SubscribeI hope everyone has been training for our March adventure through Oakland. If you can’t run two miles, three times a week yet, keep up the run walk rotations. You will adapt quickly. It may not seem like you are adapting quickly at first but you are. If you are up to two miles three times a week, add a mile to one of the runs during the week.
Last year, it broke my heart watching people drop off the pace after a few miles. It was a lot of fun running with a big group all with a common goal. Last Saturday, I showed up for a hilly half marathon totally unprepared. As I was running along, I would find different groups to keep me company and one by one the groups went by me as I was struggling along. It is not fun getting dropped after you have been running with someone for an hour so please train hard and stay with the group.
Now that you made it through my rant, here is the plan for beginners:
Run/Walk M/W/F for 20-30 minutes per day. Try to run the whole time but take breaks if you need them. If you start to breath really hard, slow down and walk. This is the build up phase.
Saturday – Easy shuffle for 30 minutes
Joggers
Easy jog 2 miles on Monday and Friday.
Easy jog for 3 miles on Wednesday
Easy 30 minutes or 3 miles on Saturday.
If you are more advanced and can do more, keep it up.
