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This plan will prepare you to run a 26.2-mile race by running four or five days a week with weekend runs building to a peak of three hours. It’s useful to have experience at shorter distances before you make this leap. A few successful half marathons will give you the experience and confidence to move to the full marathon. How will you know when you are ready? If you’ve followed my half marathon plan without injury, you should be good to go, and many of the workouts will be familiar. Otherwise, have a look at the first four-week block of this plan. If the first week looks totally doable, or even easier or shorter than what you’ve been doing, you’re probably ready. If it makes you flinch, start with the half marathon and target the full distance next year.
The half-Iron-distance triathlon is a fun, challenging test of your endurance, but one that can be completed happily and without adding undue strain to your schedule. In three swims, three rides, and three runs (with an optional fourth off the bike starting in the second four-week block), this plan offers a balanced approach to your build for the half Iron distance. Yoga complements the work you’re doing, building core strength, flexibility, and focus for the long race.
It’s useful to have experience at the shorter distances before you make this leap. A few 5Ks and 10Ks will give you the experience and confidence to move to the half marathon. How will you know when you are ready? If you’ve followed my 10K plan, you should be good to go, and many of the workouts will be familiar. Otherwise, have a look at the first week of this plan. If the first week looks totally doable, or even easier or shorter than what you’ve been doing, you’re probably ready. If it makes you flinch, start with the 5K or 10K plans.
The Olympic-distance triathlon is a fun challenge that lets your speed and endurance both shine. Neither the training nor the race itself should drain you from enthusiastic engagement in your other interests: work, family, hobbies. In this way, the Oly race fits your lifestyle well. In three swims, three rides, and three or four runs each week, this plan offers a balanced approach to your build for the Olympic distance. Simple weights routines, described both with and without weights machines, bolster your strength and power. Yoga complements the work you’re doing, building core strength, flexibility, and focus for the long race.
As a runner, cyclist, swimmer, or multisport athlete, you have some familiarity with yoga from books, DVDs, or classes and are ready to commit to a regular practice. At the same time, you want your yoga training to be streamlined and to directly complement the work of your training schedule.
This program, which focuses on using yoga to build strength and balance, can supplement or replace a standard weight-lifting routine. Videos demonstrating the poses remind you of proper alignment.
We follow a three-week build and then enjoy a rest week, and the practices range from 15 to 60 minutes. Add this plan to your training and you'll soon be enjoying the benefits of a daily yoga practice: increased strength, flexibility, and focus; enhanced performance; and greater presence of mind.
As a runner, cyclist, swimmer, or multisport athlete, you have some familiarity with yoga from books, DVDs, or classes and are ready to commit to a regular practice. At the same time, you want your yoga training to be streamlined and to directly complement the work of your training schedule.
This program, which focuses on using yoga to gain and maintain flexibility, includes short videos demonstrating the poses to remind you of proper alignment.
We follow a three-week build and then enjoy a rest week, and the practices range from 15 to 60 minutes. Add this plan to your training and you'll soon be enjoying the benefits of a daily yoga practice: increased strength, flexibility, and focus; enhanced performance; and greater presence of mind.
As a runner, cyclist, swimmer, or multisport athlete, you have some familiarity with yoga from books, DVDs, or classes and are ready to commit to a regular practice. At the same time, you want your yoga training to be streamlined and to directly complement the work of your training schedule.This program focuses on using breath and mindfulness exercises to sharpen focus as your key event approaches. Very gentle yoga poses complement this work and help you prepare to race to your full potential.
