Ragnar Training

The major impetus behind me getting Nathanael to set this up for us to be able to motivate each other while we “train”. I said it, train! I still consider myself a new runner, although at this point I’ve been distance running for almost 2 years. I’m not a very fast runner, and I’m certainly going to need to step up my current little jogs if I’m going to make it through this thing in May.  Below is a training schedule that I took from the Ragnar website, it’s a place to start – but I bet we can do better.  Who has a training plan that they like?  Who’s been hitting the trails (roads, treadmill, sidewalks) lately?  I did 4.5 miles this evening after work!  See, the motivation is paying off already.

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	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
March 1	25MN	R/C	30MN	R/C	25MN	50MN	Rest
March 8	30MN	R/C	35MN	R/C	25MN	55MN	Rest
March 15	30-H	R/C	40MN	R/C	30MN	60MN	Rest
March 22	35-H	R/C	45MN	R/C	30MN	20/20MN	Rest
March 29	35-H	R/C	50MN	R/C	35MN	80MN	Rest
April 5	40-H	R/C	55MN	R/C	35MN	25/25MN	Rest
April 12	40-H	R/C	60MN	R/C	40MN	100MN	Rest
April 19	45-H	R/C	65MN	Rest	45MN	30/30MN	Rest
April 26	45-H	R/C	70MN	Rest	30MN	120MN	Rest
May 3	50-H	R/C	60MN	Rest	30MN	35/35/35	Rest
May 10	60-H	R/C	50MN	Rest	40MN	20/40	Rest
May 17	30MN	R/C	20MN	Rest	Race	Race	Sleep!

Schedule Key
H = Hills – start and finish hill workouts with 10 min of easy running
/ = Multiple Runs – two to three runs within 24 hours
MN = Minutes
R/C = Rest or Cross-Train Easy – this is your easy recovery day

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