Affer a few months of minimal running, it’s time to start doing more. Woohoo! I’m registered for the Berlin marathon in September. This week my total distance was about the length of a marathon. So there’s work to do, but plenty of time to do it. Almost all runs are easy right now; I try to do one slightly faster run per week, and one fartlek.
Mon 3/14 – plan to do an easy 25-min jog and yoga. Go out for sushi instead.
Tues 3/15 – 3.7 miles easy from work to train station. 20 min. strength training (arms & core), 15 min yoga.
Wed 3/16 – same 3.7 miles as Tuesday, this time with my running backpack stuffed full. This was poor planning as I wanted to push the pace a little, but kept having to slow down and adjust the straps on the pack, which was designed for a burly person with no boobs. Then the pack came unzipped and I had to stop and stuff everything in. Not my most competent 35 minutes, but still an ok run.
Thurs 3/17 – 5.5 miles easy around some lakes.
Fri 3/18 – 25 minute jog (2-2.5 miles), yoga, bodyweight strength training.
Sat 3/19 – a.m. 3 mile walk in the woods with small dude and grandparents. P.m. 3 mile easy fartlek in the park.
Sun 3/20 – a.m. 8.5 miles on trails in constant drizzle. Lots of hills! Hills are speed work in disguise, right? In this case very very disguised.
Total: 26.5 miles. Feeling slow, but strong.
Like you said, you have plenty of time until Berlin. Getting out there consistently and building strength is so important. Hills and strength training will certainly help!
I’d love to run Berlin! Hooray for hills and cross-training!