Winter Training

Training in the winter is different then training in the spring, summer and fall.  At least for me.  I live in Denver.

We get four seasons.  We GET winter.  It snows.  It is cold.  We do get lots of sunshine.  We do get 50 degree days.  

Just not every day. 

I HATE running on the treadmill.  Really, I don't like running.  Well, I mean I do, but I don't.  We have a love/hate relationship.  Only I never really get to the "love" stage - more to the "I like you, like you" stage.  

So, I'm training for something I said I didn't want to do again until 2016.  And it's winter.  And I have less than 90 days to get ready.  

But, I'm doing it.  I'm training for a marathon.  I put together my training schedule:

	Week	MON	TUES	WED	THURS	FRI	SAT	SUN
6-Jan	1	Rest				4.5	6.5	10	21
13-Jan	2	Rest	4	6	4	cross	8	cross	22
20-Jan	3	Rest	4	7	4	cross	10	cross	25
27-Jan	4	Rest	4	7	4	cross	11	cross	26
3-Feb	5	Rest	4	8	4	cross	12	cross	28
10-Feb	6	Rest	5	8	5	cross	14	cross	32
17-Feb	7	Rest	5	10	5	cross	16	cross	36
24-Feb	8	Rest	5	12	5	cross	18	cross	40
3-Mar	9	Rest	5	10	5	cross	20	cross	40
10-Mar	10	Rest	5	12	5	cross	17	cross	39
17-Mar	11	Rest	5	8	5	cross	15	cross	33
24-Mar	12	Rest	4	8	4	cross	12	cross	28
31-Mar	13	Rest	3 mile	2 mile		20 minutes	STROLL THROUGH PARIS		31.2
									401.2

This is just my guide.  I should have made it equal 414.2 miles, but I don't really want to run those extra 13 miles.  It would have had to be an extra 14 miles - then the numbers wouldn't have been even.  I'm not really even going to run 401.2 miles as I'm already behind.

I'm kinda on track.  I ran 6 miles today.  Only 2 yesterday, but I also went to yoga.  Today I had to wear a hat and gloves and walk around ice on the trail.  

Good things:  It's not too hot

I don't have to get up and run at 4:30 in the morning to avoid  the heat.

I'm not near as dehydrated.  

The mountains look incredible with the snow on top of them.

And when I run in Paris, in April, I can leave all these winter clothes at the start line.......