It's been a week since my race and I've taken some days off and some easy days to recover. Now it's time to get back into a routine as the Gary Bjorklund Half is only 7 weeks away followed by the Green Lake 12 mile only 2 weeks after that. After the not-so-super-excellent race I had, I'm reluctant to jump back into the same training plan for the next race. However, there were certain workouts and elements that I did like. I sat down the other night and mapped out my own plan using workouts I liked from the heart rate training program along with the "Own It" plan from the book Train Like A Mother. The authors have three books about moms and runners. One is advice about training and the other two are tales from their's and other "mother runner"s adventures on the road. I have previously used their marathon training program, so I feel comfortable using the plan's long runs and general strategy to have a good race in June. Stephanie had mentioned including some speed work into her training program. I also am reluctant to call my harder workouts "speed," but I definitely feel like including efforts to run faster on certain runs to be helpful. I truly enjoy my long runs, so I always look forward to those, too. On some of my long runs, I include a few bursts of speed, too. To those who might observe me running down the road, the difference between speed and regular might not be noticed. Perhaps, I had more speedy legs in my younger days? This week was pretty typical at my house, meaning multiple track meets...Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Thursday was the coldest day of the three, so thankfully, B ran the 5K at a meet that was running on schedule. He ran a solid 12.5 laps of the track. He is headed into final exams at school tomorrow, so I'm super proud of him for keeping up his studies and throwing down a good race. Friday, D ran the 1600 in close to PR time for him. It was a little comical watching the race as the meet's format had kids put into heats by team rather than time. D's two other teammates ran in the "fast" heat and placed 2nd and 3rd. Then D and another teammate ran in the "slow" heat placing 1st and 2nd with 3rd in that heat being more than 100 meters back from D. In the end, the Sabre boys placed 2,3,4,6 overall of 30 runners. Great job! Yesterday, H had a meet on her 20th birthday. She nearly broke the school record in discus which of course was a big PR for her. Shotput also went well with H breaking the 12 meter mark for the first time in college. I ❤️ being a track mom!!! If you are aiming for a summer race, I hope we have given you some ideas for your training program. Don't be afraid to try a little speed work for variety if nothing else. , Happy Birthday, H!
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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