Cranking Out the Miles

Nineteen days left until I run my half marathon. It's been ten days since I've run at all.

Ten days ago I did thirteen miles in about two hours, but my hip didn't feel--and hasn't felt--right at all. I diagnosed myself as broken, and decided to try resting it. Without trying it out, it's tough to tell how it's really doing, but it feels better.

So how's a guy supposed to train for a half-marathon while resting his hip?

Well, I have one free weekend between now and race day. ("Free", of course, means that there are three hours that have not yet been claimed.) So my plan is to do a five- to six-mile run in the next day or two. I'll follow that up with thirteen miles on Saturday morning. Then a game of Ultimate ("cross-training") Monday, six miles on Tuesday or Wednesday, and a final thirteen miles on Thursday. The weekend before race day will be mostly stretching, possibly with walks and a short sprint or two.

The Monday of race week is a little more Ultimate (cross-training). The rest of the week is resting and walking to the Tastee-Freez (actually, Parlor City because TF corporate pulled the franchise because this shop used non-corporate mix that was tastier).

Then it's race day. And if my hip behaves itself, go me!