Terri's Training: Mixing it Up

As per Kim’s question:

So then at your level, how much time and intensity do you put into your personal training regiment? Whats a day in the life of Terri's training schedule...

I suspect that a lot of this stuff will come out in my Blog as we go, but the short answer is—it depends. It depends on the length and type of event for which I’m training, and which part of my training cycle I’m executing (hard week/easy week etc).

Right now I’m focusing on ultra running events and with a June 100 miler as an A race for me this year (important race). So I’m doing; weights/core strength training, plyometrics, deep water running, mountain biking (because I like it and because cross training is so great for your body), swimming (see mtnbiking reasons), and lots of running (virtually all trails).

I’m currently in a building phase (gradually increasing weekly mileage). April and May will be large months for running, but I’ll continue to do all activities to some degree. I generally train every day—but do take days off when I feel I need it—usually every couple weeks, sometimes once a week.

I plan my training each week, just like I do for people I coach. The weekly plan fits into a larger plan and all are adjusted as needed as I go. One of my main goals in training is to keep it diverse and fun. I like change, so I like to mix up terrain, trails, run in new places, create interesting adventures out of it all to keep it spicy.
More to come… stay tuned.


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