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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