Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Day of Rest and the March RW!!!!

I've put in quite a few miles over the past 3 days-- 25.5 to be exact-- and with another marathon this weekend I'm taking a day of rest to relax and refresh. Well I must have timed it perfectly because guess what came in the mail today??? *Ps. If you haven't figured it out from the picture or the title we need to work on your perception skills.* Anyways-- Yes! The NEW Runner's World is here today!! Woohoo.

I'm really excited because I've recently started using RW as a tool to keep my running more exciting. I've started clipping out various workouts and putting them into categories: Long runs, Speedwork, Treadmill, Tempo Runs, Upper body weights, Lower body weights, etc. I'm trying to compile enough in each category so I can randomly select whenever I have the set category up for the day. Hopefully it will bring a little more excitement to my runs!

Rest While Perpetually-Marathoning:
Sometime people wonder about my training schedule-- especially when I have an upcoming marathon. Well I don't do the typical taper thing-- at least not to the degree that most people do. If I did I would be at a perpetual taper, especially a month like this when I have 3 marathons.

When it's a marathon week, I try to get in a day of speedwork early in the week to get my turnover going. I also try to get a middle-long distance (~8 to 12 miles) early (Mon/Tues) are the usual days for that. I'll put in a shortened "taper" at the end of the week by only running 3-4 miles twice on thur/fri with a little bit of light lifting, abs, and stretching.

A normal week would look similar, but my middle-long would be closer to Wed, so I put more time between my speed work and a longer distance. I would also do 2 more days of ~6-8 miles and include more weight training. I'll also try to put in a long run on Saturday, but usually only around 10-17 at most. The good part about doing so many marathons is that the last marathon acts as the long training run for the next marathon. Noooo more boring 20+ milers to complete without a medal or even a tshirt! Yay!

So, that's my 2 cents for the day.

Happy Running and enjoy your RW!
Posted by Stephanie Estridge at 2:40 PM

9 comments:

  1. ShutUpandRunMarch 3, 2010 at 3:37 PM

    Dang! I didn't get my RW today. Tomorrow or I take it up with the mail man.

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  2. Mrs. MomMarch 3, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    I got my Runners World the other day but it had a man on the front. Do you subscribe to this special "Weight-Loss" edition? I want it! Congrats on all the mileage!!! Ran my first half this past weekend in Fort Worth and it was amazing! Kuddos for doing so many marathons!

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  3. TeamarciaMarch 3, 2010 at 6:37 PM

    I was foraging for an autograph pen because I thought you were gonna say that was you on the cover! Mine isn't here today either. Better be soon.

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  4. saundraMarch 4, 2010 at 4:14 AM

    Thanks for sharing your schedule!

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  5. AlyssaMarch 4, 2010 at 4:55 AM

    I LOVE runner's world mag. The forums online are really awesome too.
    I absolutely love your blog! I came across it when I was google searching some marathons, I'm excited to read about your experiences!
    Have fun runnin' this weekend!
    -Alyssa

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  6. MarleneMarch 4, 2010 at 6:57 AM

    I like you $0.02! Sounds like you have a great system going. And it obviously works for you!

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  7. kristenMarch 4, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    I don't know how you do it girl!! But I love it!

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  8. SuzyMarch 4, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    GL this weekend! I'm taking a break right now from my RW to catch up on people's blogs.

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  9. brianMarch 4, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    Good luck in your marathon this weekend! Do you have certain marathons you run as "training runs" and others where you go all out?

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