In addition to running three days a week, I have also decided to add a day of Yoga on the days after my long run, as well as a day of cross training. These additional days will give my body some much needed attention in other areas so that I do not experience the overtraining and imbalance in my muscles and body.
I’m in Week 7 of training and holding strong so far! There’s definitely been some very chilly runs and even some snowy ones. There has been a couple of runs I have skipped here and there, mainly because I know I have several extra weeks in between the end of the current training plan and the date of the Run the Bluegrass. With whatever weeks I have to spare, I intend on repeating the plan from that point. For example, if I’m on Week 10 and I still have 4 weeks left before the race, then I’ll start back at Week 7 again. More training for the win!