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Jen, a priorfatgirl's 10 mile training schedule.
Day one: rest.
HA! Gotta love a training schedule that starts with a day of rest, right? To be fair, all Mondays from now until race day will be rest days. As well as Fridays. The rest…are going to be workouts.
I am committing myself to working
out 5 days a week until October 3rd.
Am I crazy or what?! I really cannot believe I am doing this…yet, here I go! I started my training on Monday, as mentioned, with a rest day. Yesterday, I went for a two mile run in the evening. I had planned on doing some weights at the gym but the gym was so flippin’ hot and muggy, plus I had forgotten my locker lock and didn’t want to drag my bag through the weights section.
I sent my training file (in excel) to Kinko’s and had them blow it up mega-large. It was only $7.55. And now, I have to look at it every time I go downstairs—which is how to get out of the house! I hope it will be a good visual reminder of my goal for the day and the larger goal of October 3rd.
Do you every blow your goals up
and display them hugely, in-your-face like?
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That’s awesome! A very impressive goal. you can do it!
All the time! And I usually post it in multiple places (work calendar, datebook, home calendar, fridge) so I can’t escape it, otherwise those goals and the strategies I’ve developed to meet them escape ME!
you are so flipping cute Jen! Love that your schedule is blown up and that you can’t miss it, you can’t even blame old age on the fact that you can’t read it because it’s so big….that would be my excuse because I’m old
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To answer your question yes, weights will definately be involved.
I have to admit I’ve never blown them up THAT big – but what a way to remind yourself of the bigger goal at hand! I love it!
Hi Jen – Yup – I entered myself into the lottery. I’ll keep you updated. I kind of hope I get in.
Good luck on training Jen! I found that when I was doing my half marathon that I’d really get down on myself if I didn’t follow my training exactly. Aka a bike ride instead of a run. But in the long run it didn’t matter as long as I did something on that day! You can do 5 days/week no problem! No excuses! And I’ll see you at the 10 mile starting line! (but hopefully before then!)
Jen- I have signed up for the lottery!!! Let’s cross our fingers that I get selected. It seems like you have a lot of followers running the 10 mile. We should do a meet up run sometime prior to the race. Good luck on your training! Keep us updated.
btw where did you get your training schedule from?
I got it from a friend who recently ran her first half marathon last year. If you’d like me to send it to you, let me know.
Yeah that would be awesome! My email is ulinemm@gmail.com
Thanks!
Jen- Can you send me a copy of the schedule. I have been wanting to train and don’t know where to start. Thanks. my email is tdmercy7@gmail.com
God bless you and keep up the great work.
I know I am a little late but could you email me the training schedule you are following. Looking to up my mileage. Thanks. My email is amitymyers@mac.com
I never thought of blowing up my goals like that & putting them where I’d see them everyday. Such a good idea!!! What are the rest of the days like??
I’ve gotten back into working out regularly this week: Monday-spin, Tuesday-Body Pump, Wed (today)-spin. I gotta get back to it!!!
Go, Jen, GO!
Day one: Rest… hmmm… maybe I will run 10 miles too, but no more training after day 1!
Good luck, dear!
This is great girlie! You are such an inspiration
I have been following you for almost 6 months now and I have been working out 4 days a week for 3 weeks now. When I don’t work out, I feel like a slug (what a change from before). No excuses! I got a dvr so I can no longer use the excuse of my show are on haha
What a journey! Will keep you posted on my results:D
I am starting Power 90 today and have a lovely chart just like this! Yay for progress charts!
Love the chart – it will taunt at you everytime you walk by!!
Good luck in your goal. If you see it you can do it.
LOVE the chart, genius! I’ve never thought to do that.
Ya know, I never do write my goals down and display them. I should though. Not only would it keep my mind organised, but it would make me more accountable for my successes and failures. Great idea
Jen, that’s awesome! I love how Mondays are usually rest days. I don’t have enough motivation on Mondays to do a hard training workout; I like to ease into my week.
As far as goals, you inspired me to post about my vision collage! (http://hiptobeasquare.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/motivational-vision-collage/). I still have to figure out where to post it.
I post it in multiple places — work, home, copy in my car — when I train for something big. Then I can’t escape it (as someone else said), but it also helps my family to know what I’ll be doing and where I’ll be in terms of working out that day.
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