The Plan - Week 8

Well, I finished Week 7 without any problems. Sort of. On Friday I felt myself coming down with another cold - so my Saturday and Sunday runs were hard. Plus, on Saturday my ipod shuffle finally died. With .5 miles left for me to go on my second one mile run. Ugh. I managed to go .2 miles without any music, but then I could not do it anymore. Between the annoucements at the gym and the fact that it was hard to breathe in general, I stopped. No worries, though. Sunday morning I went again (with a new ipod nano - ha! see how that works?) and I did the complete run Sunday. Warm-up for 10 minutes, jog/run for 1.5 miles, cool-down for 10 minutes. That was the longest I've run continuous ever. And I did it with a nasty cold. Nasty nasty cold. So, I'm thinking since my nose seems to be clearing up today I'm hoping this week will be a synch. Well, as close to a synch as this can be -


Week 8
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Warm up by walking for 10 minutes. Jog 2 x 1 mile repeats. Cool down with 10 minutes of walking.
Wednesday - Walk/Jog for 30 minutes. Walk for 30 seconds and jog for 5 minutes.
Thursday - Warm up by walking for 10 minutes. Jog for 1.75 miles. Cool down with 10 minutes of walking.
Friday - Rest or cross train.
Saturday - You will do your longest run today. Warm up with 10 minutes of walking. Jog for 2 miles. Cool down with 10 minutes of walking.
Sunday - Extend you run again today if you are feeling up to it. Warm up for 10 minutes. Jog for 2.25 miles. Cool down with 10 minutes of walking. If you are feeling fatigued from yesterdays run, just run 1 mile today.
You have done it! You should now be able to jog comfortably for 2 miles. What you do now is up to you. You can just maintain your new level of fitness by continuing your daily workouts or you can move up to the next level and train to complete a 5K race.

I'm just a little freaked out that I will actually be running for 2 straight miles Saturday without any walking breaks. Just a little. I'll let you know how it goes. I know, I know, you're all on the edge of your seats, right??