For January and February I will focus on building up my base again. I want to get to the point where running 20 miles a week does not cause strain. Each run should be completable without forcing myself through it. Starting in March I will begin building up my long run. By May first I want to complete one 20 mile run and by the day of the race I want to have completed 4 runs longer than 15 miles. The week of May 22th I will taper. I will only have a couple of runs that reach 4 miles other than my long runs. This is because I do not have the time for mid mileage running during the week. I am making up for this by running 6 to 7 times a week.
I don’t want to subscribe any particular value to any run other than the long runs. So I assigned miles to everyday of each week. However, I also assigned each week a percentage of required running. This is because I cannot always keep to a strict schedule because of work load. from 1/16- 3/6 I have to complete 80% of all scheduled runs. From 3/6 to 3/17 I have to complete 90% of all runs and in the last push to the race I want to complete 95+% of all mileage. This will allow me to listen to my body and take days off if needed without feeling guilty.
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