Where do you get your training plan from and the party animal.

I really love posts that are full of Brooke’s photos :) I m pregnant and it makes me really happy.

Omelet with bacon, mushrooms and some dill

I have always used Hal Hidgon’s plan, but very loosely. I follow it by getting in 2-3 shorts runs during the week and then my long run either on Saturday or Sunday and I only go up 1 mile at a time. I’ve only trained for half marathons so far and I’ve found what works best for me, but once I start training for a marathon then I will definitely follow a plan more closely.

I love avocado, cheddar cheese, and tomatoes in my omelets!

Since I don’t race, my training plan is balanced around running, swimming, biking & weights :) Just enough of each one.

If you come to Boulder, I would love if you had a meet up!
I am not a blogger but would love to meet the girl behind the blog I love so much.

That Elmo tank…PLEASE tell me where that’s from. I would love to get Gabriella like an xxs small or something. Or I’ll wear it on her birthday for her…she would be in heaven!

Have you heard of strengthrunning.com? You may have heard of it already, but Jason Fitzgerald, who runs the site has tons of free strength training/injury prevention resources and he also writes training plans (I’m sure for a certain price)! I am recovering from an injury right now and I have been using a bunch of the strength training routines he has on there! I haven’t tried out his training plans, but I’m sure they would be very mindful of injury prevention!

I love Oiselle!! They are definitely one of my favorite running companies :) Looks fun!

Now I’m totally starving thinking about yummy good omelets! My favorite additions are cheese, spinach, mushroom and onions.
I love making my own training plans, I really enjoy the process of planning and figuring everything out. At first I took a lot of ideas and tips from training plans online, like which types of runs to do, how to increase distance, etc., but now I’m confident on the knowledge I have so I just make everything up myself. Let’s see how that goes when I run my first marathon!

Also, you HAVE to go to the Dushanbe Tea House while in Boulder – DELICIOUS!!!

I’ve loosely followed a training plan that was included in my race information packet. I modify it based upon my schedule, but try to run the recommended number of miles. A local running group follows the same schedule and provides water for long runs. I plan on doing all my long runs with the group. Good luck next Saturday!

I am not training, I just enjoy doing my own thing and working out on a regular schedule. Looks like your weekend was a blast!

For anyone out there who might be (1) slow (2) work fulltime + kids, I have found that a mash up of Hal’s plan with Run Less, Run Faster got me through my first half marathon. I only ran 3x a week and **tried** for cross training one day a week. I used the RLRF track run plan but used the Hal tempo/long run. It worked really well!

I used the Hanson’s marathon method for my last marathon, which is my PR. I liked it alot but I used one of the custom plans that went up to 60 miles/week and I think I went just a little past what I could handle at the time and came close to an injury. If I followed it again I would modify it more based on how I’m feeling.
I used “run less run faster” for one of my half marathons which is my PR. I added more easy days than it recommends because I felt like I needed more mileage.
Glad to hear you plan to run on Saturday!!

For my first couple of marathons I used the plans on coolrunning.com for beginner and intermediate marathoners. After that I felt like I had a good feel for what works for me, so I’ve basically just made my own training plans since then.

Not training for anything right now. Just finished my first 50m ultra on Saturday. Will give myself a few weeks of XT and easy running recovery and then I’ll jump back in to train for my next 50 and my first triathlon! I usually just make my own plans based on a compilation of stuff I find on the internet, books, and advice from more seasoned runners. Then I take the best of all of them and turn it into something that works for my needs.

I always work out just because I love it and it keeps me sane! I do a lot of races too bit sign up at the last minute. I don’t like to commit! But now I’m training for my first triathlon and of course I haven’t committed to one yet. ;)

I actually got my last marathon plan from Danica at Chicrunner.com. She was doing a marathon in a month, as was I and I followed hers (because she had way more experience than me). It actually worked out well for me. Right now I’m kind of following this local runners group schedule (my friend is a member). I’m hoping it works out for me and I can stay healthy and injury free.

I’m training for the Mohawk-Hudson Marathon in October… I signed up for it because I wanted to BQ… little did I know that running a marathon on a whim would allow me to qualify for 2015… I’m hoping that this fall marathon will qualify me for 2016.

I ONLY eat egg white omlets… but I always add LOTS of cheese, peppers and onions and dip it in ketchup…

I use a mix of Hal higdon novice and the basic plan that New York road runners has on their site. It’s pretty basic with 4 days of running and one cross train day.

I’m currently supposed to be training for the San Francisco marathon. I got injured right after the New Jersey marathon and have been biking waiting for the ok to run again. But I am in a tough spot as I will not have time to train properly so I might have to drop back to the half. :(

I love lox and cream cheese and onion in my omelette! So good.

