G'day Team,

Quick post today on one of my New-Years resolutions for 2018.

2018 Resolution

At the start of 2018, after a massive meal and feeling a lot of guilt for the 5kg I'd put on in about a week, I sat down to write my New Years Resolutions. Long story short... a half marathon was one of my biggest goals!

While it's definitely not something that needs to be public, I've decided to keep a running post here of my journey for two reasons. First , because I'm hoping it will help keep me motivated a little... harder to skip that morning run if you're going to be held to account by others. Second, because I'm not a runner and I'm sure I'll need feedback at some point!

The Plan

Below is my planned running schedule, to help me train for my half marathon. This is where that "I'm sure I'll need feedback at some point" comes in to play... I've thrown this together with a basic understanding of the amount of time I'm able to commit and my own personal physical boundaries. If a seasoned runner sees something simply stupid in there, please help me out and comment below. But first, a few notes!

• The rapid build from 3 to 7 km is just me 'getting back into it'
• The most I've run before is a 14.4km city run last year
• I'm generally physically fit, but I've been fitter in the past when I was a competitive swimmer. For this reason, I see this journey more as a return to a high level of fitness, than breaking new ground.
• The 5km are kept in every week so that I've got at least one run per week where I can work on time, not distance. This will help keep me motivated and adds a bit of variety to the workouts.
• Eight weeks of four runs per week is the most I can afford to do without failing my rotations... I've timed them so they don't clash with any important exams or the start of new clinical rotations which are always busy times.
• I've added a two-week taper to prep me for the big day :D

PLAN (IN KILOMETERS)

Week 1

3, 4, 5 + 3 gym sessions

Week 2

5, 5, 5 + 3 gym sessions

Week 3

5, 5, 7 + 3 gym sessions

Week 4

5, 5, 7 + 3 gym sessions

Week 5

5, 7, 7 + 3 gym sessions

Week 6

5, 7, 7 + 3 gym sessions

Week 7

5, 7, 10 + 3 gym sessions

Week 8

5, 7, 10 + 3 gym sessions

Week 9

5, 7, 7, 10 + 2 gym sessions

Week 10

5, 7, 7, 10 + 2 gym sessions

Week 11

5, 7, 10, 10 + 2 gym sessions

Week 12

5, 7, 10, 12 + 2 gym sessions

Week 13

5, 7, 7, 14 + 2 gym sessions

Week 14

5, 7, 10, 14 + 2 gym sessions

Week 15

5, 7, 10, 16 + 2 gym sessions

Week 16

5, 7, 10, 16 + 2 gym sessions

Week 17

5, 10, 18 + 3 gym sessions

Week 18

1. 1. 18 + 3 gym sessions

Week 19

5, 12, 20 + 2 gym sessions

Week 20

5, 14, 20 + 2 gym sessions

Week 21

5, 14, 22 + 2 gym sessions

Week 22

5, 16, 24 + 2 gym sessions

Week 23

5, 12, 12, 18 + 2 gym sessions

Week 24

5, 5, 12, 12 + 1 gym sessions

Week 25

RACE WEEK

Thanks & Feedback

For anyone interested I'll be making fortnightly updates to my progress so far (starting tomorrow as I'm actually on week 2 (one 5km left for the week).

Anyone who wants to give feedback AT ANY POINT please feel free. I may defend some of my decisions, but for the most part I'm open to hearing anything.

Thanks for reading and keep posted for more :)

Thanks

-tfc

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