Day 3 of 31 Miles of August
Just updating to report that so far my 31 Miles of August is going well. Here's my mileage:
Day 1: 2 miles
Day 2: 6 miles
Day 3: 1 mile
I'm working from a sketchy training schedule. I plan to do my long runs on Sunday, a mid-length run or intervals on Tuesday, and intervals on Thursday. The other days I'll fill in with short distances. So far my struggle is waking up early enough to get my mile run and shower done in time for work. I know there's no way I'm going to wake up in time for a mid-length run on Tuesday mornings, so I'm giving myself the flexibility to run intervals instead if I end up working late and can't fit a full run in.
You may have noticed that I'm not including times or speeds for my mileage. For my purposes, running with a heart rate monitor is enough to get me where I want to be for the 1/2 marathon. Right now I'm running my easy and long runs with my heart rate consistently between 155 and 160 beats per minute. Based on my resting heart rate and my estimated maximum heart rate, that's a good range for me to train in. If you're a gadget person, you might want something more than a heart rate monitor -- you might prefer to run with a GPS watch or something else that tracks your speed and can tell you what pace you're running. For the time being, running according to my heart rate is working, and I'd rather not worry about how fast or slow I'm going. I may change my mind over the course of my training, though - my interval partners are devotees of the Forerunner 305 and the Nike + iPod, and may yet convince me to give it a try.
Day 1: 2 miles
Day 2: 6 miles
Day 3: 1 mile
I'm working from a sketchy training schedule. I plan to do my long runs on Sunday, a mid-length run or intervals on Tuesday, and intervals on Thursday. The other days I'll fill in with short distances. So far my struggle is waking up early enough to get my mile run and shower done in time for work. I know there's no way I'm going to wake up in time for a mid-length run on Tuesday mornings, so I'm giving myself the flexibility to run intervals instead if I end up working late and can't fit a full run in.
You may have noticed that I'm not including times or speeds for my mileage. For my purposes, running with a heart rate monitor is enough to get me where I want to be for the 1/2 marathon. Right now I'm running my easy and long runs with my heart rate consistently between 155 and 160 beats per minute. Based on my resting heart rate and my estimated maximum heart rate, that's a good range for me to train in. If you're a gadget person, you might want something more than a heart rate monitor -- you might prefer to run with a GPS watch or something else that tracks your speed and can tell you what pace you're running. For the time being, running according to my heart rate is working, and I'd rather not worry about how fast or slow I'm going. I may change my mind over the course of my training, though - my interval partners are devotees of the Forerunner 305 and the Nike + iPod, and may yet convince me to give it a try.
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