m run	Rest	8 m run	Cross
29	Rest	3 m run	4 m run	2 m run	Rest	Rest	Marathon

(source: Hal Hidgon)

Week 1:
Sunday: bonus day added to training- 2 miles


Monday: PT- 1 mile- 5.2 mph which is a 11:32 minute mile


Tuesday: 1 mile outside, tired after running three straight days. My body is not used to that anymore. 


Wednesday: PT- 1 mile- faster speed- 5.3 mph- had a break from Tuesday morning until Wednesday evening so felt better. Upped the speed on the treadmill to 5.3 mph (11:12  mile pace)


Thursday: 6 miles cycling- great practice because it is a bike/running path not used by many and crosses only over 3 roads but also 2 railroads (ouch). Both sides of my pelvic bones were hurting. I'm hoping they just need some time to get used to cycling.


Friday: rest day. Not normally a rest day for me, but my husband and I had to go out of town. Have to be flexible!


Saturday: long run day! 3 miles outside at 11:24 minute mile. Thought it would have been slower because it was hot and sticky out. The time makes me feel like I am making progress. Hopefully it means when the weather is perfect this weekend- low temperatures in the mid to high 40s- I'll be inching closer to 11 minute mile.


Sunday: rest day- Since it was Mother's Day I spent with my family

Goal for upcoming week: keep up with running 1 mile at PT, cross train with the elliptical and spinning bike, 4 miles Saturday- will prepare me for the 5 miler on the 25th. Hope to do 1 day a week at "speed" training. Just basically trying to run faster, more for speed than endurance. Later in training will get back to intervals, fartlek, tempo runs, etc.