I ran in college and graduated in 2014. Wasn't the fastest guy ever, but then again D1 is a different beast. After a long hiatus I figured it's time to get back into running and see what happens. I am 5'9", 26 years old and weight 155lb. My college race weight was around 135 but I have no intention of getting that skinny again. I have been somewhat active over the past four years, playing soccer and running 2 or 3 times a week. Nothing consistent, with multiple breaks that tend to go for months at a time.
I began logging my runs on January 8th, 2018. My goal is to get back to running 6 to 7 days a week. I will race a 5k on the track in mid March as a fitness benchmark.
My end goal is to place top 5 in The Ultimate Runner come late June. This race is a mile, 400, 800, 100, and 5k all in the span of a few hours. I got 2nd back in 2013, proof below:
http://twincitytc-legacy.org/Race-Information/Results/ctl/RaceResultsView/mid/762/RaceId/1030
I'm following a lydiard-ish approach. I'm on week 3 of base phase. I have about 22 weeks until The Ultimate runner. So I'm thinking the following:
Phase 1: Base Conditioning/Aerobic Training: 12 Weeks
Phase 2: Hill Training/Speed Development: 8 Weeks
Phase 3: Sharpening: 4 Weeks
Phase 4: Tapering and Rest: until race day
Any advice is welcome! I will post my weekly training recap every Sunday night!