Yesterday my blog post was a mid year check-in (Halfway Checkpoint). Janice from Fitness Cheerleader politely reminded me that I did not have a plan for achieving the goals I listed. Each month I plan to tackle a set of monthly goals that correlate with my yearly goals. By the end of 2011 I am hoping I have achieved all of the goals I set.
So here are my goals and game plan for July 2011 along with my planned half marathon training schedule.
- Complete an official 5K race
- I am thinking about signing up for the Caleb 5K which takes place on July 16.
- Continue to train for my first half marathon
- I am registered for the Austin See Jane Run half marathon which takes place on October 9, 2011
- Incorporate strength training into my fitness routine twice a week
- Try a new recipe (or two) this month
- Go from walking & jogging to all jogging
- During training walks alternate 3 minutes of jogging and 2 minutes walking and then build upon it until I am only jogging
- Track 5 days a week using My Fitness Pal
- Obtain 40 miles on my Daily Mile tracker to assist in reaching the ultimate goal of 150 logged miles
- Host my first giveaway on my blog
- I really hope this one happens
- Post to this blog once a week
- I can totally do this! I am sure y'all want to read a training recap of each week! :-)
- Read one book a month
- This months book is Self Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man by Norah Vincent
- It helps that I am in a book club with colleagues so I should be able to achieve this one
Training Schedule for July
| Week Date | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 2 | 35 minutes | XT/ST | 35 minutes | XT/ST | REST | Easy 5 – 6 miles | REST |
| 7/4-7/10 | Optional rest day | ||||||
| 3 | 35 minutes | XT/ST | 35 minutes | XT/ST | REST | Easy 6 miles | REST |
| 7/11-7/17 | Optional rest day | ||||||
| 4 | 40 minutes | XT/ST | 40 minutes | XT/ST | REST | 6 mile quick as I can | REST |
| 7/18-7/24 | Optional rest day | ||||||
| 5 | 40 minutes | XT/ST | 40 minutes | XT/ST | REST | 7 mile gentle | REST |
| 7/25-7/31 | Optional rest day | ||||||
| XT = Cross-training activity like kickboxing, elliptical, spinning class, Zumba, etc. ST = Strength Training activities | |||||||
