Reboot

This is Hal Higdon's program:

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	Stretch & Strengthen	3 m run	2 m run or cross	3 m run + strength	Rest	30 min cross	4 m run
2	Stretch & Strengthen	3 m run	2 m run or cross	3 m run + strength	Rest	30 min cross	4 m run
3	Stretch & Strengthen	3.5 m run	2 m run or cross	3.5 m run + strength	Rest	40 min cross	5 m run
4	Stretch & Strengthen	3.5 m run	2 m run or cross	3.5 m run + strength	Rest	40 min cross	5 m run
5	Stretch & Strengthen	4 m run	2 m run or cross	4 m run + strength	Rest	40 min cross	6 m run
6	Stretch & Strengthen	4 m run	2 m run or cross	4 m run + strength	Rest or easy run	Rest	5-K Race
7	Stretch & Strengthen	4.5 m run	3 m run or cross	4.5 m run + strength	Rest	50 min cross	7 m run
8	Stretch & Strengthen	4.5 m run	3 m run or cross	4.5 m run + strength	Rest	50 min cross	8 m run
9	Stretch & Strengthen	5 m run	3 m run or cross	5 m run + strength	Rest or easy run	Rest	10-K Race
10	Stretch & Strengthen	5 m run	3 m run or cross	5 m run + strength	Rest	60 min cross	9 m run
11	Stretch & Strengthen	5 m run	3 m run or cross	5 m run + strength	Rest	60 min cross	10 m run
12	Stretch & Strengthen	4 m run	3 m run or cross	2 m run	Rest	Rest	Half Marathon

Source: http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/novice.htm

Brian and I successfully made it through the first 3 weeks, but then halfway through week 4 I went to Los Angeles for the weekend to visit some friends. SO, we are going to redo week 4. This shouldn't disrupt our overall schedule though, as we have more than 12 weeks until the half marathon. 3.5 mile run tonight!

We're also rebooting the P90X schedule, but not until next week because I am going out of town again this weekend. It's been pretty easy to fit in the require runs, but I the P90X schedule is much more difficult to keep up with!

Day 2

Brian: Plyometrics
Sandra: Cardio X

Brian did Plyometrics this morning and said that it was killer. Basically, Plyometrics is 45 minutes of jumping around and landing "like a cat." It's a major leg work out. No Plyo for me, though! I'm supposed to do Cardio X, but I forgot to get the DVD from Brian yesterday and he's off to visit his mom for the day (what a good son). I might look up the routine online, or just go to the gym for an hour. We shall see! Maybe I'll just read a book on my comfy new bed that I just got this weekend...

ROAR! Day 1

My boyfriend Brian and I have decided to run a half marathon. I often sign up for these sorts of things but don't end up completing them (Marin 100K bike ride? That's a story for another time...). It's not the enthusiasm I lack, it's the motivation to train. Brian is a great training partner, though. Neither of us has ever taken running very seriously, but we have been keeping up with a training program (Hal Higdon's novice program) for the last 3 weeks. This is quite surprising to me, and it feels great! We're up to 5-mile runs so far, and we'll keep on chuggin'. But wait, there's more!

Being the ambitious man that he is, Brian is also determined to complete the P90X program. We have both tried doing this program before, but never with much success (too lazy/tired to do it every day). Brian is going to do the classic program, and I am going to do the lean program - the lean program has more cardio and less weight training than the classic program and is designed to make you...lean.

Yesterday was the first day of P90x. Chest & Back for Brian, Core Synergystics for me. Brian did his before our 3.5 mile run, and I did ours after. Not a very good decision, because I was way to tired to roll around on the floor doing chest/ab/back exercises. It really does work the core though. Next time around I will give it my all!