Week 1 of Kzoo Training

I'll probably get around to posting an overall 18 week plan with separate links to each of these weekly posts.

I'll be following the Hal Higdon Intermediate I plan. I really liked this plan last summer as I prepared for the Grand Rapids Marathon. Overall, I felt ready for the run and in good shape to run with a specific goal in mind. I will plan on going sub 4 hours this time around as my illness threw me off track last year.

Week 1 plan

M - Cross
T - 3 miles
W - 5 miles
R - 3 miles
F - Rest
S - 5 miles pace
S - 8 miles

His plan calls for one rest day and one cross training day. If I can work that 8 mile run into a weekend long run, I'd probably either swim or bike on the day that is a cross training day.

As I've said before, it is always advantageous for me to run during the week because of the family time I prefer during the weekend. Higdon recommends keeping the pace run the day before the long run so you are not tempted to run that long run too fast. One change I could do would be to move every run up one day during the week and cross train on Sunday. I could also run 5 days during the week, rest on Saturday and cross train on Sunday. I'll just have to keep flexibility in my schedule.

Here's the link to the week's results.


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