My marathon training plan is for 15 weeks. I still have 18 weeks till the race but I figured there is no reason to wait and rather repeat 3 weeks later in the process than keeping my general running now and then decreasing the mileage to start the program. I chose the Nike training plan for beginners available in the new communities (not in the app).
The plan today was 5km, easy pace. My brother's girlfriend joined so it made me slow down a bit (which is good) but we had to make a few unplanned stops (not so good).
To increase my fitness, I also started the Nike Training Club (NTC) program. I have the app for years but used it only for post-run stretching or not at all. With the recent update I find it much cooler and will try to stick with it, but guess what ... my favourite workout was removed from the app (bummer). I chose the Get lean - advanced and did the first workout Razor Sharp. Big mistake. It is terrible how out of shape I am. A real eye opener. Which is
unfortunate, because I originally just wanted to lose a few kg and
strenghten my core, because I train for a marathon :D I will need to
take this more seriously than expected.
So, I decided to downgrade to Get lean - beginner. The workouts are slightly easier and I prefer to do the excercises properly and feel good about the workout than slack and have my confidence crushed. The beginner program has less sessions per week but at least it gives me room to try the other workouts in the app that look appealing (Maraton prep, for example).
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