My E-ring Fits Again! 41

I signed up for the Blue-Gray half marathon in April. I have not ran a half since 2013 and before that, 2012. The training plan I am using is twenty weeks, in lieu of the typical fourteen weeks. Better for a momma with less time on her hands.

The training plan starts at running a mile and a half and progresses to twelve miles. Some of the NRC guided treadmill runs work with those distances. However, between this and next week, I am going to burn through the short NRC runs.

In reverse chronological order, these are the runs from the NRC in which I have enjoyed survived savored:

  • Little Treadmill Run // 15 minutes
  • Tiny Treadmill Run // 10 minutes
  • Ten Minute Run
  • Twelve Minute Run
  • Fourteen Minute Run
  • Comeback Run // 15 minutes
  • Thirteen Minute Run
  • Eleven Minute Run
  • Nine Minute Run
  • One Minute Run
  • Eight Minute Run
  • Six Minute Run
  • 555 Seconds Run // 9 minutes and 15 seconds
  • Fuel the Run with Shalane // 33 minutes
  • 3K Walk Backs // 3k meters
  • Fifteen Minute Headstarts // 15 minutes
  • A New Run // 25 minutes
  • Today’s 30 Minute Walk // 30 minutes
  • First Long Run // 35 minutes
  • unguided run // 20 minutes
  • Next Run // 22 minutes
  • Fifteen Minute Run
  • Running for More: Purpose // 20 minutes
  • Celebration Run // 25 minutes
  • Tough Day Easy Run // 20 minutes
  • First Run // 20 minutes
  • Running for More: Connections // 25 minutes


How is my plank challenge going, you ask. After I missed three days, I had to stop with the make up days. Three planks times three plus minutes each is just too much for one day. Instead I am just going to target one two minute plank per strength workout.

Much more manageable.


Day 1: 10 secondsDay 2: 20 secondsDay 3: 30 secondsDay 4: 40 secondsDay 5: 50 seconds
Day 6: 1 minute (60 seconds)Day 7: 70 secondsDay 8: 80 secondsDay 9: 90 secondsDay 10: 100 seconds
Day 11: 110 secondsDay 12: 2 minutes (120 seconds)Day 13: 130 secondsDay 14: 140 secondsDay 15: 150 seconds
Day 16: 160 secondsDay 17: 170 secondsDay 18: 3 minutes (180 seconds)Day 19: 190 secondsDay 20: 200 seconds
Day 21: 210 secondsDay 22: 220 secondsDay 23: 230 secondsDay 24: 4 minutes (240 seconds)Day 25: 250 seconds
Day 26: 260 secondsDay 27: 270 secondsDay 28: 280 secondsDay 29: 290 secondsDay 30: 5 minutes (300 seconds)

from Healthline.com









Let’s meet back here next week, same time same place, for a check in?

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