Jan and I have signed up for an 8k race on July 18th. We're not so fit so we'll have to train.
Here's a basic training plan, hopefully can update along the way with how we're going. The race is 11 weeks from Saturday. :D. Unfortuantely the week before we're going to be in the Canary Islands where we usually get pretty lazy. The plan this year is to keep up with the program though, go for a run along the beach or something.
Need to also note we're jogging and running this distance, using intervals of jogs. Last weekend we went between lamp posts or to the end of the block etc.
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Date
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Miles
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Kms
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Comment
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| May 2nd | 2 miles | 3.2km | We'll be in in Cork, which has a hotel, can use facilities there |
| May 9th | 2 miles | 3.2kms | At home, either add to our route from last weekend or run at the gym |
| May 16th | 2.5miles | 4kms | |
| May 23rd | 2.5 miles | 4km | |
| May 30th | 3 miles | 4.8km | We'll be in Kilkenny, hopefully find a track near our B&B |
| June 6th | 3.5 miles | 5.6kms | |
| June 13th | 4 miles | 6.4kms | |
| June 20th | 4.5 miles | 7.3kms | |
| June 27th | 5 miles | 8km | |
| July 4th | 4.5 miles | 7.3kms | First weekend in the canaries |
| July 11th | 3.5 miles | 5.6km | Second weekend in the canaries |
| July 18th | 5 miles | 8km | RACE DAY |
Completed Runs
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Date
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Miles
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Kms
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Comment
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| April 26th | 1.72 miles | 2.8kms | We did a small route around our housing estate. Four intervals of jogging |
Some notes about interval
Some notes about interval training for this plan
After Obvious warmup. say AT = 170
: Warm up at 130
: 4 mins at 150
: 2 mins at 130
: 4 mins at 150
: 2 mins at 130
: 4 mins at 160
: 2 mins at 130
: 4 mins at 165
Cool down at 130
Just a note about my heart
Just a note about my heart rate stuff
50% = 96
60% = 115
65% = 125
70% = 134
75% = 144
80% = 154
85% = 160
90% = 173
MAX Rate = 184
Probably want to aim to get up to the 75%-85% (144-160) zone the lower end for most of the workout and one or two intervals in the 80%-85% (154-160) for performance boosting.
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