I very rarely do this, but I have decided to cut Phase 2 of NROL/Abs a bit shorter than intended. The book recommends you do both workouts from each stage 6 - 8 times. I had planned to do 8, and have done 7 to date, but I find myself 4 days out from a trail half marathon with a nasty head cold, and at this point discretion seems the better part of valor. My workout Monday was far from my best and I don't know that I'd have much to gain from doing two more sub-par workouts as opposed to letting the bod spend the energy on getting healthy. I don't find this particularly satisfying, but I also don't want to keel over on the trail, so there you have it. I'll pick up with stage 3 after the half, which should take me though around 4th of July, if I keep doing it three days a week.
Which, I might not. My long runs are of necessity only going to get longer. In fact most ultra training plans I've perused include the principle of weekend doubles - longer runs both days - bracketed by rest days on Monday and Friday, days on which I now usually lift. Further complicating things is the fact that karate starts early on Saturdays - I'm usually at the dojo by 7:25 and don't get home until nearly 10 - which does not leave a lot of time for a pre-class run, and who wants to run mid-day in the heat of summer? So, I have some schedule wrasslin' to do. Yay.
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