...how many days past September?
Every training schedule has its lessons.
Don’t forget to change your shoes out, yes you do need that rest day, no you don’t need that rest day, don’t run on the ice, and yes, it is possible to do too many push-ups…just to name a few.
This twelve week program leading up to the Urbanathalon has been no different.
You may recall I said I was going to tear it up from the beginning, but I learned a lesson early on–make sure to pick on someone your own size–and at some point all of the weeks started to run together.
Now all of a sudden I find myself at the end of week nine…oops I mean ten. Coincidentally those were my exact thoughts as I finished up my run on Saturday morning.
I admit, it’s my own fault. I got cocky about my ability to keep track of three-week intervals. Somewhere between seven and nine I lost track. Next time I’m returning to the calendar.
In the grand scheme of training it’s probably not the worst thing. It may not say much for my counting skills, but I suppose it says nice things about my endurance.
However, it means I only get to enjoy two weeks of tapering, which is just not cool.
Tapering is what makes the training worth it…aside from completing the actual race…of course.
It’s that wonderful point in training when you know that you could run ten miles, but you only have to run six. There’s nothing like it.
Oh well, lesson learned.
Number one rule of training: Know what week you’re on.
Number two is don’t hurt yourself…oh and have fun!
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…bi-daily smile…
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