Off Season Training Progress

After finishing the Detroit Half Marathon, I took two weeks off from running to let both my body and mind heal - no running or workouts of any kind. The idea came from how Hansons runners take two weeks off after running a marathon.

The time off definitely helped. I was able to get refocused and recharged to start training again. Because I was starting from two weeks of no running and wasn't training for any race, I decided to take things slow and easy. This allowed me to focus on my running form and to start strength training.

Until the start of 2016, I'm not following any set training plan. I let my experience and body help guide me through the workouts. Almost every run has been a Zombie Run before work during the week. At the start of 2016, I'm going to switch over to Hansons Half Marathon training plan and see how well that works for my half marathon in April.

As Week 8 of my off season training comes to an end, I'm right on track with where I need to be for the start of racing season in April.

Here's a look at how my off season workouts have progressed since the beginning of November:

Week 1
November 2 - 2 miles
November 4 - 2 miles
November 6 - 2 miles
TOTAL MILES = 6

Week 2
November 9 - 3 miles
November 11 - 3 miles
November 13 - 3 miles
TOTAL MILES = 9

Week 3
November 16 - 3 miles
November 18 - 3 miles
November 20 - 3 miles
TOTAL MILES = 9

Week 4
November 23 - 4 miles
November 26 - 4 miles
November 27 - 4 miles
TOTAL MILES = 12

Week 5
November 30 - 5 miles
December 2 - 5 miles
December 4 - 4 miles
TOTAL MILES = 14

Week 6
December 7 - 5 miles
December 9 - 5 miles
December 10 - 3 miles
December 11 - 4 miles
TOTAL MILES = 17

Week 7
December 14 - 6 miles
December 16 - 6 miles
December 18 - 4 miles
December 20 - 7 miles
TOTAL MILES = 23

Week 8
December 23 - 6 miles
December 24 - 5 miles
December 26 - 6 miles
December 27 - 5 miles
TOTAL MILES = 22

I hope everybody's training is going well and wish you luck with your upcoming races.