I officially start training for my 7th half-marathon one week from today! I suppose you could call these past two weeks of workouts “pre-half marathon” training, albeit being unintentional; 90% of the time, I’m just training for life.
Here’s what pre-training has looked like: lots of gym time and not much outdoor running.
Workouts | Week of May 4
Monday – 45 minute treadmill walk (very slow – didn’t feel well)
Tuesday – back to normal!
warm-up: (4x) 25 jumping jacks / 5 inch worm push-ups
burpee squat challenge @ 25lb. (1 round of burpees / 1 round of squat drops)
(2x)
- 25 high knees
- 10 snatches @ 25lb.
(2x)
- 25 high knees
- 10 high pulls @ 25lb.
(2x)
- 10 squats @ 10lb.
- 10 jump squats @ 10lb.
- 10 lunges @ 20lb.
- 10 jump lunges @ 20lb.
25 minute treadmill (15 run + 10 walk)
- 15 minute run intervals: 5 x 1 min. each 6.5 / 7.5 / 8.0mph
Wednesday – Rest
Thursday –
- warm-up: jumping jacks/high knees
- Dumbbell Superset Workout (3 rounds x 12 reps using 15/20/25lb.) + 5 x 10 no-push burpees
- 4-3-2-1 Treadmill Workout (7.0/7.5/8.0/9.0 mph) + 10 minute treadmill Walk
Friday – 60 minute yoga class/Rest
Saturday – Rest
Sunday – 30 minute hilly run with P + 45 minute walk
Workouts | Week of May 11
Monday –
- 25 minute treadmill (15 walk + 10 run)
- 20 minute Stair Master
- (5x) 8 push-ups / 5 toes-to-bar
- stability ball tucks + stability ball v-ups
Tuesday –
- 20-Minute Tabata Kettlebell Workout + 5 x 10 spinal roll-ups + Bikini Yoga Flow
Wednesday –
- warm-up: (4x) 25 jumping jacks + 5 inchworm push-ups
- (3x) 10 jumps squats @ 15-18lb. + 5 manmakers using 10lb. DB
- (3x) 10 med. ball woodchoppers each side + 10 side dips @ 25lb. each side + 5 squats @ 50lb.
- (3x) 5 toes-to-bar + 5 push-ups
- (5x) 10 gate swings + 5 burpees
35 minute treadmill:
- 2 min. walk + 8 min. run hills (6.0)
- 2 min. walk + 8 min. run sprints (9.0mph)
- 2 min. walk + 8 min. run hills (12.0)
- 5 min. walk
Thursday –
- 30 minute treadmill walk (2 mi.) + 15 minute Stair Master
Friday – 50-60 minute Strong Pump class (terrible class, ugh!)
Saturday – Rest
Sunday – 40 minute treadmill (alternating 5 min run/5 min walk) + 60 minute Strong Pump class (10x better than Friday’s)