Still Alive

Still alive...
Here we are!  Less than 2 weeks until I'm back in Florida!

In 2 weeks I'll be back Walt Disney World, taking in all the sights and riding rides.

Pre-Training isn't going as I had scheduled, but I'll be okay to start up when my full schedule starts up on September 9th, after I get back to Indy from vacation.

The Plan 
Here is my training plan.  It's basically Hal Higdons Novice 2 Plan.  I bounced around the idea about using Novice one, but after comparing the 2 and my need to loose weight, the 4 day a week run will suit my needs better.

WEEK	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN
	9/9/2013	9/10/2013	9/11/2013	9/12/2013	9/13/2013	9/14/2013	9/15/2013
1	Rest	3 m run	5 m pace	3 m run	Rest	8	Cross
	9/16/2013	9/17/2013	9/18/2013	9/19/2013	9/20/2013	9/21/2013	9/22/2013
2	Rest	3 m run	5 m run	3 m run	Rest	9	Cross
	9/23/2013	9/24/2013	9/25/2013	9/26/2013	9/27/2013	9/28/2013	9/29/2013
3	Rest	3 m run	5 m pace	3 m run	Rest	6	Cross
	9/30/2013	10/1/2013	10/2/2013	10/3/2013	10/4/2013	10/5/2013	10/6/2013
4	Rest	3 m run	6 m pace	3 m run	Rest	11	Cross
	10/7/2013	10/8/2013	10/9/2013	10/10/2013	10/11/2013	10/12/2013	10/13/2013
5	Rest	3 m run	6 m run	3 m run	Rest	12	Cross
	10/14/2013	10/15/2013	10/16/2013	10/17/2013	10/18/2013	10/19/2013	10/20/2013
6	Rest	3 m run	6 m pace	3 m run	Rest	9	Cross
	10/21/2013	10/22/2013	10/23/2013	10/24/2013	10/25/2013	10/26/2013	10/27/2013
7	Rest	4 m run	7 m pace	4 m run	Rest	14	Cross
	10/28/2013	10/29/2013	10/30/2013	10/31/2013	11/1/2013	11/2/2013	11/3/2013
8	Rest	4 m run	7 m run	Rest	Rest	Half Marathon	Cross
	11/4/2013	11/5/2013	11/6/2013	11/7/2013	11/8/2013	11/9/2013	11/10/2013
9	Rest	4 m run	7 m pace	4 m run	Rest	15	Cross
	11/11/2013	11/12/2013	11/13/2013	11/14/2013	11/15/2013	11/16/2013	11/17/2013
10	Rest	4 m run	8 m pace	4 m run	Rest	17	Cross
	11/18/2013	11/19/2013	11/20/2013	11/21/2013	11/22/2013	11/23/2013	11/24/2013
11	Rest	5 m run	8 m run	5 m run	Rest	18	Cross
	11/25/2013	11/26/2013	11/27/2013	11/28/2013	11/29/2013	11/30/2013	12/1/2013
12	Rest	5 m run	8 m pace	5 m run	Rest	13	Cross
	12/2/2013	12/3/2013	12/4/2013	12/5/2013	12/6/2013	12/7/2013	12/8/2013
13	Rest	5 m run	5 m pace	5 m run	Rest	19	Cross
	12/9/2013	12/10/2013	12/11/2013	12/12/2013	12/13/2013	12/14/2013	12/15/2013
14	Rest	5 m run	8 m run	5 m run	Rest	12	Cross
	12/16/2013	12/17/2013	12/18/2013	12/19/2013	12/20/2013	12/21/2013	12/22/2013
15	Rest	5 m run	5 m pace	5 m run	Rest	20	Cross
	12/23/2013	12/24/2013	12/25/2013	12/26/2013	12/27/2013	12/28/2013	12/29/2013
16	Rest	5 m run	4 m pace	5 m run	Rest	12	Cross
	12/30/2013	12/31/2013	1/1/2014	1/2/2014	1/3/2014	1/4/2014	1/5/2014
17	Rest	4 m run	3 m run	4 m run	Rest	8	Cross
	1/6/2014	1/7/2014	1/8/2014	1/9/2014	1/10/2014	1/11/2014	1/12/2014
18	Rest	3 m run	2 m run	Rest	Rest	2 m run	WDW Marathon

My cross training is going to be a plyometric cardio workout video from the Insanity crowd.  I've viewed it several times and I have practiced some of the moves.  I'm pretty sure I'll be able to use it without killing myself.

I have found in my training so far, if I go up to four days a week on running, I loose weight.  If I do anything less that that, I just stay the same.

In the past few weeks I have been working on strengthening and stretching my calf trouble areas and they seem to be doing well.  I've narrowed down one of my problems to the fact that I really should buy some new work shoes.  As this is the only time my feet and legs start giving me troubles.

Expenses 
My last couple of runs in the New Balance shoes have shown me why Brooks are better.  At 150 miles, they are giving up the ghost.  The front padding is almost non-existent at this point.  One of my older pair of Brooks are not suitable for anything anymore, as the heel of the left shoe has collapsed.  This leaves me with my Saucony Kinvara, which I won't go over 5 miles in, and my old Brooks Trance.

So my list of expenses are going to hit me sooner than later.  I still need to sign up for the Indy Monumental Half, as that is going to be in my training plan for the Full in January.  The next thing is that I'll need to figure out how to fit in the cost of 2 pairs of shoes, instead of one pair, as I THOUGHT the New Balance shoes would last me through the Marathon training.

So I still need to do the following:
1) Sign up for the Indy Monumental Half
2) Get the first new pair of shoes to enter the training rotation
3) About a month later, get the 2nd pair of shoes, as these will be the ones I actually run the Marathon in.

I'm glad that I actually have cold weather running gear, as that's something I don't have to worry about.  I have 2 kits, so they'll have to just get washed a few more times to get me through running 4 times a week.


Here we goooooo!



Thanks for Reading!  Regards,
~Kipp

Lighter, Stronger & Faster for 2014! Walt Disney World 1/2 Marathon January 7, 2012-  FINISHED 3:48:49 January 12, 2013-  FINISHED 4:00:29 Indianapolis Monumental 1/2 Marathon November 3, 2012-  FINISHED 3:37:29 Cincinnati Flying Pig 1/2 Marathon May 5, 2012-  FINISHED - 3:32:27 PR