Right now I am trying to bulk up some until sometime in the middle to end of April - after that I'll be working on getting faster for a 5K in June and then work on running for (what I consider) a long 10 mile run in August. I was posting in the journal section of the site but wanted to get some thoughts from some of you who really know what you are doing when it comes to training and running. Here is part of my journal post.
I am running on the treadmill on tues/thurs. My plan for running is on Tuesdays I'll do 3 minutes fast and 1 slow, inceasing the speed by 0.1 mph each week. Right now I'm at 5.1 and 8.1, so by April 21 I'll be at 6.0 and 9.0 - that is where I plan to stop. On Thursdays, I am running a 5k basically. Each week I plan to add 0.1 mph to my speed for that too. This week I'll be at 7.1. By April 23rd I should be at 8. I may keep trying to increase my 5K speed if I feel like I can. I run in a 5K in June and then a 10 mile run in August, so I figure that I can work on the short distance (5K) for now and then in May/June start working on adding distance to be ready for the 10 miles. That is the plan.
Let me know if this makes sense. Until May I really will only have those two days to dedicate to running - after that I'll open it up to at least 3 - 4 days of running. I normally go to the Gym on my lunch break so I only have about 40 minutes to run, but once it warms up I run in my town at night and on the weekends. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.
I am running on the treadmill on tues/thurs. My plan for running is on Tuesdays I'll do 3 minutes fast and 1 slow, inceasing the speed by 0.1 mph each week. Right now I'm at 5.1 and 8.1, so by April 21 I'll be at 6.0 and 9.0 - that is where I plan to stop. On Thursdays, I am running a 5k basically. Each week I plan to add 0.1 mph to my speed for that too. This week I'll be at 7.1. By April 23rd I should be at 8. I may keep trying to increase my 5K speed if I feel like I can. I run in a 5K in June and then a 10 mile run in August, so I figure that I can work on the short distance (5K) for now and then in May/June start working on adding distance to be ready for the 10 miles. That is the plan.
Let me know if this makes sense. Until May I really will only have those two days to dedicate to running - after that I'll open it up to at least 3 - 4 days of running. I normally go to the Gym on my lunch break so I only have about 40 minutes to run, but once it warms up I run in my town at night and on the weekends. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.