How difficult would it be to stick to your training plan? For me, quite difficult!
As I have signed up again for this year’s Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon, I needed to prepare and commit to a training plan. Last year’s training wasn’t much a success but I was at least able to finish!
Going into my 3rd week in my plan, I have yet to follow strictly the dates and mileage. Let me just say that I know the importance of speed training but I skip that altogether. So today I have forced myself to do the recommended 14k but cheated on the speed. Tsi and I followed the 10k route of Tatakbo Ka Ba GMA race and then just did a couple of loops around Boni High St to meet the remaining 4k.
This has been the longest run I had in the past couple of months. I had been very delinquent during my month-long vacation in the US. And when I returned, haven’t jogged or ran anything beyond a respectable distance. And that sad fact was truly madly deeply felt TODAY! Very similar to my old ‘76 corolla car while I was driving it around UP years ago. It creaked, whined, groaned!
From my condition this morning, I definitely need to, must, will, can, should stick to my training plan if I want to finish the full this december. I need to increase my runs and mileage!
How do you make yourself stick to your training plan? Are there runners like me who cannot follow the plan strictly?
Hi Karen, good to know you’re back. Don’t hurry those lost mileage, just keep on going. Regards to you.
Vener
Thanks Vener! Go go go na talaga ako, I’ll just work on what’s left of my training plan. See you in future races!
Hey Karen, kita tayo Singapore. Knowing that Singapore will be humid, I will just be chill running there (posible ba yung chill kung humid?).
Easy for me to stick to my plan because I made it myself. Haha! Hey, sali ka long run ng takbo.ph on Sep 13 (Daang Hari- BF)…Check out running sked of takbo.ph….Hope to see you there!
Rico yes kita-kits tayo nila Tsi. And thanks on the LSD invite thru Takbo.ph. I will check the forum every now and then pero looks like I will join sa Sept 13. Need the mileage eh. Will they break it kaya into different groups depende sa pace? Sana may sweeper din! See you!
Hi Karen,
Wag ma guilty pag di ma follow the micro cycle. always look for alternative training. don’n double up on what you missed training days.
get an avise from a cirtified IAAF coach if you want to run your best Race.
Good luck on your Singapore Marathon.
Hi boss Karen!
aabangan kita dito sa Singapore.. I will cheer for you, hehe 
sana magkita tayo dito.. Goodluck on your training!!