Training Log

The NYC Marathon is officially over! Here's a log of my NYC Marathon training, from July 4 to November 6!

I followed Hal Higdon's Intermediate 1 plan as best I can. I did his Novice 2 program for the Potomac River Run and found it to be very manageable and really good, so I'm hoping his Intermediate 1 plan will work for me, too!

As a disclaimer, I'm no trainer, so do what is best for you and what works for you!

October 31-November 6
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 3 mile run
Wednesday: rest
Thursday: 4 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: 2 mile run
Sunday: NEW YORK CITY MARATHON!!!

October 24-30
Monday: sick day
Tuesday: 4 mile run
Wednesday: sick day
Thursday: 5 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: 3 mile run
Sunday: 8 mile run


October 17-23
Monday: walking
Tuesday: 5.6 mile run
Wednesday: walking
Thursday: 6.3 mile run
Friday: walking
Saturday: 4.3 mile run
Sunday: 12 mile run


October 10-16
Monday: walking
Tuesday: 5 mile run
Wednesday: 8 mile tempo run
Thursday: rest
Friday: 1 hour elliptical
Saturday: 5 mile run
Sunday: 21 mile run


October 3-9
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 5 mile run
Wednesday: 5 mile run
Thursday: birthday 5 mile run!
Friday: rest
Saturday: walking
Sunday: Staten Island Half Marathon


September 26-October 2
Monday: yoga
Tuesday: 5 mile run
Wednesday: 8 mile tempo run
Thursday: 5 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: 5.5 mile run
Sunday: 20 mile run


September 19-25
Monday: 35 mins elliptical, 22 mins StairMaster
Tuesday: 5 mile run; strength workout (two sets of 50 squats, 25 bicep curls, 25 tricep extensions, 25 shoulder presses, 25 lunges each leg, 50 hip extensions each leg; plus ab work)
Wednesday: 5 mile run
Thursday: rest
Friday: 5 mile run
Saturday: 8 mile run
Sunday: 13 mile run


September 12-18
Monday: 5 mile run
Tuesday: rest
Wednesday: 8 mile speed workout
Thursday: exhausted from work
Friday: 18 mile run
Saturday: wedding extravaganza!
Sunday: exhausted from wedding extravaganza!


September 5-11
Monday: 45 mins elliptical
Tuesday: 4 mile run, 25 min strength workout
Wednesday: 5 mile run
Thursday: 4 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: 8 mile run
Sunday: 17 mile run


August 29-September 4
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 4 mile run, TBC
Wednesday: 5 mile run
Thursday: 4 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: 7 mile run
Sunday: 12 mile run


August 22-28
Monday: 45 mins intermediate PocketYoga
Tuesday: 4 mile run, TBC
Wednesday: 7 mile speed work
Thursday: 4 mile run
Friday: 15 mile run
Saturday: rest
Sunday: 7 mile run


August 15-21
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 4 mile run
Wednesday: 7 mile tempo run (8:33 pace!)
Thursday: 4 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: 14 mile run (9:14 pace)
Sunday: 7 mile run


August 8-14
Monday: Cardio mash-up including 35 mins elliptical, 5 mins weird stair thing, 5 mins incline walking, 15 mins StairMaster
Tuesday: 3 mile run, Total Body Conditioning
Wednesday: 5 mile run
Thursday: 3 mile run, CNW workout
Friday: rest
Saturday: 6 mile run
Sunday: 9 mile run (9:17 pace)


August 1-7
Monday: 30 minute yoga session
Tuesday: 3 mile run, Total Body Conditioning
Wednesday: 6 mile speed run
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: 6 mile run
Sunday: 12 mile run (9:17 pace)


July 25-31
Monday: 35 minutes elliptical, 18 minutes StairMaster
Tuesday: 3 mile run, Total Body Conditioning
Wednesday: 6 mile tempo run
Thursday: rest
Friday: 3 mile run
Saturday: 6 miles at race pace
Sunday: 11 mile run (8:53 average pace)
Total mileage: 29

July 18-24
Monday: 1 hour elliptical
Tuesday: 3 mile run, Total Body Conditioning
Wednesday: 5 mile run
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: 5 mile race pace run (9:06)
Sunday: 6 mile run
Total mileage: 22

