Today is a rest day but I’m kind of itching to run. Just 3 months ago, I was nervous about running 4x a week. Now my body has adjusted to 4x a week and I want to do more.

However, I firmly believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure so I’m careful not to push myself too hard.

I could do some stretching, strength training, or cross-training. But who am I kidding? I probably won’t. 🤣

Here’s my actual training plan that I’ve put together with some tips from Jim Willett, my running inspiration. My plan has me running 4x/week with a tempo run, a training run, a recovery run, and a long run. I will gradually increase my total distance to 60+km/week with my long runs increasing to 3.5 hours. I’m going to try to stick to this plan as much as I can so I don’t have to think but I also won’t beat myself up if something interferes with a run here and there.

In case you are wondering, the green cells on Sundays denotes races that I’ve signed up for. I think I’ve signed up for too many races but I’m so looking forward to all of them!

Honestly, running has changed my life. I’m so excited!!