Álvaro Ramírez
9 week half-marathon training
While reading Zen Habits: Mastering the Art of Change, I comitted to running half marathon in mid-October. That's roughly two months from now. Here's a 9 week training schedule:
WEEK | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
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1 | Rest | 5 Km | 5 Km | Cycle | Rest | 5 Km | 7 Km |
2 | Rest | 5 Km | 5 Km | Cycle | Rest | 5 Km | 8 Km |
3 | Rest | 7 Km | 5 Km | Cycle | Rest | 5 Km | 10 Km |
4 | Rest | 8 Km | 5 Km | Cycle | Rest | 5 Km | 12 Km |
5 | Rest | 8 Km | Rest | 8 Km | Rest | 5 Km | 14 Km |
6 | Rest | 8 Km | Rest | 8 Km | Rest | 6 Km | 16 Km |
7 | Rest | 8 Km | 8 Km | 8 Km | Rest | 8 Km | 19 Km |
8 | Rest | 8 Km | Rest | 12 Km | Rest | 8 Km | 16 Km |
9 | Rest | 8 Km | Rest | 5 Km | 5 Km | Rest | Race |
My times:
WEEK | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
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1 | Rest | ✘ | 29:04 | ✔ | Rest | 26:36 | 38:40 |
2 | Rest | 29:11 | 28:50 | ✔ | Rest | 27:07 | 44:55 |
3 | Rest | 40:46 | 26:29 | ✔ | Rest | ✘ | 57:01 |
4 | Rest | 46:46 | ✘ | ✘ | Rest | 30:08 | 1:12:10 |
5 | Rest | 46:59 | Rest | 44:46 | Rest | 24:50 | 1:25:24 |
6 | Rest | 50:02 | Rest | 46:24 | Rest | ✘ | 1:37:39 |
7 | Rest | 46:54 | 46:41 | 46:42 | Rest | ✘ | 1:57:57 |
8 | Rest | 45:28 | Rest | 48:13 (8km) | Rest | 43:56 | ✘ |
9 | Rest | 44:24 | Rest | 27:12 | 26:09 | Rest | 1:58:28 |