And I'm glad I did, I hadn't realised how tired I was after a busy years running, my body really needed the rest, and I think rest is as important as the training. But after a few weeks, I was itching to get back out there again, and so I began this week with phase 1 of my marathon training, "preconditioning", whatever that is supposed to mean. For me that entails increasing my weekly runs to four, but not really changing my routine from what it is now. So my schedule is looking like this at the moment, although it could change a little later on.
Monday - 3 mile slow
Tuesday - Club 6 - 7 miler
Wednesday - Swimming/gym session
Thursday - Club interval/speed session
Friday - Rest
Saturday - Long run combining Parkrun (run from home to Parkrun, then an extended run home)
Sunday - Rest
So I began on Monday and I have done everything I intended to do this week apart from Wednesday. Monday was an easy 3 miler, Tuesday was a good 7 miler in the rain, but I still took it fairly easy pace wise, then yesterday we did an interval session with a 1km section running at 5k pace on an incline with a 200m hill to finish, then slow down to an easy pace to complete a loop. Tomorrow is Pontypool Parkruns 4th birthday so I'm going along to run at that, but I won't be running to Parkrun as Pontypool is a lot further away than my local Riverfront or Cwmbran Parkruns, not just yet anyway, so no longer run for me this week.
Tuesday's Frechfa Frolic club run
Thursday's Interval Session
December has many things happening with the festive season upon us, so my running plans won't go strictly to plan until January, hence this is "preconditioning" month, a chance to get used to doing more running without pushing myself too hard but still keeping 10 - 13 miles distance in my legs. I just need to find the time to do that long run.
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