I know it has been a while since I have posted here, but most of my “free time” is spent over on Instagram chronicling my journey. So far, even though my training has been very high volume, I have been able to manage the load quite well.
My biggest setback was in February when I caught a serious cold and lost a week of training.
My main takeaway from that illness was:
“If this was just a cold, I NEVER want to get the flu!”
I have also managed to keep up with mostly aerobic Zone 2 and Zone 3 training. 65% of my miles have a HR at or below 150 bpm, which is 80% of my maximum heart rate.
This I believe is one of the main reasons I have been able to maintain a high volume. I am not pushing my body into the “Red Zone” on a day-to-day basis. This is especially important since Toughest Mudder East will not be about top end speed, but will be 12 hours of grinding out the miles. I hope to get 45 of them. Time will tell how realistic my goals are.
My training plan for the next two months are to continue to put in the miles and ramp up my strength work at the same time. I would like to get 200 miles in for March and 210 to 220 for April. I am still debating if I want to run the Delaware Marathon on April 28th as my last big workout before Toughest Mudder. If I do it will give me three weeks to recover and taper between the two races, which should be plenty of time. Especially, if I only do it as a medium intensity training run and not as a race.
On a fundraising note, I have managed to raise $300 so far for To Write Love on Her Arms. That could be going better, but in the end, every dollar counts so I will be thankful for any amount that I raise. To learn more click on the photo
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