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Monday, March 27, 2017
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Alternative Marathon Training Plan
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Below is a summary of my alternative marathon workout plan.
Running (3 to 4 times per week):
- Long Runs:
- 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 to 24, 20, 18
- Just like your typical marathon training plan
- Once per week
- Easy pace
- Yasso 800:
- Run the 800 m at the goal marathon pace (For example, 3 min 800 m for a 3 hour marathon).
- Walk for 3 minutes
- Do 6 to 10 repeats
- Long Interval
- 1 mile, 2 mile, etc.
- Run at a pace that is 10 to 20 seconds faster than your marathon pace
- Jog for 800 m
- Repeats until you ran about 8 miles or so
- Short Interval
- 100 m, 200 m, 300 m, 400 m
- Run faster than your marathon pace
- Walk the same distance between sets
- Repeats until you get to 5 to 8 miles
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Notice a lot of focus is on speed workout, mixed in with weekly long runs.
Cross Training (3 times per week):
- Weight Lifting
- Rowing Machine
- Swimming
- Biking
The key is to mix things up. The traditional marathon training plan can be boring. It is important to add deviations to the training plan so that training for marathon can be fun instead of being a chore.
If you are interested in participating in the San Francisco Marathon, Half Marathon, or 5K on July 23, 2017, it is not too late to sign up. Comment below if you are interested in getting a discount code for race entry. Good luck in your training!!
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Recovery from A Leg Injury
In early October, I suffered a leg injury during a hockey game. My right leg's fibula got an oblique fracture from a freak accident. Fortunately, the break wasn't too complex, so no surgery was required. I was put on a cast to let the bone heal up naturally. It was a devastating blow to my marathon training, as I was prepared to go run in the NYC Marathon a month later. Fortunately, I was able to defer the entry to NYC Marathon for a year and focused on the recovery.
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One of the main lessons I learned from this leg injury is being patient. 26.2 miles is a long way to go. Training for being able to run 26.2 miles also takes time. One will have the patience to go through 3 months of marathon training before the race. During the race, patience is key to not going too fast in the beginning and saving some energy for the second half.
Thanks for reading. In the next blog, I will be talking about how I use marathon to help me see different parts of the world.
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