Wednesday 31 October 2012

Half Marathon Training in 2 weeks (Penang Bridge Marathon 2012)



This is my training plan for half marathon in 2 weeks. 
Sound ridiculous right? 
But, believe me, i will show and prove to you than i can reach finishing line.
P/s: This plan for those who can finish run total 100km in 4 months.



WED 31-Oct 1 hour RPM,
1 hour body pump,
Run (2km)
THURS 1-Nov 1 hour Zumba,
Run (4 km)
FRI 2-Nov 1 hour yoga,
1 hour RPM,
Run (6 km)
SAT 3-Nov Climbing
SUN 4-Nov Run 5 round Shah Alam lake (17.5 km)
MON 5-Nov 1 hour Body Pump,
1 hour Power Jump
TUE 6-Nov 1 hour Body Balance,
1 hour Zumba,
Run (10 km)
WED 7-Nov 1 hour Body Pump,
2 hours Badminton
THURS 8-Nov 1 hour zumba,
Run (12 km)
FRI 9-Nov 1 hour Yoga,
1 hour RPM
SAT 10-Nov Run 4 round Shah Alam lake (14km)
SUN 11-Nov REST
MON 12-Nov 1 hour Body Pump,
1 hour Power Jump
TUE 13-Nov 1 hour Body Balance,
1 hour Zumba,
Run (6 km)
WED 14-Nov 1 hour Body Pump,
2 hours Badminton
THURS 15-Nov 1 hour Zumba,
15 min weight training,
Run (10 km)
FRI 16-Nov 1 hour yoga,
Run (6 km)
SAT 17-Nov Rest,
Travel to penang
SUN 18-Nov Penang Bridge Half Marathon (21 km)



The next question was how do you train for an all uphill half marathon in only 2 ½ weeks? Here’s what I did to prepare (after finishing out the week with my normal runs and workouts).
a.       13 days before – Did 20 minutes of my WOW using strength portions only, then ran for 3 miles with some hills.
b.      12 days before – Ran 12 miles, one-way, mostly flat with a lunch at the end. (This is my favorite approach to a long run.)
c.       11 days before – No running. Strength and Jump Rope workout from WOWs.
d.      10 days before – 6 mile run with 3 good sized hills to climb
e.       9 days before – 7 mile run with 4 pretty long, steep hills.
f.       8 days before – Went on 4 hour hike
g.      7 days before – Active Rest
h.      6 days before – 10.2 mile run with only mild hills. Hydration focus: 1 extra glass of water everyday. For my friend Laura G., break time from beer begins.
i.        5 days before – Do strength portion of the WOWs for the day for 20 minutes then an easy 4 mile run. Recovery was the aim.
j.        4 days before – No running. Did strength exercises from WOW along with exercises to strengthen hips and legs.
k.      3 days before – 6 mile run, mostly flat. Negative splits – run the second half faster than the first.
l.        2 days before – Do strength exercises from WOWs and same easy 4 mile run.
m.    1 day before – Though I planned on doing yoga and maybe some stand up paddling, I ended up going on an easy 2 hour hike.  Stop the extra hydrating.

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