Walt Disney World Goofy Challenge Training Week 8: A New Week
Wow what a difference a week makes!
I had a really solid week of training and was pleased with the 16 early on Sunday morning. This was really the first long run I felt like I prepared for not only the morning of, but the the days leading up to the run. I try to look at each week as a separate race week in itself. Some weeks I do well, like last week, and other weeks I hope to never see again! So it boils down to proper training, and planning.
So nutrition played a key part in my training this last week, and I had a good friend of mine (thanks Nikki), send me an article about the “wall” and how to overcome it. Not sure if the calculator mentioned in the article works, but I thought it was worth mentioning:
Hey marathoners: Avoid hitting the wall!
However, I should make one note about planning your run. Make sure you know the exact distance you are running. While I thought my lap was 4 miles long, it turned out to actually be 4.2 miles. I know what your thinking, .2 does not seem to be a lot, well ask any Marathoner and most will tell you the .2 after 26 miles is not all that fun. More important to my run, I did my lap 4 times, so I ran 16.8 (yes that .2 adds up quickly).
So when your running and you look at your watch and wonder why you are almost 1 minute above your goal pace, maybe it is not you, but how you measured the distance, so make sure you know the distance before you run. Have a great week!
So what is store for this week
Monday |
Cross Train/ Lower Body |
Tuesday |
4 |
Wednesday |
8 |
Thursday |
4 Hills |
Friday |
REST REST REST |
Saturday |
Core/Upper Body Lifting |
Sunday |
17 |
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