July 11-17
Monday: 1 hour Core Fusion Bootcamp
Tuesday: 3 mile run
Wednesday: 5 mile speed run (1 mile warm up, then alternated between 6.5 mph and 7.2 mph till I hit 5 mi)
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: 5 mile run
Sunday: 9 mile run (9:08 average pace)
Total mileage: 25

July 4-10
Monday: 1 hour elliptical, 1 hour Exhale Vinyasa Flow yoga
Tuesday: 3 mile run, Total Body Conditioning, Core Fusion Open
Wednesday: 5 mile run (1 mi warm up, 3 mi tempo ~8:52, 1 mi cool down)
Thursday: 3 mi run, Core Fusion Open
Friday: rest
Saturday: 5 mile run (9:07 average pace), Core Fusion Cardio
Sunday: 8 mile run (9:11 average pace), Core Fusion Yoga
Total mileage: 24

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May 9-15
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 2 mile run, 1 mile walk
Wednesday: 4 mile run
Thursday: 2.5 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: 10k run, plus 1.8 mile run home for 8 miles
Sunday: 1 hour elliptical

May 2-8
Monday: rest
Tuesday: rest
Wednesday: rest
Thursday: 2 mile run
Friday: yoga
Saturday: 2 mile run, plus 1 min walk/1 min run for 2 miles
Sunday: 4 mile run, plus 0.5 mi walk and 0.5 mi run

April 25-May 1
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 3 mile run
Wednesday: 2 mile run
Thursday: rest
Friday: rest
Saturday: 2 mile run
Sunday: 26.2 miles in 4:13:12!!!

April 18-24
Monday: 12 mile run
Tuesday: rest
Wednesday: 4 mile run
Thursday: 3 mile run
Friday: 4 mile run
Saturday: 1 hour elliptical
Sunday: 8 mile run

April 11-17
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 4 mile run
Wednesday: 5 mile speed run
Thursday: 5 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: rest
Sunday: 1 hour elliptical

April 4-10
Monday: yoga
Tuesday: 5 mile run
Wednesday: 5 mile speed run
Thursday: 5 mile run
Friday: rest
Saturday: 20 mile run!!!
Sunday: yoga

March 28-April 3
Monday: 5 mile run
Tuesday: 10lb Slimdown Blast and Core workouts on ExerciseTV
Wednesday: 8 mile run (last one before the marathon!)
Thursday: rest
Friday: 5 mile run
Saturday: 1 hour elliptical
Sunday: 12 mile run

March 21-27
Monday: 5 mile run
Tuesday: rest
Wednesday: 5 mile speed run (0.5 mi at 6.2, 0.5 mi at 6.8, last half mile up to 7.2); Bethenny yoga
Thursday: rest
Friday: 19 mile run
Saturday: yoga
Sunday: rest

March 14-20
Monday: 5 mile run
Tuesday: Body by Bethenny on ExerciseTV
Wednesday: 8 mile tempo run (1 mi warm up, 6 mi at 9:20 pace, 1 mi cool down)
Thursday: rest
Friday: 5 mile run
Saturday: 50 minutes elliptical, upper body weights
Sunday: 13 mile run

March 7-13
Monday: 5 mile run
Tuesday: 10 mins elliptical, weights workout from my trainer
Wednesday: 8 mile speed run
Thursday: rest
Friday: 5 mile run
Saturday: 1 hour elliptical
Sunday: 18 mile run

February 28-March 6
Monday: 4 mile run
Tuesday: workout from my trainer
Wednesday: 8 mile run
Thursday: rest
Friday: 4 mile run
Saturday: 17 mile run!!!
Sunday: yoga

February 21-27
Monday: 4 mile run
Tuesday: 30 min. elliptical + upper body weights
Wednesday: 7 mile speed run (average pace 9:31)
Thursday: off
Friday: 4 mile run
Saturday: 12 mile run (average pace 9:36)
Sunday: 1 hour yoga class

February 7-20
Monday, 2/7: 5.5 mile run on the Beijing hotel treadmill
And I was on vacation and didn't do much working out!

