Hi Friend
I've set up a training account for you in our Members' Area, and planned out the first few weeks of your training.
First goal is to have your running 3 times a week, consistently for 4 weeks. The focus is on getting your weekend run longer, fairly quickly, so there is only a small amount of faster running in your program in this block. Faster running in training will not get you across the finish line any quicker in a half marathon unless you have a good aerobic base - which is what the long run in particular will help to develop.
Don't be tempted to do more than what is on your program - even if you were doing more before you have had this break in training. Simply doing 3 runs a week is increasing your mileage enough, from where your training is now. The easiest way to get injured is to do too much too soon, which is something I prefer my runners to avoid 😊
This training plan may change up a bit. Make sure you give me feedback on how things are feeling so I know whether to adjust your training up or down.
Do you have much hilly terrain near where you live? It would be good to get some running in over hills later in your program.
Training App Access
You will need to log in to the Members' Area of our website to view your training program, or you can download our training app to your phone. We use the Training Tilt platform, so you will need to search on Training Tilt in your app store.
Your login details for the Hooked on Running members area are:
Username: go.adriane@gmail.com
Password: AGresults2023
When copying and pasting your password, be careful you don't include any spaces.
When you have a chance, take a look around the members' area where there are articles and other resources for you. Use the "getting started" category in the Articles section to view instruction videos.
I have set you up to receive email notifications of your next 2 days' workouts between 5pm and 6pm every day.
Facebook Group
You should also join our Facebook Group. It's a closed group, available only to Hooked on Running Online Coaching Members. The Hooked on Running coaches will be regularly active in the group, and you can gain lots of insight from other runners, plus share your own triumphs!
Recording Your Training
I think you said you record your training on Strava? If so, you can upload your training dat automatically.
Log into the member's area (from a laptop/desktop is easiest) If on a phone, you may need to go to the option at the bottom of the menu which will take you to the web version of the app
On the top right of the screen, click on the drop down box beside your name.
Click on Settings
Scroll down to connections, and connect to Strava
If you do not already have a Strava account, you can get a free account by going to
https://www.strava.com/
No need to get a paid account, even though they will probably ask you to get one - free account is fine!
Please get in touch if you need any help at all. The more information I have about your training, the better I can help you. If you need attention quickly, it is best to send me an email directly. Otherwise, record comments about individual workouts inside the training app. I check out how your training is going a couple of times a week, and will see the comments then.
Regards
Kirsten
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Kirsten Todd
0423 191 854
