I tried to pm you coach but after I did I couldn't find it in my pm sent box. I had a few more questions for you.
I posted this a few days ago.
Originally Posted by irishtwins1112
Sorry, but this is kind of long. I already posted that I did a half marathon this past weekend with a 16:20 pace. I know I can go faster but my aunt decided she wanted to walk the last 4.5 miles with me (which was nice for visiting
..but definitely slower than if I had just been by myself). There were also 4 or 5 big hills on the course and my aunt decided that we should call my grandparents on speaker phone on the way up the biggest hill. Anyway, with there only being 9 weeks until the marathon in January, I have been thinking/wigging about a lot of things concerning my pace.
1. I had my youngest son in April of 2012. I lost about 40 lbs(was 278 and am now about 240) by the end of July but since then but havent been able to lose anymore. I know that I could probably shave some off of my time by losing some weight. I know that low carb works for me
but I am torn between wanting to lose weight and the sluggishness that I know I will experience if I do low carb. I tried it a few weeks ago and lost a few pounds but I was so sluggish that I couldnt exercise like I normally do and that is frustrating. I know I need to lose some weight but I wonder if I should just keep training for the marathon and forget weight loss until it is over. Thoughts?
2. This is my basic schedule(classes that I attend at the ymca and other workouts):
M-Trekking (hills, intervals on a treadmill) -30 minutes
Powerlift (strength training) -45 minutes
T-Spin (I do an endurance ride with enough tension that I work the whole time)-45 minutes
W-Zumba (fun
..but not the most strenuous workout) -45 minutes
Powerlift (strength training -45 minutes
TH-Spin (I do an endurance ride with enough tension that I work the whole time)-45 minutes
-Treadmill (30 minutes or 2 miles, run/walk to recovery with no specific interval)
F -Normally a rest day. Occasionally I do Zumba.
S Long Run (I am doing the long runs from the John Bingham Walk/Run Program)
Sunday-REST
I wonder if I should add more walk/running to help with my pace? I dont know if that would be adding to much mileage though. Normally I only do about 4-5 miles midweek when you count the trekking on Monday and my treadmill walk/run on Thursday. My long runs have been between 6 and most recently 13 on Saturdays. There is a trekking class on Friday and I dont know if I should just keep that as a rest day or go for a couple more miles and maybe cut a few from my long runs. From here I will only be doing 16, 18, and 20, so if I cut 2 from each and work on my pace during trekking I would end up doing 14, 16, and 18. Thoughts?
3. Since I started training back in June I have done intervals by running/walking to recovery and then running again. I used to do set intervals (like Walk2/Run1) before I had my babies but found that it was mentally easier for me this time around if I didnt have to look at the treadmill or my garmin every minute or so. Should I try a set interval to help my pace instead of running and then walking to recovery?
Thanks for reading if you are still with me!
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I had a few more questions. I normally arrive around 15 minutes early and get warmed up for the trekking class and when we start it is with the assumption that everyone is warmed up. In this case should I just add 15 minutes to the end of the class to make my hour?
I know it was not your intention but your reply made me feel as if my training was not up to par, thus far. I am feeling a little vulnerable about it and wondering if I should even try in January(I could still transfer to next year.....). My pace is right on the line sometimes (close to 16 minutes per mile). I so badly don't want to get swept and I guess I should have discussed what I was doing on the boards earlier. If I implement what you suggested, do you really think I have enough time to improve in the next 8 weeks?
Today I got to trekking 30 minutes early and did 2 miles with a 14:08 avg pace. I tried out a 1minuteswalking/30 seconds running interval.Towards the end of the second mile(right before trekking) I got a pain on the top of my foot....behind my toe and up my foot. It hurts when I flex my big toe back and forth. It is in the same place the bruise was that I got from the half marathon I did a few weeks ago(I thought my shoes were just to tight during the race). I discussed it with the instructor and she advised against trekking and suggested some foot stretches. I am going to get it checked out at the dr tomorrow. If I have an injury do you think it would be better to transfer or just train the best I can after it is healed and see what happens on race day. Thank you for your time and your opinion.