After wrapping up my marathon this spring, I’ve determined it is time to run one other one this fall – and I am aiming to beat my time!
Let me take you thru what my summer time marathon coaching routine will appear to be, together with how I gasoline and recuperate from that coaching.
As I spotlight fueling and restoration routines, I’ve partnered with the Canadian Beverage Affiliation (CBA) to showcase the function of 100% juice in my food regimen for Juice Celebration Month. 100% juice is incredible gasoline and restoration for my exercises as a result of pure sugar content material (the quickest gasoline), electrolytes and the water content material – extra on that shortly.
Let me begin by explaining the coaching routine:
Coaching
My coaching will probably be consisting of about 5 exercise days every week, with two relaxation days. These exercises will include:
Weekly Lengthy Runs
The weekly lengthy runs are key to constructing endurance. I will probably be doing them on Saturdays most weekends. These runs I take at a slower tempo, as I’m working to construct my distance again up slowly. I’ll improve the gap of those by not more than 10% per week.
Simple Restoration Runs
These runs I will probably be doing about twice every week. The aim of those is to get my physique used to working on drained legs. They are going to be accomplished after my lengthy runs and after a velocity exercise all through the week. They will even assist velocity up my restoration from these runs.
Pace Work
Speedwork is definitely one of the vital essential components of marathon coaching (along with endurance and power coaching, after all). It will get you out of your consolation zone, forces you to run in a extra environment friendly type, teaches you restoration instruments, and prepares you for the frenzy of adrenaline you will expertise on race day. When you at all times practice on the identical velocity, you possibly can’t count on to race something otherwise. Pace exercises additionally assist improve your VO2 max, or how effectively your physique makes use of oxygen. The extra oxygen you possibly can devour and use correctly all through your run, the longer you’ll maintain a tempo.
I will probably be doing about two classes of interval/speedwork throughout marathon coaching.
Power Coaching
Personally, that is what I’ve to work on. Power coaching would not come naturally to me. Nonetheless, working sooner requires stronger muscle groups. Your legs, hips, and core all must be sturdy to propel you ahead with extra energy in every step. I am incorporating two power coaching classes every week via movies from Youtube or the Pelaton app. My desire is to make use of physique weight power coaching exercises or mild weights.
Fueling
Fueling accurately is equally as vital as doing the correct coaching. Particularly within the heat, summer time months, when your physique is working further laborious throughout the exercises.
I’ll do my simple runs quick, nonetheless I have to have gasoline in my physique throughout the lengthy runs and velocity exercises. I additionally deliver gasoline with me throughout my lengthy runs. The right pre-run and during-run gasoline is 100% juice. Let me clarify why.
100% juice incorporates solely naturally occurring sugar from fruit. The sugar content material in a single 250 ml glass of orange juice is about the identical as two medium oranges. I favor to drink juice proper earlier than a long term vs. eat the entire fruit, as a result of I do not want the fiber earlier than a run. Having fiber earlier than a run can decelerate the velocity that our physique can take or use the sugar for gasoline. An excessive amount of fiber can even result in gastrointestinal cramps – which isn’t fascinating throughout a long term.
Throughout the lengthy summer time runs, I like to make a selfmade electrolyte drink with 100% fruit juice. 100% fruit juice is a good supply of important vitamins and phytonutrients. In actual fact, those that drink 100% fruit juice have a greater high quality food regimen than individuals who do not! Individuals who drink fruit juice have increased intakes of nutritional vitamins A, C, folate and magnesium. The 100% fruit juice electrolyte drink will substitute the minerals misplaced in sweat and likewise present the hydration wanted throughout the run.
My favourite selfmade sports activities drink is under. Merely combine all the pieces collectively and retailer within the pitcher.
- 2 cups of 100% juice (my desire is Orange Juice)
- 2 cups of chilly water
- 2 lemons, juiced
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp magnesium citrate
Proper after my lengthy runs, it is vital to gasoline up inside a half hour – I normally make a smoothie once I get house with (you guessed it) 100% fruit juice, a banana and a few protein powder. I’ll then have a full meal an hour or two later with carbohydrates, veggies and protein.
There you might have it – my summer time exercise and fueling routine! Thanks once more to the Canadian Beverage Affiliation for working with me to deliver you this publish. I hope this has supplied some info on how 100% fruit juice may be a part of and improve your nutritious diet.
