21 Day Training Plan

I committed myself to running my next half marathon on February 25th as part of my qualifying for the Half Fanatics Club. Exactly 21 days from now. Seeing as it has taken me a full week to really get back up to about 90% of normal that doesn't leave much time to train and get back up to speed (figuratively...still turtle slow). I hope that this plan will build on what I have already trained for and just bring me back to where I need to be. Between yoga, Aqua Zumba and Zumba I'm getting enough cardio and strengthening I think, although I'll have to start doing my PT exercises regularly again (which I'm having issues doing). I've noticed that since starting up regular Zumba again I'm starting to have some of my pelvic/hip issues start up again...I'm going to keep that class at only 1-2 per week and see if that helps a bit. The Aqua Zumba I don't think is a problem because there's not as much twisting as in floor classes...it's more about the water resistance. The yoga will hopefully help with core, strength and balance/stability and finally the PT exercises for specific area muscle strength. So, I'm having to come up with a 4 week training plan to include some kind of taper...maybe a taper that is not quite as long as it should be. So here's my plan:

Four Week HM Training Plan  (4 wks between races building on recent HM training)
SUN	MON	TUES	WED	THUR	FRI	SAT
HM #1	Rest*	2 miles* Hatha Flow	Zumba* Aqua Zumba	3 miles* Yoga	Rest*	Rest*
8 miles	Rest Aqua Zumba Zumba PT Exercises	5 miles Hatha Flow	Rest Aqua Zumba PT Exercises	8 miles Yoga Zumba	Rest PT Exercises	10 miles
Rest PT Exercises	7 miles Aqua Zumba Zumba	Rest Hatha Flow PT exercises	10 miles Aqua Zumba	Rest Yoga Zumba PT Exercises	12 miles	Rest PT Exercises
Rest PT Exercises	4 miles	Hatha Flow PT Exercises	2 miles	Rest	Rest	HM #2

*Recovery week.

What do you think? Too ambitious?                                                                        

100 Days Challenge:

• Day 34 (2/3)
• Missed :(
• Day 35 (2/4)
• 30 minute walk on the treadmill 1.38 miles in 30:04
• Day 36 (Today)
• 8 miles in 1:42:18 on Llano

What I Ate:

• Saturday (2/3)
• Totally forgot to track what I ate... :(
• Yesterday
• 1 Weinerschnitzel bacon croissan-wich
• ½ Weinerschnitzel bacon breakfast burrito
• ½ Weinerschnitzel sausage breakfast burrito
• 1 hash brown patty
• 8 oz orange juice
• 8 oz rib eye steak
• 1 cup garlic shells
• 3/4 cup mixed vegetables
• 3 chocolate chip cookies
• 32 oz non-fat, lactose free milk
• 20 oz Pepsi
• Today
• 1 pack chicken ramen with
• 1 cup mixed vegetables
• 1 cup shredded fried chicken, no skin
• 4 chocolate chip cookies
• 24 oz low fat chocolate milk
• 12 oz non-fat, lactose free milk
• 24 oz G2

NOTE: Started my trial of Yoli Alkalete as a recovery aid. Will report more on it in the future. I'm trying this because I had significant delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) after my half marathon a week ago. With having at least one half marathon schedule every month, I want to do everything I can to minimize the occurrence of  DOMS so that I can begin training as soon as possible afterwards.