Although the plan is 18 weeks, I started a week early since I was going to do the Detroit Free Press Marathon on October 20th. The Hanson Plan suggested if a race is going to be done within the plan, the plan does not suggest doing any races during training, that the race be done in week 7. Therefore, I needed to start a week early to make the race day on week 7. However, when I signed up for the race I was severely ignorant to the conditions of the city. It would not bother me if I was not going by myself and normally I am a risk taker and brave but after being clued in on the extreme poverty and violent crimes happening, I have decided to not the race.
Thankfully, starting a week early helped out a lot. I started getting really sick Sunday on the first week and was not able to do any training the second week. I picked up with the second week schedule this past week and am still on track for the 18 week plan.
It's felt really good to get back into training mode after taking the summer run break. It is amazing how the body just becomes athletic. When I picked up running again last year, I felt as if I had never ran before. Now, running is such a part of me that the break has not taken much of my gains. I really feel like a runner this time around.
I am starting to feel sick again today. I am pumping myself full of vitamins and missed class today to sleep and rest because the cushion that I had has already been spent and I would feel miserable not running for another week. Let's see what the week brings.
Thankfully, starting a week early helped out a lot. I started getting really sick Sunday on the first week and was not able to do any training the second week. I picked up with the second week schedule this past week and am still on track for the 18 week plan.
It's felt really good to get back into training mode after taking the summer run break. It is amazing how the body just becomes athletic. When I picked up running again last year, I felt as if I had never ran before. Now, running is such a part of me that the break has not taken much of my gains. I really feel like a runner this time around.
I am starting to feel sick again today. I am pumping myself full of vitamins and missed class today to sleep and rest because the cushion that I had has already been spent and I would feel miserable not running for another week. Let's see what the week brings.