Have been a couch potato for 20 years after being a fairly competitive high-school runner.
Some injuries prevented me from running until I found barefoot running about 8 weeks ago...had a fiasco with blisters that shut me down for a week or so, and have been training fairly well the last 6 weeks before this one...I was able to do a 13.1 mile run on my tenth day after the blisters healed, was on a treadmill in sandals, averaged a 13:31 mm pace.
Two weeks later I did another Half Marathon distance run, outside on a flat course, with sandals, averaged a 12:40 mm pace.
I am 6'2" and weighed 261 pounds when I started, I am down to 246 pounds now...my goal weight is 175 pounds.
Its been mostly loosey goosey whatever feels fun to try that day kinda running so far, but now I will get a bit more organized about it...doing the second 13.1 mile run, and doing a 5.1 mile mountain trail run STG convinced me that I can carefully up the ante now.
Here is an outline of my 'plan'. (Subject to constant revision
Monday:
Recovery 2-3 miles...nice and easy
Tuesday:
Speed Workout...8 x 400 meter repeats with 1 min rest.
Wednesday:
Track Threshold Run
Thursday:
5.1 mile trail run
Friday:
Track run to work on form...3-5 miles easy + 5-10 x 120 meter strides
Saturday:
5.1 mile trail run
Sunday:
10.2 mile mountain trail run, 3200 ft elevation and 3200 ft descent
After a month to 6 weeks the tuesday workout will change to 8 x 800 meter repeats, and the Sunday trail run will bump up to 15.3 miles with 4800 ft of elevation and 4800 ft of descent.
Some injuries prevented me from running until I found barefoot running about 8 weeks ago...had a fiasco with blisters that shut me down for a week or so, and have been training fairly well the last 6 weeks before this one...I was able to do a 13.1 mile run on my tenth day after the blisters healed, was on a treadmill in sandals, averaged a 13:31 mm pace.
Two weeks later I did another Half Marathon distance run, outside on a flat course, with sandals, averaged a 12:40 mm pace.
I am 6'2" and weighed 261 pounds when I started, I am down to 246 pounds now...my goal weight is 175 pounds.
Its been mostly loosey goosey whatever feels fun to try that day kinda running so far, but now I will get a bit more organized about it...doing the second 13.1 mile run, and doing a 5.1 mile mountain trail run STG convinced me that I can carefully up the ante now.
Here is an outline of my 'plan'. (Subject to constant revision
Monday:
Recovery 2-3 miles...nice and easy
Tuesday:
Speed Workout...8 x 400 meter repeats with 1 min rest.
Wednesday:
Track Threshold Run
Thursday:
5.1 mile trail run
Friday:
Track run to work on form...3-5 miles easy + 5-10 x 120 meter strides
Saturday:
5.1 mile trail run
Sunday:
10.2 mile mountain trail run, 3200 ft elevation and 3200 ft descent
After a month to 6 weeks the tuesday workout will change to 8 x 800 meter repeats, and the Sunday trail run will bump up to 15.3 miles with 4800 ft of elevation and 4800 ft of descent.