January 31-February 6
Monday: 3 mile run
Tuesday: Total Body Conditioning
Wednesday: 6 mile tempo run (average pace 9:26)
Thursday: 3 mile run + upper body weights and abs
Friday: 45 mins elliptical
Saturday: off
Sunday: 6.2 mile run on the Beijing hotel treadmill

January 24-30
Monday: 3 mile run
Tuesday: Total Body Conditioning
Wednesday: 6 mile speed run (alternating between half-miles at 6.2 and 6.7 after a one-mile 6.2 warm-up)
Thursday: rest
Friday: 3 mile run
Saturday: 12 mile run
Sunday: Vinyasa yoga (free at Lululemon!)

January 17-23
Monday: ran 3 miles
Tuesday: Total Body Conditioning class
Wednesday: ran 6 miles, hot yoga class
Thursday: ran 3 miles
Friday: rest
Saturday: ran 11 miles
Sunday: rest

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June 21-26
Sunday: rest/cross-training
Saturday: 8 mile run
Friday: rest/move
Thursday: elliptical, total body conditioning
Wednesday: 5 mile tempo run, 1 mile warm-up, 3 miles at 9:22, 1 mile cooldown
Tuesday: elliptical, total body conditioning
Monday: 3 mile run at 10:31 pace


June 14-20
Sunday: packing -- that's a workout, right? :)
Saturday: 1 hour run, about 6 miles
Friday: rest
Thursday: elliptical, total body conditioning
Wednesday: Level 1, 30 Day Shred; Yoga Meltdown
Tuesday: elliptical, total body conditioning
Monday: run -- can't remember how long


June 7-13
Sunday: vacation
Saturday: vacation
Friday: vacation
Thursday: 2 mile run on the treadmill, total body conditioning
Wednesday: rest
Tuesday: 1.5 mile run on the treadmill, total body conditioning
Monday: 45 minutes elliptical

May 31-June 6
Sunday: 4-mile race; walked about 3 miles outside
Saturday: Arc Trainer for 30 minutes, ab exercises; walked about 4 miles outside
Friday: 30 minutes elliptical
Thursday: 1.25 mile jog/walk on the treadmill, total body conditioning
Wednesday: rest
Tuesday: 10 minutes elliptical, total body conditioning class
Monday: 3.1 mile run outside

May 24-30
Sunday: 2.5 mile walk outside
Saturday: long, leisurely walk outside
Friday: 45 minutes elliptical
Thursday: 10 minutes AMT, total body conditioning
Wednesday: 2 mile walk outside
Tuesday: 20 minutes elliptical, total body conditioning
Monday: 35 minutes elliptical, 10 minutes bike

May 17-23
Sunday: rest
Saturday: Brooklyn Half-Marathon
Friday: rest
Thursday: rest
Wednesday: ran/walked -- treadmill died so not sure of mileage
Tuesday: 10 minutes elliptical, arm exercises, 20 minutes AMT
Monday: 10 minutes elliptical, leg exercises

May 10-16
Sunday: 45 minutes elliptical
Saturday: UAE Healthy Kidney 10k
Friday: 45 minutes elliptical
Thursday: 50 minutes stationary bike, abs
Wednesday: rest
Tuesday: 20 minutes stationary bike, total body conditioning
Monday: 3 mile run on the treadmill

May 3-9
Sunday: rest
Saturday: rest
Friday: 35 minutes elliptical, 0.25 mile run
Thursday: 10 minutes erg, 10 minutes elliptical, total body conditioning, 2 mile walk home from work
Wednesday: rest
Tuesday: 35 minutes AMT, abs
Monday: 3.5 mile run and 0.5 mile walk on the treadmill

April 26-May 2
Sunday: 4 mile walk outside
Saturday: long, leisurely walk outside
Friday: 3.5 mile run
Thursday: 20 minutes elliptical, total body conditioning
Wednesday: 40 minute run/walk (avg. pace 4.7 mph)
Tuesday: 21 minutes elliptical, total body conditioning
Monday: rest

April 19-25
Sunday: More Magazine/Fitness Magazine Half-Marathon
Saturday: leisurely walk outside
Friday: rest
Thursday: 2 mile walk outside
Wednesday: rest
Tuesday: 2.25 mile run, 0.25 mile walk, total body conditioning
Monday: rest