Archive for the ‘Personal Training’ Category

5X400 + Stretch / Weights

Who: Other gymrats
What: 5×400 repeats. Stretching. Weights.
Where: Planet Fitness Downingtown
Pleasant, if long, workout. I did my stretching and my abdominal exercises. Then, I did the repeats on a treadmill. (It was too cold and cloudy for outdoor running, at least in my mood). I followed that [...]

My 24 Week Plan For the Philadelphia Half Marathon

You can view it here:
Training Program
Comments and suggestions appreciated!

3 Mile Run

Who: Alone
What: 3 Mile Run
Where: Local Route
The legs were a little TOO fresh. I wanted a nice, relaxing, easy run. I kept telling myself to slow down. I barely listened. I did, somewhat, though. I guess.
Cardio needs work. Heart rate rose too fast and stayed too [...]

Training Plan (Nearly) Done

My training plan for the Philadelphia Half Marathon is nearly done. I may put it up after it has been finalized. I’m using the training plan for the Miami Half as a starting point, but I have over double the amount of time. This is good, because I feel like I really [...]

My next major event is chosen: Philadelphia Half Marathon

It is in November. So I have over 6 months to train for this one. This time, I’m breaking 1:55. I am going to modify the plan used for Miami with some things I think will work better for me. And I’m going to rock that thing.
But first things first. [...]

ING Half Marathon: Miami - Race Report

Exactly one month ago, I ran the ING Half Marathon in Miami. I trained for it as part of Team Challenge, a group that raises funds for Crohn’s and Colitis research. This is the story of my run… what I learned, what I did, whether I fell flat on my face or succeeded [...]

This thing on?

Sorry about that. I’ll try to be better about posting. And yes, I know I still owe a race report from the half marathon. Stay tuned. Seriously. I mean it. (I know at least a few of you are doubters).
I’m posting THIS, though, to record that last night was [...]

Crosstrain - Weights

Who: Alone
What: Crosstrain - Weights
Where: Planet Fitness Downingtown
Still feeling okay today after getting back into the workouts, so tonight it was weights. I had let my weights slack a bit during the run training, and it felt REALLY good to do them again. I didn’t push too hard tonight, not [...]

4 Mile Run

Who: Alone
What: 4 Mile Run
Where: Planet Fitness Downingtown
Hey, look, another post category! The half marathon is done, but I still want to keep some tabs on my workouts, so here it goes into the Personal Training category. When I pick another event to do, I’ll make a category specific for [...]

Checking In The Night Before

I just came from the pasta party dinner for Team Challenge. Several inspiring stories and several amusing points, including a guy who is running in honor of his wife doing a speech… without telling her beforehand.
It’s amazing that this charity event is only one year old. And in that year, it has raised [...]