- Set an objective. At the commencement of 2012 London Marathon Training I will set a stretch objective for the race. Its likely to be sub 2 hours 45 minutes, but will be dependent on how things go for the remainder of the year and how much effort I can put into the training.
- Make the pre training weight based. I found it incredibly difficult to combine Marathon Training and weight loss. I was very hungry after long runs and where I tried to control my calorie intake I suffered on the next runs so I didn't hit my relaitvely easy weight goal. So the aim for next year is to get to the beggining of my training plan already at race weight (sounds easy ?)
- Enter the races up front. I generally don't enter races well in advance because I am worried I might go on holiday, get injured or not be fit for it (I like to record pb's at paid for races and 90% success record in doing so). So next year I'm planning to enter key races in December and deal with the consequences of the above if they happen.
- Plan sessions a week in advance. I don't think a fixed 16 week plan would work for me even if they are available for sub 2:50, 2:45. But I do think that I could plan a wek in advance.
- I've not been inside a gym for 5 years and have made no attempt to do anything related to core strength in any of my training to date. This seems to be a key component of faster runners training regime's, so I should give it a go...
- More tempo's. Tempo's hurt, but no pain no gain. So I need to find time in next years schedule to get them in. No excuses permitted..
See you in 2012...
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