I am combining week one and two because I started “officially” marathon training before I had completely convinced myself to join the AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer. But since I was training, I will count it.
I have been debating which marathon training program to use since thinking about doing the AVON 39. Last year, when I walked the American River Parkway Half Marathon pregnant (you can read about that HERE), I used a training program from the website walkjogrun.net. It was an amazing tapper program that really got me in shape and ready for the half marathon. In fact, pregnant me finished the marathon in 3:56! Not bad for a beginner at 34 weeks pregnant.
So, this year I had decided to again use the WalkJogRun Training Program to train for the AVON 39. Back in November, when I started the ketogenic diet, I restarted the half marathon training and got pretty far before switching to the marathon training. These training days were just for “fun.”
When I learned about the AVON 39, I restarted the marathon portion with the intent to eventually start training for the AVON 39. I wanted my training to coincide with a couple of upcoming events, the 2017 American River Parkway Half Marathon and the actual AVON 39.
After much consideration, I decided that I need to switch to the Avon training plan. While the walkjogrun.net program is AWESOME, it was only training me for ONE day of long distance walking. But with the AVON 39, there are TWO days of long-distance walking. There is the longest day which is 26.2 miles and then the shorter day 13.1 miles on consecutive days.
From training for my half marathon last year, and the training I was doing this year, the day after my endurance (long) walks are always “lazy” days for me. I tend to do very little the next day. After the Parkway Half Marathon last year, I did very little moving from the couch for the next three days because I was so sore.
Unfortunately, with the AVON 39, I can’t do this. I must walk the rest of the 39 miles the next day. So, I have decided to switch over to the AVON 39 Advanced Training Program. I will be training with two consecutive longer walks per week with shorter walks and cross training throughout the week.
So, without further ado, here is my training for the past few weeks.
AVON 39 Training Week 1
Listening to: Audiobook- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Total Mileage: 9.03 miles
Total training time: 3:36
- Sunday, Feb. 19: REST
- Monday, Feb. 20: 2.0 miles
- Tuesday, Feb 21: 40 minutes Cross training/ HIIT interval training
- Wednesday, Feb 22: REST
- Thursday, Feb 23: 2.01 miles
- Friday, Feb 24: 5.02 miles
- Saturday, Feb 25: REST
AVON 39 Training Week 2
Listening to: Audiobook- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Total Mileage: 15.93 miles
Total training time: 6:53
- Sunday, Feb. 26: 40 minutes Cross training/ HIIT interval training
- Monday, Feb. 27: 2.18 miles
- Tuesday, Feb 28: 2.15 miles
- Wednesday, Mar 1: 2.13 miles + 40 minutes Cross training/ HIIT interval training
- Thursday, Mar 2: REST
- Friday, Mar 3: 6.36 miles
- Saturday, Mar 4: 3.10 miles
**I am required to raise at least $1,800 to walk in the Avon 39, but I plan to raise much, much more! If you enjoyed this post, please consider supporting me with a monetary donation at http://info.avon39.org/goto/cbbhattacharya!
