So, it’s been a few weeks since I last posted as its been the Easter holidays and with the kids being at home all routine has gone out of the window! I have managed to keep on top of my actual running training thankfully apart from the actual Easter weekend when I was away (although I did manage a couple of trips to the gym then)!! It’s now only a month until my first event and I started to step up the training over the last couple of weeks to get the miles in. The mileage for this event is not as key as it is for the other events as there is a lot of obstacles to tackle on route (although the wife has signed my up for a half marathon the weekend before)!! This first event has 200 obstacles so to ensure I can tackle all of them well I have really started working on my upper body strength! Now a typical week for me would be as follows: Sunday - rest day Monday – home based workout Tuesday – out for a run Wednesday – home based workout Thursday – out for a run Friday – home based workout Saturday – out for a run For 2 of my weekly runs I have upped my distance to a minimum of 7 miles, ensuring that I keep these at quite a quick pace to work on my fitness levels! I am now managing to complete this distance at a time of 50mins – 55mins, with my recovery for pushing myself this bit hard improving each time. Then 1 morning a week I go out on a longer run hitting the 15 mile mark at a slower pace just so I know I’m getting the millage under my feet. With all 3 of these runs I ensure I keep it to 90% cross country or in the woodlands as all the events I’m entered in to will all be across country. Now with the home workouts, my main attention has been working on my upper body strength and I’ve been including a lot of pull ups, press ups, as well as working on many exercises with the battle ropes and punch bag. I also love working with the TRX bands as these give you a great all over body work out hitting the upper body and the core as well. As you can see it has been very muddy, which has made training interesting!!
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AuthorI'm Chris a qualified Personal Trainer (G & J Personal Training). I am also a keen endurance runner in 2018 completed 4 events, including Man vs Lakes and Man vs Mountain. 2019 see's me take on the Paras 10 and Fan Dance! Archives
May 2019
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