I’m not really training for anything in particular right now, but I’m just trying different things and see where I end up in a few months.

I love tomatoes, onions, and fresh basil in my eggs.. so good!

I usually search online and then tweak the ones that I think are the best to fit my schedule. I have only done this with half marathons, but am running my first full in December so have been searching for a good one to use!

When I first started running, I did C25k to her myself going, then used Hal Hidgon’s beginner plan to up my mileage. Now I just kind of create my own plan based on the recommendations of a few different training plans. I like to create my own because I find that a lot of training plans include a lot of “junk” miles and I try to streamline my training as much as possible and make sure it’s efficient so I don’t cause any injuries.

I just wrote about how I’ll be using Hal Higdons guide for my next half mare! This is my first time following a training plan so I’m interested to see how I do.

Right now I am training for a 12 miler and a half marathon. I’m using Hal Higdon’s novice 1 plan! I’ve had to tweak it a little, but I’m sure it will do. I’m running these races just to complete them, then I’ll probably use Hal Higdon’s novice 2 for my next half to get more speedy!

The best omelet I’ve eaten was from Ted’s Bakery on Oahu! So yummy. Ham, peppers, onions, cheese and Hawaiian bread and hash browns on the side.

I’ve used some running plans from coolrunning.com

Right now, I’m hoping to be 10k ready mid-July and maybe a half in September and a full marathon the beginning of next year.

I have followeda smart coach plan in the past. I think i’m going to use one of those, and a little of “advanced marathoning” to customize one for me for my October Marathon :)

Avocado is the best omelet add in ever!

I usually kind of wing my training plans; it makes things more exciting. I’m not training right now, but I did just order my sneakers so I’m ready to run as soon as I’m medically cleared!

I’m currently training for a Spartan Race!! Which means, I’m not really training too much haha I’m probably just going to wing it. And omg, that picture at the end, Love It!!! So cute!

Hi Janae – what happened to that giveaway with your running coach? I know someone was selected and I thought there were going to be updates? I can’t remember how long ago that was!

That retreat looks awesome.

I’m headed to Sundance in July!

Right now I guess I’m training for a photo shoot. I made a long term goal about 6 years ago to be my fittest self yet at 40 and to get myself a photo shoot for my 40th birthday. I’ve only got 4 months left to go!

What a fun retreat! Brooke is seriously the cutest thing ever! I have only ever trained for a half marathon, but I used a beginners training plan from marathon rookie that I loved. It was a 10 week plan and worked perfectly for me. I felt totally prepared for the race, and was well rested the week before. I am getting ready to train for my second half marathon and I am feeling pretty excited about it :) I love adding spinach, jalapeños, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, and pretty much any yummy veggie to my omelets :)

The Blend retreat sounds so awesome. I actually live in Denver now, so Boulder is only a 30 minute drive!! Totally think I should go next year! I even have a guest room if you need somewhere to stay ;)

I was going to say Hal higdons or the Hansen method. But you know them ;-) McMillan marathoning is something to look into. Want to train for St Geezy with me a few says a week? ;-)

Blend needs to come to CA (or I need to win the lotto) :) I used Hal Higdon for my first half marathon! I loved it! Right now I’m training for a 10K race in July. I’m excited cause I’ve only done 5K’s and Half Marathons!

Yay for marathon week!! I usually use a Runner’s World training plan. I do a lot of sports during the week, so I mostly focus on keeping up with long runs. I’m actually not training for anything right now which is nice. I signed up for another half in October though.

I love omlets! Bacon, mushroom, and spinach are my favorite add-ins.

This post and responses really helps me as I’m training for my first full and need a plan. My goal is to simply finish. I’ve ran 4 halfs and a bunch of 5k and 10ks but a full is a whole other beast. I’ll be doing the Santa Barbara international a small marathon on Veterans Day. With 3 kids and a hubs I’m gonna combine Hal higdons and tweak it to my needs.

For my half marathon I used a Hal Higdon plan and loved it!

I used Hal Higdon’s Novice 2 for my half marathons (2 to date). I still wasn’t confident about running my 2nd half so I stuck with the Novice 2. A week before the race, I was burned out. I will definitely choose a shorter training plan next time around.

I have only run one marathon so far and followed a mix of Pfitzinger 18/55 and 18/70 plans. I wanted to peak at a bit more than 55 miles but didn’t want to push it to 70 since I was coming off of an injury going into my training. It worked out great for me as I ran my goal time at the marathon (3:10). It was a challenging plan but I knew that going into it and I got to the starting line feeling very confident in my goal pace (as you know confidence is key in addition to your training!). You can find it in the book Advanced Marathoning. I’m currently just keeping a good base of miles in preparation for next month when I start training for the Philly marathon. I also have some shorter races (5k, 10 mile, etc) in between now and then.

