Rapid Shift of Focus

I made a decision this morning that caused a rapid shift in my training focus.  I’m now officially registered to run the VIA Lehigh Valley Half Marathon on Sunday September 7^th.   As in…only seven short weeks away (and I'm away on vacation one of those weeks!).  I wasn't planning to run a half this year, so aside from the trail runs this week I haven’t run more than three miles since last year.  BUT, someone pretty important to me asked if I was interested in running it, so away I’ll go. I've done three halfs already, so at least I know what to expect. I just need to shift focus and train hard.  The good news? The course has a net elevation drop! I’m somewhat familiar with the area; it should be a pretty nice race.  I’m kind of excited!

I found a six week training plan here that looks pretty doable. I've adapted it for seven and I'm planning to do two XT days (either upper and lower body lifts or a lift day and a functional training class) and only one rest day. The days may shift around some depending on what I decide to do there. I was going to post a version without highlights and notes, but I thought it was important to show that life happens and sometimes you need to adapt and adjust.

I’m going to need to shift my nutrition focus too; get away from the lower carb and higher protein, at least on run days.  Need that fuel!  The nice thing is that this will help me drop off body fat in a hurry (running always leans me down quickly) so once I can REALLY focus on my lifting I should start seeing some major gains!