Training Plan vs Actual Week of June 30th
Week of June 30th in the books. Now onto the week of July 7th.
This week was a great week of training for me. I learned a couple things. That it’s great to have a training plan but you also need to be able to be flexible with your plan. Plans are a guideline, not a rigid thing that you have to follow no matter what. I look at my weekly training as like having some cards that I have to draw during the week. If I’m feeling up to it, I can trade that card in to do something else if it fits into my schedule.
Why would I want to waste a day where I feel great taking the day off and why would I want to not take a day off if I’m feeling run down?
Sometimes it’s good to push through and do the workout no matter what but allowing some flexibility allows me to taper to do what works for me. Our bodies are not cookie cutter and everyone reacts differently to different stimuli. Figuring out what works for you is probably the most essential piece of training.
Monday, June 30th
Plan
Morning run (easy) about 4 miles
Lunch WOD: Lift pull workout (back, shoulders, biceps)
Actual
3.7 mile easy run.
Lunch WOD: Chest and shoulder workout.
Tuesday, July 1st
Plan
Run commute (6-11 miles). This is dependent on whether I take public transit up until my final stop before the office.
Lunch WOD: Core work + easy run or row machine.
Actual
Run commute of 7.5 miles + a lunch run of 3.5 miles.
Wednesday, July 2nd
Plan
AM Workout: 800M repeats at the park (about 3 miles total)
Lunch WOD: Leg Day
Actual
AM Workout: 5.5 mile tempo run.
Lunch WOD: Back, shoulders and biceps
Thursday, July 3rd
Plan
AM Workout: Morning run (easy) about 4 miles
Lunch WOD: Core work + easy run or row machine
Actual
1 mile run + quick upper body workout
Friday, July 4th
Plan
Morning run then follow up with a push workout day (chest, shoulders, triceps).
Actual
10.5 mile run
Saturday, July 5th
Plan
AM Long Run (10+ miles)
Actual
3.8 mile interval run on the treadmill
Sunday, July 6th
Plan
Easy, easy day or fill in the gaps if you missed a workout this week.
Actual
5.2 mile run
Weekly mileage target: 35 miles.
Weekly mileage actual: 42 miles.
Week of July 7th Plan
Monday, July 7th
Easy zone 2 run for about an hour.
Leg workout at lunch
Tuesday, July 8th
Run commute to work (11 miles)
Corework at lunch
Wednesday, July 9th
AM Track workout (400m repeats x10)
Lunch WOD- chest, triceps, shoulders
Thursday, July 10th
I’m traveling this day at 8:25am so I’m going to have to wake up around 4:30am to get my AM run in.
AM run: 6 miles
Friday, July 11th
AM run 5 miles
Saturday, July 12th
AM tempo run or how I’m feeling. I’ll be still out of town but I’ll see how I feel and fit it in.
Sunday, July 13th
Treadmill run at hotel for 45 minutes + lift with whatever equipment is available.
Weekly mileage target: 41 miles
This week is going to be a challenge to keep momentum and keep the training plan in place but it’s essential for me to keep the ball rolling. When something is important to you, you’ll find time to make it happen.