Motivation Monday {half marathon training}

Hope everyone had a great weekend! We celebrated a friends 40th birthday with many good friends we had not seen in a while.  That being said with left over endorphins from a great saturday workout and some liquid courage.. wine ;) a friend and I decided to sign up for a half marathon.  This will not be my first but it has been about 2 years since I ran my last one.  It took that long to decide I was ready to put in the time and energy to start training again.  I wouldn't necessarily call myself a runner, at least not right now, but I do hit the pavement or treadmill about 3-4 times a week.  I love the feeling of heading out for a long run and seeing where my mind and at times feet take me.  I started to crave that feeling again and decided it was time to "lace up the sneakers".  To be honest I don't take training for a half marathon lightly, I am very competitive with myself and always set out to beat my fastest time.  

So... no better time then now to start training for the Tri City Carlsbad half marathon find info here.

I have used this training plan for the last 3 half marathons I ran, and plan on using it again.  If you are looking for a running program I highly suggest it.  You can find the full site here.

Week	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.	Sun.
1	Off	Fartlek (4M)	4M	4M	Off	3M	6M
2	Off	Fartlek (4M)	5M	3M	Off	3M	7M
3	Off	4-5 Hills 5K-10K pace	5M	3M	Off	3M	6M
4	Off	3-4 Long Hills 5K-10K pace	3M	4M	Off	3M	8M
5	Off	5-6 Hills 5K-10K pace	3M	4M	Off	3M	7M
6	Off	3 x Mile 5K-10K pace	4M	6M	Off	5M	9M
7	Off	3 x Mile 5K-10K pace	3M	5M	Off	3M	7M
8	Off	6 x 880s 5K-10K pace	5M	6M	Off	5M	10M
9	Off	6 x 880s 5K-10K pace	4M	7M	Off	3M	10K Race (Or 8M run)
10M	Off	4 x Mile 5K-10K pace	6M	7M	Off	6M	12M
11	Off	5M	5M	8M	Off	3M	8M
12	Off	5M	5M	8M	Off	3M	RACE DAY

Running Program {one}

Hello Monday!!! I had a great weekend packed full of Pilates training (3 days straight for 5 hours!)  I could not wait for Monday to come along.  Yes I just said that.  I was craving cardio!  There are the days when I dread running, then there are days that I can’t wait to hit the road or treadmill {depending on weather}.

Logging hours a week on the treadmill or elliptical is not always the best way to acquire that longer lean body.  And sometimes we simply do not have 45 minutes to spend at the gym so I decided to share this fat blasting cardio workout.  Inspirations for these workouts are from Orange Theory Newport beach.  One of the best 60 minute workout classes.  Find a studio Here.

Many times people, women especially, have not found the workout for their body type and continue to do the same routine over and over again not attaining the results they would like.  That sounds a lot like the definition of insanity, which, is how we start to feel when no results are seen.  Follow this cardio plan 3-4 times a week (or more). I promise you will not get bored and you will feel more energized, but be ready to sweat!

* Check back every week or so for a new routine. 

*Work out is done on the treadmill but can be done on the elliptical.

*A heart rate monitor is recommended find them here Here Polar is known to be the best.  It comes in Pink!!

- Recovery speed (RS) a speed that you can maintain for 20-30mins

- Push speed (PS) a speed that is about 1-2 + miles an hour faster then RS

- Sprint speed (SS) a all out sprint

* 1.0 incline is a flat road

Workout: ONE

3-5 minute warm up (RS)

1 min- PS

1 min- RS

2 min- PS

1 min- RS

1 min- SS

1 min- RS

add 7.0 incline

1 min- PS

1 min- RS

down to 6.0 incline

2 min- PS

1 min- RS

down to 5.0 incline

2 min- PS

1 min- RS

down to 1.0

2 min- SS all out sprint – this will feel great after the hills

Recover work out complete

Let us know how you feel.

XoXo ML