An Easier Month

As the holiday season starts my mind is asking for a bit of a change regarding my training. I will start my marathon clinic on January 7th and from that day on, until May 4th, the training is going to be hard and intense. So I have decided that during this month I will cut back one run per week and add one cross training activity. That means I will just run two times per week instead of three. I am kind of craving for this change since the weather is getting colder, snow and black ice are already in the forecast, and an indoor training sounds more appealing to me. I will probably even go from one resting day per week to two. I am aware I have to let my body recover to get ready for the intense training that is coming.

I read once that it is not good for your body to train at the same intensity every single day, week and month of the year. You need to have breaks and easier months to be able to perform better on the harder months. December is a busy month anyways, full of family and friends gatherings. I will try to do my best to make myself rest (this does not mean stopping at all) and enjoy this time of the year, until I crave the intense, hard training of the running season.

And what are my running goals for next year? Run my first full marathon in May, run two half marathons (Scotia-Bank and Lululemon) and if everything feels good after that first big race, I will try to run another full marathon during the fall.

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