On October 5th three of my buddies (Rainbow Speak, Juicebox and BattleToad) and I are going to do the Tough Mudder!/. (I say !/. because should I be excited about this? I don’t know.)
The Tough Mudder is a 10-12 mile race where you go through obstacles. Actually, I made fun of runs like it in a post back in January (in my Death Be Damned! Fun Run imaginary run advertisement). Now here I am in August and I’m beginning to train for this beastly run.
I had a lot of fun fiddling with my workout schedule, and since I spent time on that I thought I would share it. Why not?
For starters …
I used Hal Higdon’s guide for both of the half marathons I have done. It’s online, free, and pretty good I think. There are different levels, and a little information at each level so you know if you’re signing up for too easy of training, just right, or too hard. Neato mosquito.
This time I decided to go for the Intermediate Half Marathon guide. I think I can keep up with the training, and if I can get through that I’ll be a much better runner at the end of it.
Two good quotes (with bonus comic)…
Recently I read the “53 Runner’s Commandments” by Joe Kelly. Two of them I think are good things to remember. The first one is good especially for someone who is struggling with feeling like it’s worth it/confidence/just starting out woes.
22. No matter how slow you run it is still faster than someone sitting on a couch.
The second one I think is really true (assuming you don’t push yourself too hard on a run and end up injuring yourself …):
53. Running is always enjoyable. Sometimes, though, the joy doesn’t come until the end of the run.
Bonus comic? The Oatmeal is fantastically funny, and it turns out a crazy good runner. (And kind of a nut.)
Just Get to the Plan …
Again, this is a modified version of the Hal Higdon Intermediate Half Marathon Guide. (I hope I didn’t sign myself up for too much.)
| 5-Aug | 6-Aug | 7-Aug | 8-Aug | 9-Aug | 10-Aug | 11-Aug |
| Stretch & Weights | Spinning | 25 Push-ups, Run 1 Mile (Repeat 4 times with push-ups at end) (Total: 4 miles, 125 pushups) | 3 m run + strength (?) | Rest | 3 m run | 7 m run |
| 12-Aug | 13-Aug | 14-Aug | 15-Aug | 16-Aug | 17-Aug | 18-Aug |
| Stretch & Weights | Spinning | Spartacus Workout, then 2 miles | 3 m run + strength (?) | Rest | 3 m pace | 8 m run |
| 19-Aug | 20-Aug | 21-Aug | 22-Aug | 23-Aug | 24-Aug | 25-Aug |
| Stretch & Weights | Spinning | 7 x 400 5-K pace | 3 m run + strength (?) | Rest or easy run | 10k Lake Houston | Rest + Stretch |
| 26-Aug | 27-Aug | 28-Aug | 29-Aug | 30-Aug | 31-Aug | 1-Sep |
| Stretch & Weights | Spinning | 2 Miles, Spartacus, 2 Miles | 3 m run + strength (?) | Rest | 4 m pace | 9 m run |
| 2-Sep | 3-Sep | 4-Sep | 5-Sep | 6-Sep | 7-Sep | 8-Sep |
| Stretch & Weights | 4.5 m | 8 x 400 5-K pace | 3 m run + strength (?) | Rest | 5k in Galveston | 7 m run |
| 9-Sep | 10-Sep | 11-Sep | 12-Sep | 13-Sep | 14-Sep | 15-Sep |
| Stretch & Weights | Spinning | Run .5, Bear Crawl across field, Run .5, 50 Push-Ups, Run .5, 50 Tri-dips, Run .5, Lunge across field (do twice) (Total 4 miles) | 3 m run + strength (?) | Rest or easy run | Rest | 8 m run |
| 16-Sep | 17-Sep | 18-Sep | 19-Sep | 20-Sep | 21-Sep | 22-Sep |
| Stretch & Weights | Spinning | 9 x 400 5-K pace | 3 m run + strength (?) | Rest | 10 Miler | Rest + Stretch |
| 23-Sep | 24-Sep | 25-Sep | 26-Sep | 27-Sep | 28-Sep | 29-Sep |
| Stretch & Weights | Spinning | 10 x 400 5-K pace | 3 m run + strength (?) | Rest | 3 m pace | 12 m run |
| 30-Sep | 1-Oct | 2-Oct | 3-Oct | 4-Oct | 5-Oct | 6-Oct |
| Stretch & Weights | Spinning | 30 min tempo | 2 m run | Rest | TOUGH MUDDER | Rest + Stretch |
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