One of the great things about runDisney is the amount of support they provide for new runners. Jeff Galloway, the marathon training expert for runDisney, provides plans and schedules for each Disney marathon event held throughout the year. As young men in various stages of heftitude, we have been following the Conditioning Program recommended by Jeff on his personal website. This program is an eight week course that starts runners off at a 5/55 second run-walk-run (RWR) pace for relatively short time periods, gradually increasing the pace and duration until the runner is ready to start "official" marathon training. Weekday routines focus on 10-30 minute run-walks, with a longer, mile-based exercise on Saturdays.
Over the past two weeks, we have focused on easing into training with Week #1 of conditioning. We try to run together (we find it boosts morale) in the evenings, run-walking up and down our street and driving over to the local community college track on weekends. We're moving on to Week #2 tomorrow, bumping up our exercise times but retaining the 5/55 second pace. As we progress, we'll evaluate how we're adapting to the increases and change our routines accordingly. I think doubling the repetition like we've been doing (i.e., do Week #2 for two weeks before moving on to Week #3) is a good way to go; Tim is more optimistic and thinks we can advance each week.
Week #1 (5/55 RWR)Over the past two weeks, we have focused on easing into training with Week #1 of conditioning. We try to run together (we find it boosts morale) in the evenings, run-walking up and down our street and driving over to the local community college track on weekends. We're moving on to Week #2 tomorrow, bumping up our exercise times but retaining the 5/55 second pace. As we progress, we'll evaluate how we're adapting to the increases and change our routines accordingly. I think doubling the repetition like we've been doing (i.e., do Week #2 for two weeks before moving on to Week #3) is a good way to go; Tim is more optimistic and thinks we can advance each week.
| Day | Duration |
| Monday | 10 min. run/walk |
| Tuesday | 15 min. walk |
| Wednesday | 13 min. run/walk |
| Thursday | 18 min. walk |
| Friday | OFF |
| Saturday | 1 mile run/walk |
| Sunday | OFF |
| Day | Duration |
| Monday | 15 min. run/walk |
| Tuesday | 20 min. walk |
| Wednesday | 17 min. run/walk |
| Thursday | 22 min. walk |
| Friday | OFF |
| Saturday | 1.25 mile run/walk |
| Sunday | OFF |
Finally, I'm going to look into adding (or writing) a Blogger gadget to track our training schedule on this blog. Within the next week or so you should hopefully see a banner or right-hand sidebar displaying what training regiment we're shooting for that day. This will be a handy reminder for us and would allow you to train with us, if you're so inclined.
Cheers,Peter
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