So, one of my goals has always been to go under 25 minutes in a 5K. I think the closest I ever got was many MANY years ago and my time was 25:19 or something like that. Anyway, last November I did a 26:08 (shocker!) at the Virginia Run Turkey Trot. So, now that Ironman (this one at least) is out of the way, and since I have not run in so long (a couple of weeks, I think) that I cannot remember when it was I've decided it is time to address my 5K goal again.
I just created a 12 week training program that starts this coming Monday, August 31, to get me to train HARD on 11-15 miles a week to peak the Sunday before Thanksgiving, just in time for the 2009 Virginia Run Turkey Trot. :D Anyway, the goal time my training plan has is a 26:27 5K...and I've been so S-L-O-W lately I would be thrilled to run a 26-anything!
Of course, this training plan has me scheduled to run 7 miles on the day of the Army 10 Miler, so I will go a little long that day...but that's OK. I am also going to try to find a 5K to run around Halloween and Christmas/New Years, as well.
Meanwhile, I will keep up with my swimming with Team Z and work on my biking at home on the trainer - I have 3 Spinervals DVDs to try out! Hopefully I will do occasional outdoor team rides on the weekends, too. After the new year I might do a winter focus half marathon, too, depending on where the team decides to go...so far they are looking at mid-March, so this could work!
TGIF!
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Good luck with the 5K training. My goal was 27:00 this year, but I don't think it's going to happen.
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