Weekly Training - 12/17/07 - 12/23/07 - 71.6 miles - NEW RECORD!
Training in the Vermont winter is quite challenging, so I'm developing a new plan to deal with the cold temperatures and short daylight hours.
All snowshoeing workouts are run on the flats, downs and gradual ups, and walked at a fast pace on the steep ups.
Monday: DEEP SNOW RUN - 5.5 miles
Tuesday: AM - DEEP SNOW RUN - 5 miles
PM - SNOWSHOE 5.5 miles
ELIPTICAL - 2.5 miles
Wednesday: SNOWSHOE - 12 miles (up Mt. Equinox - 3,200' climb - 1 to 3 feet of snow)
Thursday: AM - SNOWSHOE - 7.5 miles
PM - EASY run - 4.3 miles at 7:30 pace
Friday: EASY run - 7.7 miles at 7:30 pace
Saturday: AM - RACE - Snowstorm Classic 10k - 2nd place - 12 miles total running with warmup and warmdown.
PM - LEGS - Eliptical 3.5 miles HARD + 150 chair squats
Sunday: RECOVERY - 8.5 miles at 7:40 pace
Training Log Table - 12/23/07
I've created an Excel spreadsheet that maps my training from day one of the Running Raw Project on November 28th of 2005 to the present.
Click HERE to see the table. It will be updated every week.
Gear
Check out all the gear that I've used, tested and recommend.
Trail training shoes: Inov8 - RocLite 285, Asics Trabuco
Trail racing shoes: Inov8 - RocLite 285, Saucony Kilkenny II
Road training shoes: Nike Skylon, Nike Free 3.0
Road racing shoes: Adidas Adizero PR
Training Resources
Nike Running - Online Training Log and Training Schedules.
MacMillan Running - Great training resource. Best online training calculator.
Running in the USA - Best list of races around the country
Map My Run - Oline pedometer, calculates your run distances.
Exercise Physiology - Very informative yet technical site