makeshift 10km training

As I mentioned in my post yesterday I have decided to do the 10km in the Bluenose Marathon this year. I ran two 10ks last year and want to get some more under my belt. I haven't given myself much time to prepare. I told myself I would run ALL winter. NO matter what the weather. Well... that definitely didn't happen.

So I've decided to do a condensed version of a 10km training. The last month I have been running 5ks so I really need to up my distance. I also remember last year that the only time a 5k run felt easy was after I started training for 10!

	Monday	Tuesday	Wed.	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 1	Off	7km run	Yoga	5km run	Body Combat	Off	Body Pump
Week 2	Zumba	10km run	Yoga	6km run	Body Combat	Off	Body Pump
Week 3	Zumba	8km run	Yoga	7km run	Off	Off	Yoga
Week 4	Zumba	5km run	Yoga	3km run	Walk	Off	10km RACE

This training program is designed around my likes and my schedule. I'm going to Maine at the beginning of May for my graduation ceremony which is why I took a Friday and Saturday off in a row. I'm really hoping to keep up my strength training while running this summer. The program I followed last year when training for my 10k was one I found online that did not have any scheduled time for strength or cross training, and I really regret not sticking with it!


Do you make up your own training schedule or stick to a plan you got somewhere else?