Taking advantage of the beautiful sunny weather in Madison and the diversity of races I decided I would train for my first race post-collegiate racing.

Using Runnersworld.com’s Smart Coach I assembled a training schedule based on my current miles per week and approximate speed. I have made some modifications and upped my miles with some morning shake-out runs, but otherwise, I am moving on to week five. This is my best solo-training I have done since I graduated from Central.

Training Schedule

Obviously the training doesn’t stop at week eight. I decided to not bore you with all of the minuscule details. I also formatted it into the Mac OS X Numbers program because I am particular about my spreadsheets. I keep a copy at work so I can cross off each of my runs. This really motivates me to keep up with my program. Not to mention, I am buying new shoes in July.