Since I’ve never run more than a half, I’ve never used a training plan. But my husband ran the same half (he usually only does short runs 3-5 miles), I put him on the Hal Higdon training plan. He has also used it to train for the Army Ten Miler, and did well with both.

Blend sounds like so much fun!

I have run 13 fulls and 12 half marathons and up until now I’ve really just used a mixture of plans I’ve found online or in books and made it to suit my schedule, body and brain. And it has worked – but I found myself in need of some motivation, or maybe I was just tired and needed someone else to do the thinking for me. I’ve had a coach for a number of years now, and used his guidance for the specifics of my speed and hill workouts (but I decided when I would do them, etc) – but for the last 3 months I’ve relied on him to tell me everything. And it’s good. Am feeling fast and strong these days. Am focusing on the half distance right now and wanting to break my pb for it that I set in 2007! lol!

I want the same things as you in my omelette!!

That mountain looks like a blast to climb! The omelet looks delicious!

I thought “Run Less Run Faster” sounded pretty awesome, so I read the book and followed the plan for about a month. Well, I think it probably works best for those who do a LOT of running to start with (even though it has novice/intermediate plans)… because I was running MORE and running SLOWER than I usually do on a Hal Higdon plan! Ugh!

I do think RLRF would be really great for someone like you Janae! Or me eventually, after I’ve got a few more years under my belt.

Right now I’m still in the C25k clan. Therefore good to read what others are doing and recommending (for future reference). Seems like lots of people had success with Hal Higdon’s plans.

I train best when I only run 3-4 times per week and strength train on the other days. I have a friend who just ran a 3:30 marathon with yoga 6-7 times/week and one run per week!

The retreat looks like so much fun! Do you know of any blogger/fitness retreats in the East or Midwest? I would love to attend one some day.

My perfect omelet would be full of sausage, cheese, peppers, avocado, and salsa. YUM.

I have loosely followed the plan from Run Like a Mother (or is it Train Like a Mother?) and I ran 4 days a week diligently and PRd at my half in early May, yay! Still trying to get faster as I get older. :)

Please do a meet up if you come to Boulder next summer! That would be awesome!

I have followed a half-marathon plan from about.com, but I have also not followed one and finished in just about the same amount of time.

I randomly found a training plan on Pinterest. Mistake. I stuck to it religiously, and it didn’t give me enough gradual build-up of miles when training for my first marathon. Result: Stress fracture.

Next time, I think I will do more research into Jeff Galloway’s ideas. He is the run-walk-run supporter, and I ended up making it through the marathon with an injury by following his ideas. Kind of controversial, but with my weak shins, I will have to trust him. :)

Right now, I’m just training for the feel of it. I am, however, working toward my new year’s resolution of doing a full pull-up!

I have used SmartCoach, Runner’s World Challenge, and a plan from the book Marathoning for Mortals for my half marathons. So far, the SmartCoach one has worked the best for me!

I just ran the half marathon I have been training for on Saturday – I beat my PR by over 9 minutes! :)

Just an idea: many coaches create one-off individualised training plans for specific goals. These are cheaper than having full-time coaching and receiving instructions week by week. They look at your strengths and weaknesses, goals, injury history, and come up with a plan just for you. I think that would work out well for you if you dropped your coach for monetary reasons, because while your friends may be the same level as you running-wise, your body is not the same, and I think that likely played a part in why you became injured. Whether you run this particular marathon or put it all into St George, I wish you all the very best!

Oh my goodness, my picture made it on your blog! I’m honored :) (also that picture of Brooke and Porter is down right adorable!) Thank you for letting me snuggle Brooke, even though I was probably so annoying! I will babysit and feed her Healthy Bites any day of the week – haha! It was such a pleasure to meet both of you! <3

I got my first training plan on marathonrookie.com and after the first half and marathon I did I would mostly stick to the same plan since it worked for me, but then kind of wing it by adding in extra miles if I felt really good or taking miles or work outs out if I was feeling worn out or if I am just too busy with life.

I create my training plans on MyAsics.com I put in my goal date and time and bam I have a running schedule. It’s been great for me so far and getting me going training for my first 1/2 at the end of August.

I used Jeff Galloway’s plan for my first half marathon and my first full. For me, it made them both seem more attainable (running that long without walking seemed really impossible). Since then, I use his stuff as a guideline but with more running (I usually only walk through the water stops).

I’ve decided to use the FIRST training plan for my next (12th? 13th? marathon — I can’t remember). It’s a “train less, run faster” program with a lot of cross training and very specific workouts.

I’ve used a lot of plans from Another Mother Runner. They work we’ll with my kids, and life. I started the marathon plan this week.