Training Day 19

Grrrr...training for this new job in California is totally throwing my schedule off. I was up early this morning, and out late tonight, so no time at all to get my run in. I should have ran 3.5 miles tonight. It's still raining here too. About the only thing I can do is increase some of my other runs to make up for the mileage, or run on a rest day. I think either one will work. I'll just play it by ear, and see how I feel in the upcoming days.
So, today can be a "tip" day. There are many different options for a post run/workout recovery drink, but most experts agree that it needs to be drank within 30 min. to be the most beneficial. You can fix a smoothie, but I find the easiest recovery drink is chocolate milk. So many runner's are utilizing the benefits of milk. I'm posting a link, so you can read about it yourself. 
http://stronglifts.com/milk-post-workout-build-muscle-gains/

I personally like to keep Carnation Instant Breakfast packet's on hand; that way I only mix what I need, and don't feel the urge to down an entire jug of chocolate milk.



I buy this large size @ Costco



Training Day 18

Speedwork Day! I'm in California today, so there is not a track available. Sometimes it is just necessary to improvise. It has been raining here this week, and unfortunately I did not bring my rain gear, and it is too cold for the clothes I did bring, so I will try to make this day up on one of my rest days.
Arthur Lydiard has a great quote: "Miles make champions." If I follow this philosophy, then as long as I get the TOTAL amount of training mileage in, I should be OK. I suppose it will be a good experiment. I have been adding a mile extra here and there just to make sure that I have the necessary conditioning when race day comes.
I'm not excessively worried about it since the previous two 1/2 marathon's I did were not even close to ideal. The first one I ran I didn't even train for. I ran 8 miles the day before, and that was my longest run. I still finished and didn't have that bad of a time, and this was on a course that was all rolling hills. Of course my knee was killing me by the time I crossed the finish line, but I was more mentally irritated by my time than anything else. I found my stats; this race was ran in January 2009.