Catching up and INSANITY.

Friday (6/18): off.

Yesterday:
7 am -8.5 mi, 3:30:1 intervals, .25 mi cool down,  with running group from the store.
Weather - forgot to check, roughly low 80s, partly cloudy at the beginning sunny the last few miles.
Shoe - Mizuno Wave Precision 10
Recovery/Supplements - 3 Margarita Clif ShotBloks, Clif C Bar (raspberry), stretched legs for a few minutes before hopping in the shower and getting to work!

Of note - nice easy long run, but very sweaty!  Considering using the FIRST training program for my upcoming marathon.  It is a 16 week program (so I'd start the week of 7/11) that only has you running three days a week and cross-training two days.  All of the runs are quality, done at faster paces than "normal" marathon training.  Since I almost always end up hurt once I get over 35-40 miles a week, this plan seems like a good fit for me as it peaks at 32 miles per week.

Most of my running friends that I have bounced this plan off of think it sounds pretty good. One or two have questioned if it is smart to try to set a PR in a marathon only running three days a week.  Other than injury factors, I think the overall stress will be much less on this program.  You never look at the schedule and wonder how on Earth you're going to get all those miles in.  For me, the biggest obstacle to reaching my marathon goal is mental, so by having a less stressful training program, both physically and mentally...I think I'll be able to realize my goals.

Today? INSANITY!

So I need some great cross-training if I am going to only be running 3 days a week right?  That is where INSANITY comes in.  I only did the fit test today, which is less than 30 min...sweat was dripping down my face and my legs were (and are still) jelly!  I will not be doing the program as prescribed, since I'll have hard runs three days a week, but I'll probably do three days of INSANITY with one day completely off each week.

I figure, if this doesn't whip me into shape nothing will!  The past 6-8 months I have gotten pretty soft, not fat or out of shape by any means...just lost a lot of muscle tone due to laziness and my daily ice cream habit.  I don't have the willpower to give up ice cream...so time for some ass-kicking workouts!